BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro managed to turn the table against Cuiabá to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Cuiabá to strike first with an early goal of Everson at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 4′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jair gave the win to Atlético Mineiro in the 45′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Savio Pereira Sampaio with the help of Daniel Henrique da Silva Andrade and Jose Reinaldo do Nascimento Júnior. The 4th official was André Luis Skettino Policarpo Bento. The weather was rainy. The temperature was hot at 26.4 degrees Celsius or 79.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 23 Total 9
- 10 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 7
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 117 Attack 86
- 76 Dangerous attack 29
- 62 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Atlético Mineiro was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Cuiabá that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Mineiro was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Mineiro won the match.
Atlético Mineiro shot 23 times, 10 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Cuiabá shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Atlético Mineiro didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Cuiabá didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Atlético Mineiro will have 59 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Cuiabá will stay with 35 points like América Mineiro to stay in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro will play away with Flamengo on the 30th of October with a 14-13 head to head in favor of Atlético Mineiro (8 draws).
Cuiabá will host Bragantino on the 1st of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Cuiabá (2 draws).
Atlético Mineiro – Formation
Atlético Mineiro
88'
45'
Atlético Mineiro started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alexi Stival decided to play with the following team: Éverson , Guga , Nathan Silva , Junior Alonso , Guilherme Arana , Jair , Allan , Matías Zaracho , Nacho Fernández , Keno and Hulk .
The home team had on the bench: Calebe, Eduardo Sasha, Hyoran, Dodô, Rafael, Jefferson Savarino , Réver , Eduardo Vargas , Igor Rabello, Diego Costa , Tchê Tchê and Nathan.
Substitutions
Atlético Mineiro made 5 changes: Keno for E. Vargas (68′), F. Zaracho for J. Savarino (68′), Hulk for D. Costa (78′), Jair for Rever (78′) and I. Fernandez for Tche Tche (88′).
Best player: Jair
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlético Mineiro was Jair.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Cuiabá – Formation
Cuiabá
Cuiabá started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Regarding the opposition, Jorge José de Amorim Campos played with: Walter , João Lucas , Paulão , Alan Empereur , Uendel , Camilo , Auremir , Rafael Gava , Clayson , Max and Jenison .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Yuri , João Carlos, Guilherme Pato, Anderson Conceição, Élton , Uillian Correia , Felipe Marques , Danilo Gomes, Lucas Ramon, Jonathan Cafú , Rafael Elias and Osman.
Substitutions
Cuiabá made 5 changes: Camilo for J. Cafu (46′), R. Gava for Yuri (46′), Jenison for Elton (65′), Auremir for Uillian (65′) and M. Alves for F. Marques (76′).
Best player: Walter
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cuiabá was the goalkeeper: Walter. His rating is 7.43. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Atlético Mineiro – Cuiabá – 2-1
- Internacional – Corinthians – 2-2
- Bragantino – São Paulo – 1-0
