SãO PAULO. Palmeiras was capable to turn the table against Sport Recife to win 2-1. It was Sport Recife to strike first with an early goal of L. Barcia at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 53′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, F. Melo gave the win to Palmeiras in the 81′ minute with a goal. Palmeiras was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo on Tuesday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes who had the assistance of Michael Correia and Luiz Claudio Regazzone. The 4th official was Fabiano Monteiro dos Santos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Palmeiras

2 - 1

Sport Recife

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 36 Total 5
  • 14 On Target 1
  • 22 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 130 Attack 79
  • 78 Dangerous attack 14
  • 82 Ball safe 94
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 23 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 11 Total 19
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Palmeiras had a superior ball possession 65% while Sport Recife was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Palmeiras was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 36 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Palmeiras won the match​.

Palmeiras shot 36 times, 14 on target, 22 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sport Recife shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Palmeiras received 1 yellow card (G. Gomez). On the opposite side, Sport Recife received 3 yellow cards (J. Welison, J. S. Monteiro and Marcao).

Match Timeline

4'
19'
36'
43'
46'
53'
67'
68'
68'
68'
74'
76'
79'
81'
G. Gómez- Yellow
85'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Atlético Mineiro
84
38
Flamengo
71
38
Palmeiras
66
38
Fortaleza
58
38
Corinthians
57
38
Bragantino
56
38
Fluminense
54
38
América Mineiro
53
38
Atlético GO
53
38
Santos
50
38
Ceará
50
38
Internacional
48
38
São Paulo
48
38
Athletico PR
47
38
Cuiabá
47
38
Juventude
46
38
Grêmio
43
38
Bahia
43
38
Sport Recife
38
38
Chapecoense
15
38

After playing this encounter, Palmeiras will have 49 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Sport Recife will stay with 27 points to stay in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Palmeiras will play away against Grêmio on the 31st of October with a 15-9 head to head in favor of Palmeiras (13 draws).

Sport Recife will host Atlético GO on the 31st of October with a 3-3 head to head record.

Palmeiras – Formation

Palmeiras
G
Weverton 21.Brazil
6.7
D
Marcos Rocha 2.Brazil
8.1
D
G. Gómez 15.Paraguay
7.1
85'
D
Luan 13.Brazil
7.1
D
Joaquín Piquerez 22.Uruguay
6.8
M
Felipe Melo 30.Brazil
8.1
81'
M
Raphael Veiga 23.Brazil
8.1
79'
M
Danilo 28.Brazil
6.5
46'
M
Dudu 43.Brazil
7.1
90'
M
Rony 7.Brazil
7.4
68'
F
Luiz Adriano 10.Brazil
7.5
53'
Substitutes
G
J. dos 42.Brazil
D
Renan 3.Brazil
M
Patrick de Paula 5.Brazil
6.2
79'
M
Gustavo Scarpa 14.Brazil
8.3
46'
M
Benjamín Kuscevic 4.Chile
M
Danilo Barbosa 18.Brazil
90'
M
Wesley 11.Brazil
M
Matheus Fernandes 38.Brazil
F
Deyverson 16.Brazil
6.7
F
Breno Lopes 19.Brazil
F
Willian 29.Brazil
7.3
68'
F
Gabriel Veron 27.Brazil

Palmeiras adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira decided to play with the following team: Weverton (6.7), Marcos Rocha (8.1), Gustavo Gómez (7.1), Luan (7.1), Joaquín Piquerez (6.8), Felipe Melo (8.1), Danilo (6.5), Rony (7.4), Raphael Veiga (8.1), Dudu (7.1) and Luiz Adriano (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Deyverson (6.7), Patrick de Paula (6.2), Renan, Jaílson, Gustavo Scarpa (8.3), Breno Lopes, B. Kuscevic, Danilo Barbosa, Wesley, Willian (7.3), Gabriel Veron and Matheus Fernandes.

Substitutions

Palmeiras made 5 changes: Danilo for Gustavo Scarpa (46′), L. Adriano for Deyverson (67′), Rony for Willian (67′), R. Veiga for P. de Paula Carreiro (79′) and Dudu for Danilo (90′).

Best player: Gustavo Scarpa​

The player that probably impressed the most for Palmeiras was Gustavo Scarpa even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 15 passes (60% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Sport Recife – Formation

Sport Recife
G
Mailson 1.Brazil
9.6
D
Rafael Thyere 15.Brazil
6.8
D
Chico 44.Brazil
6.6
D
Sabino 35.Brazil
6.1
43'
D
Ewerthon 66.Brazil
7.0
76'
M
Luciano Juba 46.Brazil
6.8
M
Marcão Silva 77.Brazil
5.8
36'
M
Zé Welison 14.Brazil
6.8
74'
M
Gustavo 10.Brazil
6.8
68'
M
Leandro Barcia 11.Uruguay
7.4
19' 4'
F
Mikael 99.Brazil
6.6
67'
Substitutes
G
Carlos Eduardo 92.Brazil
G
Denival 32.Brazil
D
Pedro Martins 91.Brazil
D
Hayner 2.Brazil
6.3
68'
M
Cristiano 49.Brazil
6.4
76'
M
Pedrão 53.Brazil
M
Ronaldo Henrique 5.Brazil
M
E. de 97.Brazil
M
A. de 8.Brazil
F
Santiago Tréllez 9.Colombia
6.4
67'
F
Paulinho Moccelin 94.Brazil
6.4
19'
F
Flávio Souza 59.Brazil

Also Sport Recife adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Gustavo Atilano Florentín played with: Mailson (9.6), Ewerton (7.0), Rafael Thyere (6.8), Sabino (6.1), Chico (6.6), Marcão Silva (5.8), Zé Welison (6.8), Leandro Barcia (7.4), Gustavo (6.8), Luciano Juba (6.8) and Mikael (6.6).

They had on the bench: Carlos Eduardo, Hayner (6.3), Flávio Souza, Everton Felipe, Hernanes, Denival, Cristiano (6.4), Pedrão, Santiago Tréllez (6.4), Ronaldo, Paulinho Moccelin (6.4) and Pedro Victor.

Sport Recife could not rely on the presence of Paulinho (injured).

Substitutions

Sport Recife made 4 changes: L. Barcia for Paulinho (19′), Gustavo for Hayner (67′), Mikael for S. Trellez (67′) and Ewerton for Cristiano (76′).

Best player: Mailson​

The most impressive player for Sport Recife was the goalkeeper: Mailson. His rating is 9.61. He performed 13 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​