RIO DE JANEIRO, RIO DE JANEIRO. Athletico PR was ultimately too good for Flamengo with the goal of Nikao (9′ pen), Nikao (45′) and Ze Ivaldo (89′). Flamengo was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (77%).
Athletico PR remained in 10 people after Khellven received a red card in the 81′. Anyway, Athletico PR still managed to win this contest competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro) stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Wilton Pereira Sampaio. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.5 degrees Celsius or 72.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
- 22 Total 5
- 11 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 95 Attack 49
- 86 Dangerous attack 19
- 64 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Flamengo had a superior ball possession 77% while Athletico PR was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Flamengo was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. Notwithstanding, Athletico PR managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Flamengo shot 22 times, 11 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Athletico PR shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Flamengo received 2 yellow cards (W. Arao and Kenedy). Talking about the opposition, Athletico PR received 2 yellow cards (R. de Souza and Erick).
Also, Athletico PR didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Khellven (Athletico PR) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (81′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
Flamengo – Formation
Flamengo
67'
14'
Flamengo started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Renato Portaluppi decided to play with the following team: Diego Alves , Mauricio Isla , Rodrigo Caio , Léo Pereira , Filipe Luís , Willian Arão , Everton Ribeiro , Andreas Pereira , Diego , Bruno Henrique and Gabriel Barbosa .
The home team had on the bench: Michael , Vitor Gabriel, Thiago Maia, Vitinho , Ramon , Rodinei, Kenedy , Matheuzinho , Bruno Viana, Gustavo Henrique, Renê and Gabriel Batista.
Substitutions
Flamengo made 5 changes: Diego for Michael (46′), Filipe Luis for Ramon (67′), M. Isla for Matheuzinho (76′), W. Arao for Vitinho (76′) and E. Ribeiro for Kenedy (77′).
Best player: Michael
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Flamengo was Michael.
His rating is with 21 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Athletico PR – Formation
Athletico PR
9', 45'
81'
Athletico PR started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Talking about the opposition, Alberto Valentim do Carmo Neto played with: Santos , Pedro Henrique , Thiago Heleno , Nicolás Hernández , Marcinho , Erick , Léo Cittadini , Abner Vinícius , Nikão , Renato Kayzer and David Terans .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Zé Ivaldo , Bento, Luiz Fernando, Lucas Fasson, Vinicius Mingotti, Christian , Jader, Pedro Rocha , Khellven , Carlos Eduardo, Márcio Azevedo and Fernando Canesin.
Athletico PR could not rely on the presence of Ze Ivaldo (injured).
Substitutions
Athletico PR made 4 changes: D. Terans for P. Rocha (68′), R. de Souza for Christian (69′), P. Henrique for Ze Ivaldo (77′) and Marcinho for Khellven (77′).
Best player: Santos
The player that probably impressed the most for Athletico PR was the goalkeeper: Santos. His rating is 9.23. He performed 11 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Copa do Brasil.
- Fortaleza – Atlético Mineiro – 1-2
- Flamengo – Athletico PR – 0-3
