BELO HORIZONTE. América Mineiro beat Fortaleza to win 2-1. It was América Mineiro to strike first with a penalty of Santos Ademir at the 42′. Then it was a goal in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, F. Azevedo gave the win to América Mineiro in the 84′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Flavio Rodrigues De Souza who had the assistance of Daniel Luis Marques and Fabrini Bevilaqua Costa. The 4th official was Ronei Candido Alves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 21 Total 13
- 5 On Target 9
- 16 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 98 Attack 110
- 35 Dangerous attack 35
- 90 Ball safe 96
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 18
- 0 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. América Mineiro was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Fortaleza that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
América Mineiro was more aggressive with 35 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why América Mineiro won the match.
América Mineiro shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fortaleza shot 13 times, 9 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
América Mineiro didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Fortaleza received 5 yellow cards (Titi, Jussa, E. Lourenco, Romarinho and Lima Lucas).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, América Mineiro will have 38 points to stay in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Fortaleza will stay with 48 points to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, América Mineiro will play away with Atlético Mineiro on the 7th of November with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Atlético Mineiro (2 draws).
Fortaleza will play away agasint Corinthians on the 6th of November with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Corinthians (3 draws).
América Mineiro – Formation
América Mineiro started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Marcos Vinícius dos Santos Gonçalves decided to play with the following team: Matheus Cavichioli
, Patric , Ricardo Silva , Eduardo Bauermann , Marlon Lopes , Lucas Kal , Ademir , Alê , Juninho , Rodolfo and Mauro Zárate .The home team had on the bench: Jory, Anderson, Diego Ferreira, Alan Ruschel, João Paulo, Bruno Nazário, Fabrício Daniel
, Felipe Azevedo , Juninho Valoura, Zé Ricardo, Marcelo Toscano and Ribamar.Substitutions
América Mineiro made 5 changes: Rodolfo for F. Azevedo (57′), M. Zarate for F. D. de Souza (72′), Ale for Juninho (90′), Santos Ademir for Ze Ricardo (90′) and Eduardo for Anderson (90′).
Best player: Ademir
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for América Mineiro was Ademir.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.Fortaleza – Formation
Fortaleza started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Juan Pablo Vojvoda played with: Marcelo Boeck
, Tinga , Marcelo Benevenuto , Titi , Éderson , Matheus Jussa , Ronald , Bruno Melo , Lucas Lima , Ángelo Henríquez and David .They had on the bench: Felipe Alves, Daniel Guedes, Jackson, João Paulo, Edinho, Matheus Vargas
, Osvaldo , Romarinho , Felipe , Wellington Paulista , Valentin Depietri and Igor Torres.Fortaleza could not rely on the presence of Romarinho (injured).
Substitutions
Fortaleza made 5 changes: A. Henriquez for W. Paulista (49′), David for Romarinho (71′), Lima Lucas for M. de Vargas (81′), E. Lourenco for Felipe (81′) and Jussa for Osvaldo (82′).
Best player: Lucas Lima
The player that probably impressed the most for Fortaleza was Lucas Lima.
His rating is
with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- São Paulo – Internacional – 1-0
- América Mineiro – Fortaleza – 2-1
- Grêmio – Palmeiras – 1-3
- Ceará – Fluminense – 1-0