RIO. Palmeiras succeeded in turn the table against Grêmio. It was Grêmio to score first with a goal from D. Souza. However, later Palmeiras found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with R. Veiga (45′), R. Veiga (45′) and Breno (90′).
The match was played at the Arena do Grêmio stadium in Rio on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 14,207 spectators. The referee was Savio Pereira Sampaio with the assistance of Daniel Henrique da Silva Andrade and Jose Reinaldo do Nascimento Júnior. The 4th official was Rafael Rodrigo Klein. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Grêmio was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Palmeiras that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Grêmio was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Palmeiras was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Grêmio shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Palmeiras shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Grêmio received 4 yellow cards (V. Mancini, Jean, W. Kannemann and Alisson). On the other side, Palmeiras received 2 yellow cards (F. Melo and Luan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Grêmio will stay with 26 points to stay in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Palmeiras will have 52 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Grêmio will play away against Internacional on the 6th of November with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of Grêmio (14 draws).
Palmeiras will play away agasint Santos on the 7th of November with a 14-13 head to head statistic in favor of Santos (7 draws).
Grêmio – Formation
Grêmio
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Grêmio adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Vágner Carmo Mancini decided to play with the following team: Brenno , Vanderson , Pedro Geromel , Walter Kannemann , Bruno Cortez , Mathias Villasanti , Thiago Santos , Alisson , Jean Pyerre , Douglas Costa and Diego Souza .
The home team had on the bench: Jhonata Robert , Pedro Lucas, Victor Ferraz, Rodrigues, Darlan, Jaminton Campaz , Lucas Silva , Ruan, Elias Manoel , Diego Churin , Diogo Barbosa and Gabriel Chapecó.
Substitutions
Grêmio made 5 changes: D. Souza for E. Alves (61′), Jean for Jhonata Robert (68′), Alisson for D. Churin (78′), M. Villasanti for J. Campaz (78′) and T. Santos for L. Silva (78′).
Best player: Douglas Costa
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grêmio was Douglas Costa.
His rating is with 40 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.
Palmeiras – Formation
Palmeiras
Also Palmeiras adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira played with: Weverton , Marcos Rocha , Luan , Gustavo Gómez , Joaquín Piquerez , Felipe Melo , Zé Rafael , Gustavo Scarpa , Raphael Veiga , Dudu and Rony .
These were the players on the bench: Breno Lopes , Danilo , Jailson, Danilo Barbosa , Luiz Adriano , Deyverson, Patrick de Paula, Gabriel Menino, Willian, Wesley , Renan and Gabriel Veron.
Substitutions
Palmeiras made 5 changes: Gustavo Scarpa for W. Ribeiro Silva (68′), Ze Rafael for Danilo (77′), Rony for Danilo (84′), R. Veiga for Breno (85′) and Dudu for L. Adriano (85′).
Best player: Raphael Veiga
The most impressive player for Palmeiras was Raphael Veiga.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 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
- Sport Recife – Atlético GO – 2-0
