BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro conquered Grêmio to win 2-1. It was Atlético Mineiro to strike first with a goal of F. Zaracho at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Vargas gave the win to Atlético Mineiro in the 75′ minute with a penalty.
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Thursday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Luiz Flavio De Oliveira with the assistance of Alex Ang Ribeiro and Miguel Cataneo Ribeiro Da Costa. The 4th official was Ronei Candido Alves. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.4 degrees Celsius or 72.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 15 Total 14
- 4 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 104 Attack 95
- 41 Dangerous attack 37
- 66 Ball safe 82
- 1 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 5 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Atlético Mineiro was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Grêmio that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Mineiro was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Mineiro won the match.
Atlético Mineiro shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Grêmio shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Atlético Mineiro received 5 yellow cards (Allan, Mariano, I. Fernandez, Tche Tche and F. Zaracho). On the opposite side, Grêmio received 6 yellow cards (Rafinha, D. Costa, J. Campaz, P. Geromel, M. Borja and L. Silva).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Atlético Mineiro will have 62 points to stay in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Grêmio will stay with 26 points to stay in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro will host América Mineiro on the 7th of November with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Atlético Mineiro (2 draws).
Grêmio will play away agasint Internacional on the 6th of November with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of Grêmio (14 draws).
Atlético Mineiro – Formation
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Atlético Mineiro started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Alexi Stival decided to play with the following team: Éverson
, Guga , Réver , Junior Alonso , Guilherme Arana , Matías Zaracho , Tchê Tchê , Allan , Nacho Fernández , Hulk and Diego Costa .The home team had on the bench: Nathan, Dodô, Rafael, Sávio, Eduardo Sasha, Mariano
, Jefferson Savarino , Hyoran, Calebe, Eduardo Vargas , Jair and Igor Rabello.Substitutions
Atlético Mineiro made 5 changes: Tche Tche for Jair (51′), Hulk for E. Vargas (70′), Guga for Mariano (70′), F. Zaracho for J. Savarino (70′) and Diego Costa for Nathan (90′).
Best player: Matías Zaracho
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlético Mineiro was Matías Zaracho.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 29 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.Grêmio – Formation
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Grêmio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Talking about the opposition, Vágner Carmo Mancini played with: Gabriel Chapecó
, Rafinha , Ruan , Pedro Geromel , Bruno Cortez , Mathias Villasanti , Thiago Santos , Lucas Silva , Ferreira , Miguel Borja and Douglas Costa .They had on the bench: Darlan Mendes, Jaminton Campaz
, Jhonata Robert , Victor Bobsin, Elias Manoel, Mateus Sarará, Alisson , Diogo Barbosa, Vanderson, Brenno, Rodrigues and Diego Souza .Substitutions
Grêmio made 5 changes: M. Villasanti for J. Campaz (35′), Ferreira for Alisson (76′), L. Silva for Sarara (76′), M. Borja for D. Souza (82′) and T. Santos for Jhonata Robert (82′).
Best player: Jaminton Campaz
The player that probably impressed the most for Grêmio was Jaminton Campaz.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 35′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.