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​

Atlético Mineiro

2 - 1

Grêmio

  • 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

Matías Zaracho(goal)D. Costa
12'
35'
36'
38'
Matías Zaracho- Yellow
45'
50'
51'
53'
56'
58'
Geromel- Yellow
E. Vargas- sub ->Hulk
70'
Mariano- sub ->Guga
70'
70'
73'
E. Vargas(penalty)
75'
76'
76'
Mariano- Yellow
78'
81'
82'
Jhonata Robert- sub ->Thiago Santos
82'
90'
90'
Nathan- sub ->Diego Costa
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 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

Atlético Mineiro
G
Everson 22.Brazil
7.1
D
Réver 4.Brazil
7.4
D
J. Alonso 3.Paraguay
7.3
D
Guilherme Arana 13.Brazil
7.0
D
Guga 2.Brazil
6.7
70'
M
Nacho Fernández 26.Argentina
6.9
53'
M
Tchê Tchê 37.Brazil
6.4
51' 50'
M
Allan 29.Brazil
6.9
90'
M
Matías Zaracho 15.Argentina
7.8
70' 45' 12'
F
Hulk 7.Brazil
7.0
70'
F
Diego Costa 19.Spain
7.2
90'
Substitutes
G
Rafael 32.Brazil
D
Dodô 6.Brazil
D
Mariano 25.Brazil
6.6
70' 78'
D
Igor Rabello 16.Brazil
M
Nathan 23.Brazil
90'
M
Hyoran 20.Brazil
M
Calebe 27.Brazil
M
Jair 8.Brazil
6.8
51'
F
Sávio 33.Brazil
F
Eduardo Sasha 18.Brazil
F
J. Savarino 17.Venezuela
6.3
70'
F
E. Vargas 10.Chile
7.7
70' 75'

Atlético Mineiro started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Alexi Stival decided to play with the following team: Éverson (7.1), Guga (6.7), Réver (7.4), Junior Alonso (7.3), Guilherme Arana (7.0), Matías Zaracho (7.8), Tchê Tchê (6.4), Allan (6.9), Nacho Fernández (6.9), Hulk (7.0) and Diego Costa (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Nathan, Dodô, Rafael, Sávio, Eduardo Sasha, Mariano (6.6), Jefferson Savarino (6.3), Hyoran, Calebe, Eduardo Vargas (7.7), Jair (6.8) 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 (7.8) with 1 goal, 29 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Grêmio – Formation

Grêmio
G
Gabriel Grando 34.Brazil
6.5
D
Tore André Flo 13.Brazil
7.1
90'
D
Geromel 3.Brazil
6.6
58'
D
Bruno Cortez 12.Brazil
6.3
D
Ruan Tressoldi 44.Brazil
6.3
M
Thiago Santos 5.Brazil
7.0
82'
M
Lucas Silva 16.Brazil
7.6
76' 36'
M
M. Villasanti 21.Paraguay
6.8
35'
F
Douglas Costa 10.Brazil
6.9
81'
F
Miguel Borja 9.Colombia
6.6
82' 38'
F
Ferreira 11.Brazil
7.0
76'
Substitutes
G
Brenno 20.Brazil
D
Diogo Barbosa 32.Brazil
D
Vanderson 35.Brazil
D
Rodrigues 26.Brazil
M
Darlan 15.Brazil
M
Jáminton Campaz 7.Colombia
7.6
35' 73' 56'
M
Victor Bobsin 50.Brazil
M
Sarará 49.Brazil
6.4
76'
F
Jhonata Robert 25.Brazil
6.6
82'
F
Elias Manoel 18.Brazil
F
Alisson 23.Brazil
5.9
76'
F
Diego Souza 29.Brazil
6.2
82'

Grêmio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Talking about the opposition, Vágner Carmo Mancini played with: Gabriel Chapecó (6.5), Rafinha (7.1), Ruan (6.3), Pedro Geromel (6.6), Bruno Cortez (6.3), Mathias Villasanti (6.8), Thiago Santos (7.0), Lucas Silva (7.4), Ferreira (7.1), Miguel Borja (6.6) and Douglas Costa (6.9).

They had on the bench: Darlan Mendes, Jaminton Campaz (7.6), Jhonata Robert (6.6), Victor Bobsin, Elias Manoel, Mateus Sarará, Alisson (6.1), Diogo Barbosa, Vanderson, Brenno, Rodrigues and Diego Souza (6.2).

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 (7.6) 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.​