BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro overcomes Bahia 1-0 after Paulinho scored just 1 goal (49′). Bahia was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Savio Pereira Sampaio with the collaboration of Bruno Boschilia and Lehi Sousa Silva. The 4th official was . The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 29.57 degrees Celsius or 85.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bahia had a strong ball possession 61% while Atlético Mineiro was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bahia was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Atlético Mineiro managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Atlético Mineiro shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Bahia shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Atlético Mineiro received 2 yellow cards (Otávio and Cristian Pavón). Talking about the opposition, Bahia received 1 yellow card (Biel).

Standings

After this match, Atlético Mineiro will have 27 points like São Paulo to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Bahia will stay with 18 points like Santos to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro will play away with Bragantino on the 20th of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Atlético Mineiro (5 draws).

Bahia will host Athletico PR on the 10th of November with a 12-6 head to head statistic in favor of Athletico PR (5 draws).

Atlético Mineiro – Formation

Atlético Mineiro adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari decided to play with the following team: Éverson (7.3), Mariano (6.7), Mauricio Lemos (7.1), Jemerson (7.3), Guilherme Arana (7.0), Rodrigo Battaglia (6.7), Otávio (7.0), Paulinho (8.2), Igor Gomes (7.3), Cristian Pavón (6.4) and Hulk (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Bruno Fuchs, Réver, Edenilson (6.8), Eduardo Vargas, Alan Kardec, Alan Franco (6.7), Paulo Vitor, Matheus Mendes, Pedrinho, Rubens, Alisson Santana and Patrick.

Substitutions

Atlético Mineiro made 4 changes: Otávio for Alan Franco (46′), Rodrigo Battaglia for Edenilson (71′), Igor Gomes for Patrick (83′) and Paulinho for Réver (90′).

Best player: Paulinho​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Mineiro was Paulinho.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 21 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Bahia – Formation

Also Bahia adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Renato Manuel Alves Paiva played with: Marcos Felipe (6.7), Gilberto (6.7), Kanu (7.5), Vitor Hugo (7.3), C. Cándido (6.3), Thaciano (6.7), Rezende (7.1), Ademir (8.1), Cauly (7.1), Rafael Ratão (5.8) and Everaldo (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Gabriel Xavier, Biel, Diego Rosa, Léo Cittadini (6.4), Yago Felipe, Vinícius Mingotti, N. Acevedo, Vitor Jacaré (6.7), Raul Gustavo, Adriel, Ryan and Matheus Bahia.

Substitutions

Bahia made 4 changes: Thaciano for Léo Cittadini (74′), Rafael Ratão for Vitor Jacaré (75′), Rezende for Yago Felipe (84′) and Everaldo for Vinícius Mingotti (84′).

Best player: Ademir​

The most impressive player for Bahia was Ademir.

His rating is (8.1) with 30 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• América Mineiro – Goiás – 0-1
• Fortaleza – Santos – 4-0
• Grêmio – Fluminense – 2-1
• Atlético Mineiro – Bahia – 1-0
• Corinthians – Coritiba – 3-1
• Botafogo – Internacional – 3-1
• Flamengo – São Paulo – 1-1