RIO DE JANEIRO. Flamengo found a way to snatch a draw against São Paulo with a late goal from Pedro scored in the (90′) after São Paulo got a lead with a goal from L. Moura (38′).

The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Rafael Rodrigo Klein with the support of Guilherme Dias Camilo and Michael Stanislau. The 4th official was Alex Gomes Stefano. The weather was mist. The temperature was pleasant at 24.09 degrees Celsius or 75.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Flamengo was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. São Paulo that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Flamengo was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Flamengo to win the match​.

Flamengo shot 19 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, São Paulo shot 8 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Flamengo received 2 yellow cards (Wesley and Gerson). Talking about the opposition, São Paulo received 8 yellow cards (Juan, Welington, Jandrei, Welington, Alan Franco, Rodrigo Nestor, Wellington Rato and Dorival Júnior).

Standings

After playing this match, Flamengo will have 32 points like Bragantino to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, São Paulo will have 27 points like Atlético Mineiro to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Flamengo will host Bragantino on the 24th of October with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Bragantino (3 draws).

São Paulo will host Bragantino on the 3rd of November with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Bragantino (3 draws).

Flamengo – Formation

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

The manager Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya decided to play with the following team: Matheus Cunha (6.3), Wesley (7.3), Fabrício Bruno (7.0), Léo Pereira (7.0), Ayrton Lucas (6.1), Thiago Maia (7.3), Allan (7.8), Victor Hugo (7.5), Bruno Henrique (7.0), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (7.3) and Gabriel Barbosa (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Santos, Guillermo Varela, Rodrigo Caio, Everton Ribeiro (6.8), Pedro (6.8), Everton, Filipe Luís, Agustín Rossi, Gerson (7.0), Pablo, Luiz Araújo (7.3) and Matheuzinho.

Substitutions

Flamengo made 4 changes: Thiago Maia for Gerson (46′), Giorgian De Arrascaeta for Everton Ribeiro (46′), Gabriel Barbosa for Pedro (63′) and Victor Hugo for Luiz Araújo (77′).

Best player: Allan​

The most impressive player for Flamengo was Allan.

His rating is (7.8) with 73 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

São Paulo – Formation

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

Dorival Silvestre Júnior played with: Jandrei (7.5), Nathan Mendes (7.1), Diego Costa (7.1), Alan Franco (7.5), Welington (6.3), Alisson (7.1), Gabriel Neves (6.7), Lucas Moura (7.0), Michel Araújo (7.3), Juan (6.1) and Alexandre Pato (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Luan, Jonathan Calleri, Rodrigo Nestor (6.8), Rodriguinho, James Rodríguez (7.3), Rafael, Wellington Rato (6.4), Raí Ramos (6.3), Lucas Beraldo, Talles Costa, Felipe Negrucci (6.6), Pedrinho and Pedro Vilhena.

Substitutions

São Paulo made 5 changes: Alisson for Rodrigo Nestor (66′), Alexandre Pato for James Rodríguez (66′), Lucas Moura for Wellington Rato (76′), Gabriel Neves for Felipe Negrucci (76′) and Welington for Raí Ramos (77′).

Best player: Alan Franco​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for São Paulo was Alan Franco.

His rating is (7.5) with 58 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

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