SãO PAULO, SãO PAULO. Corinthians snatched a late win Fortaleza 1-0 after V. Cantillo scored just 1 goal (87′). Corinthians took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Neo Química Arena (São Paulo, São Paulo) stadium in São Paulo, São Paulo on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ramon Abatti with the collaboration of Kleber Lucio Gil and Henrique Neu Ribeiro. The 4th official was Thiago Luis Scarascati. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 13 Total 8
- 5 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 138 Attack 88
- 63 Dangerous attack 27
- 84 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
Fouls
- 18 Total 26
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Corinthians was in firm control of the ball 58% while Fortaleza was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Corinthians was was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Corinthians won the match.
Corinthians shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fortaleza shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Corinthians received 3 yellow cards (Fagner, R. Guedes and V. Cantillo). Talking about the opposition, Fortaleza received 3 yellow cards (Robson, Lima Lucas and Felipe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Corinthians will have 47 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Fortaleza will stay with 48 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Corinthians will play away against Atlético Mineiro on the 10th of November with a 13-12 head to head statistic in favor of Corinthians (6 draws).
Fortaleza will host São Paulo on the 11th of November with a 5-4 head to head in favor of São Paulo (4 draws).
Corinthians – Formation
Corinthians
66'
75'
87'
Corinthians started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sylvio Mendes Campos Junior decided to play with the following team: Cássio , Fagner , João Victor , Gil , Fábio Santos , Du Queiroz , Gabriel , Gabriel Pereira , Giuliano , Róger Guedes and Renato Augusto .
The home team had on the bench: Luan, Victor Cantillo , Raul Gustavo, Matheus Donelli, Gustavo Mantuan, Lucas Piton, Gustavo Silva , João Pedro, Adson, Xavier, Vitinho and Jô .
Substitutions
Corinthians made 4 changes: G. Pereira for Mosquito (46′), D. Queiroz for V. Cantillo (60′), Gabriel for Jo (75′) and R. Augusto for Xavier (90′).
Best player: João Victor
The player that probably impressed the most for Corinthians was João Victor even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 52 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Fortaleza – Formation
Fortaleza
Fortaleza started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Juan Pablo Vojvoda played with: Marcelo Boeck , Tinga , Marcelo Benevenuto , Jackson , Ronald , Matheus Vargas , Felipe , Bruno Melo , Lucas Lima , Robson and David .
These were the players on the bench: Nathan Mendes, Pablo, Ángelo Henríquez , Osvaldo, Edinho, Wellington Paulista, Valentin Depietri, João Paulo, Daniel Guedes, Igor Torres , Romarinho and Felipe Alves.
Fortaleza could not rely on the presence of Romarinho (injured).
Substitutions
Fortaleza made 5 changes: David for Romarinho (25′), Robson for A. Henriquez (68′), Romarinho for I. Torres (68′), Lima Lucas for Edinho (90′) and Ronald for V. Depietri (90′).
Best player: Marcelo Boeck
The player that probably impressed the most for Fortaleza was the goalkeeper: Marcelo Boeck. His rating is 7.51. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Flamengo – Atlético GO – 2-0
- Corinthians – Fortaleza – 1-0
- Internacional – Grêmio – 1-0
