RIO DE JANEIRO. Flamengo didn’t concede much to Internacional to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Flamengo was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 58,592 spectators.​ The referee was Edina Alves Batista who had the assistance of Bruno Boschilia and Luiz Alberto Andrini Nogueira. The 4th official was Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.04 degrees Celsius or 66.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Flamengo had a superior ball possession 59% while Internacional was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Flamengo was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Flamengo to win the match​.

Flamengo shot 8 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Internacional shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Flamengo received 2 yellow cards (Wesley and Erick Pulgar). On the opposite side, Internacional received 4 yellow cards (Enner Valencia, Johnny, Matheus Dias and Hugo Mallo).

Standings

After this encounter, Flamengo will have 36 points to hold in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Internacional will have 25 points like Cruzeiro and Corinthians to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Flamengo will host Bragantino on the 27th of October with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Bragantino (3 draws).

Internacional will host Bragantino on the 21st of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Internacional (3 draws).

Flamengo – Formation

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

The manager Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya decided to play with the following team: Matheus Cunha (6.7), Wesley (7.0), Fabrício Bruno (6.7), Léo Pereira (7.1), Ayrton Lucas (7.3), Erick Pulgar (7.5), Thiago Maia (7.1), Luiz Araújo (6.6), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (7.5), Bruno Henrique (6.4) and Gabriel Barbosa (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Santos, Rodrigo Caio, Everton Ribeiro (7.0), Pedro (6.8), Everton (6.4), Filipe Luís, Agustín Rossi, Allan (6.7), David Luiz, Victor Hugo (6.4), Pablo and Matheuzinho.

Flamengo could not rely on the presence of Victor Hugo (injured) and Everton Ribeiro (injured).

Substitutions

Flamengo made 5 changes: Giorgian De Arrascaeta for Victor Hugo (16′), Luiz Araújo for Everton Ribeiro (35′), Bruno Henrique for Everton (66′), Gabriel Barbosa for Pedro (65′) and Thiago Maia for Allan (66′).

Best player: Erick Pulgar​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Flamengo was Erick Pulgar.

His rating is (7.5) with 62 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 13.

Internacional – Formation

Internacional started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

Eduardo Germán Coudet played with: Keiller (8.4), Hugo Mallo (6.4), Igor Gomes (7.3), Nicolás Hernández (6.8), Carlos de Pena (7.0), Mauricio (6.6), Gabriel (6.4), Bruno Henrique (6.7), Matheus Dias (6.6), Luiz Adriano (6.8) and Pedro Henrique (6.8).

They had on the bench: Renê (6.7), Alan Patrick (6.7), Wanderson, Emerson Junior, Enner Valencia (6.4), Fabricio Bustos, Charles Aránguiz (7.0), Gabriel Mercado, Johnny, Thauan Lara, Vitão (6.8) and Lucca.

Internacional could not rely on the presence of Enner Valencia (injured) and Alan Patrick (injured).

Substitutions

Internacional made 5 changes: Mauricio for Renê (46′), Luiz Adriano for Enner Valencia (46′), Pedro Henrique for Alan Patrick (61′), Hugo Mallo for Vitão (61′) and Matheus Dias for Charles Aránguiz (62′).

Best player: Keiller​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Internacional was the goalkeeper: Keiller. His rating is 8.36. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Flamengo – Internacional – 0-0