RIO DE JANEIRO. Fluminense snatched a late win Sport Recife 1-0 after D. Braz scored just 1 goal (90′). Fluminense was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. In front of 3,870 spectators.​ The referee was Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes assisted by Alessandro Álvaro Rocha de Matos and Nailton Oliveira. The 4th official was João Ennio Sobral. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Fluminense had a superior ball possession 62% while Sport Recife was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fluminense was was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fluminense won the match​.

Fluminense shot 22 times, 4 on target, 18 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sport Recife shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Fluminense received 1 yellow card (Marlon). Regarding the opposition, Sport Recife received 1 yellow card (L. Batista da Silva Junior).

Standings

After playing this match, Fluminense will have 42 points to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Sport Recife will stay with 30 points like Juventude to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Fluminense will play away against Grêmio on the 10th of November with a 20-7 head to head stats in favor of Grêmio (12 draws).

Sport Recife will host América Mineiro on the 11th of November with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of América Mineiro (2 draws).

Fluminense – Formation

Fluminense started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

The manager Marco Aurelio De Oliveira decided to play with the following team: Marcos Felipe (7.2), Samuel Xavier (6.9), Nino (7.4), David Braz (7.7), Marlon (7.6), André (7.1), Matheus Martinelli (6.7), Luiz Henrique (7.1), Jhon Arias (6.8), John Kennedy (7.4) and Fred (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Caio Paulista (7.2), Lucca (6.8), Abel Hernández (6.2), Calegari, Nonato, Danilo Barcelos, Wellington, Yago Felipe (7.1), Luccas Claro, Manoel, Muriel and Juan Cazares (7.2).

Substitutions

Fluminense made 5 changes: J. Arias for J. Cazares (46′), Fred for C. Paulista (61′), Martinelli for Yago (75′), Henrique Luiz for Lucca (79′) and J. Kennedy for A. Hernandez (79′).

Best player: David Braz​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fluminense was David Braz.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 65 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7.

Sport Recife – Formation

Sport Recife started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

On the other side, Gustavo Atilano Florentín played with: Mailson (6.8), Ewerton (6.5), Rafael Thyere (6.6), Sabino (7.1), Sander (7.3), Marcão Silva (6.1), Paulinho Moccelin (6.8), Zé Welison (7.3), Hernanes (7.3), Luciano Juba (6.5) and Santiago Tréllez (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Cristiano (6.4), Betinho, Pedro, Pedro Henrique (6.4), Flávio Eugênio Rodrigues de Souza, Carlos Eduardo, Everton Felipe (5.8), Chico, Ronaldo Henrique, Hayner and Everaldo.

Sport Recife could not rely on the presence of Pedro Henrique (injured) and Cristiano (injured).

Substitutions

Sport Recife made 4 changes: R. Thyere for Pedro Henrique (46′), S. Trellez for E. Felipe (79′), J. Welison for Cristiano (86′) and L. Batista da Silva Junior for Ronaldo (90′).

Best player: Sander​

The most impressive player for Sport Recife was Sander.

His rating is (7.3) with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Fluminense – Sport Recife – 1-0
• Santos – Palmeiras – 0-2
• Atlético Mineiro – América Mineiro – 1-0
• Bahia – São Paulo – 1-0
• Bragantino – Athletico PR – 0-2