RIO. Grêmio prevails over Cuiabá with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Suárez (30′) and an own goal from Rikelme (63′). Cuiabá lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Arena do Grêmio stadium in Rio on Sunday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz with the assistance of Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa and Lilian Da Silva Fernandes Bruno. The 4th official was Roger Goulart. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 28.7 degrees Celsius or 83.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Cuiabá had a superior ball possession 58% while Grêmio was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cuiabá had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Grêmio was able to find the solution to win this match.
Grêmio shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cuiabá shot 17 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Grêmio received 2 yellow cards (Rodrigo Ely and Everton Galdino). Talking about the opposition, Cuiabá received 1 yellow card (Lucas Mineiro).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Grêmio will have 39 points like Flamengo to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Cuiabá will stay with 28 points like São Paulo to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Grêmio will host Athletico PR on the 17th of October with a 21-9 head to head stats in favor of Grêmio (9 draws).
Cuiabá will host Athletico PR on the 2nd of December with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Athletico PR (1 draw).
Grêmio – Formation
Grêmio
69'
90'
30'
Grêmio started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Renato Portaluppi decided to play with the following team: Caíque , João Pedro , Rodrigo Ely , W. Kannemann , Reinaldo , F. Carballo , M. Villasanti , Pepê , F. Cristaldo , L. Suárez and J. Galvão .
The home team had on the bench: Luan , Ferreira , Everton Galdino , Nathan, Bruno Uvini, J. Iturbe, Bruno Alves, Felipe Scheibig, Wesley, Gustavo Martins, André Henrique and L. Besozzi.
Substitutions
Grêmio made 5 changes: J. Galvão for Ferreira (60′), F. Carballo for Everton Galdino (59′), F. Cristaldo for Luan (72′), Pepê for Gustavo Martins (90′) and L. Suárez for J. Iturbe (90′).
Best player: L. Suárez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grêmio was L. Suárez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Cuiabá – Formation
Cuiabá
Cuiabá started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
António José Cardoso de Oliveira played with: Walter , Matheus Alexandre , Allyson , Alan Empereur , Rikelme , Lucas Mineiro , Filipe Augusto , Denilson , Pablo Ceppelini , Deyverson and Wellington Silva .
They had on the bench: Vitão, Jonathan Cafu, Ronald, Isidro Pitta, Emerson Ramon, João Carlos, Derik Lacerda , Vinicius, Ricardo Cerqueira, Calebe, Fernando Sobral and Patric Calmon.
Substitutions
Cuiabá made 5 changes: Pablo Ceppelini for Derik Lacerda (66′), Lucas Mineiro for Fernando Sobral (66′), Wellington Silva for Jonathan Cafu (78′), Rikelme for Patric Calmon (79′) and Denilson for Ronald (85′).
Best player: Filipe Augusto
The player that probably impressed the most for Cuiabá was Filipe Augusto.
His rating is with 51 passes (98% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Cruzeiro – Bragantino – 0-0
- América Mineiro – Santos – 2-0
- Bahia – Vasco da Gama – 1-1
- Grêmio – Cuiabá – 2-0
- Corinthians – Palmeiras – 0-0
- Botafogo – Flamengo – 1-2
- Fluminense – Fortaleza – 1-0
