SãO PAULO. Palmeiras didn’t concede much to Corinthians to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Sunday. Palmeiras was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Arena Corinthians stadium in São Paulo on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Anderson Daronco who was helped by Bruno Raphael Pires and Nailton Oliveira. The 4th official was Douglas Marques das Flores. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.03 degrees Celsius or 86.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Palmeiras had a superior ball possession 56% while Corinthians was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Palmeiras was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Palmeiras to win the match​.

Corinthians shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Palmeiras shot 16 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Corinthians received 1 yellow card (Lucas Veríssimo). Talking about the opposition, Palmeiras received 3 yellow cards (Gustavo Gómez, Murilo and Zé Rafael).

(Corinthians) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Standings

After playing this match, Corinthians will have 26 points like Cruzeiro and Internacional to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Palmeiras will have 41 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Corinthians will play away with Bragantino on the 31st of October with a 4-4 head to head statistic.

Palmeiras will host Athletico PR on the 31st of October with a 17-11 head to head statistic in favor of Palmeiras (13 draws).

Corinthians – Formation

Corinthians adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva decided to play with the following team: Cássio (7.3), B. Méndez (7.5), Gil (7.3), Lucas Veríssimo (7.5), Fábio Santos (7.0), Giuliano (7.0), Gabriel Moscardo (7.1), M. Rojas (6.4), Maycon (6.6), Wesley Gassova (6.8) and Yuri Alberto (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: F. Vera (6.8), Á. Romero (6.3), Léo Mana, Caetano, Gustavo Silva (6.6), Matheus Bidu (6.4), Carlos Miguel, Biro, Matheus Araújo, Ruan Oliveira (6.7), Felipe Augusto, Renato Santos and Matheus Donelli.

Substitutions

Corinthians made 5 changes: Fábio Santos for Matheus Bidu (69′), Giuliano for Ruan Oliveira (63′), Wesley Gassova for Á. Romero (63′), M. Rojas for Gustavo Silva (63′) and Gabriel Moscardo for F. Vera (77′).

Best player: Lucas Veríssimo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Corinthians was Lucas Veríssimo.

His rating is (7.5) with 40 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Palmeiras – Formation

Also Palmeiras adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira played with: Weverton (7.0), Marcos Rocha (7.3), Gustavo Gómez (6.4), Murilo (6.7), Joaquín Piquerez (7.7), Gabriel Menino (7.1), Zé Rafael (6.7), Mayke (7.1), Raphael Veiga (7.5), Artur (7.0) and Rony (6.8).

They had on the bench: Vanderlan, Endrick, José López, Breno Lopes (6.8), Richard Rios, Jailson, Gustavo Garcia, Kaiky Naves, Fabinho, Kevin, Jhon Jhon and Marcelo Lomba.

Substitutions

Palmeiras made 5 changes: Marcos Rocha for Breno Lopes (79′), Rony for Endrick (86′), Joaquín Piquerez for Vanderlan (86′), Artur for Jhon Jhon (86′) and Gabriel Menino for Richard Rios (79′).

Best player: Joaquín Piquerez​

The most impressive player for Palmeiras was Joaquín Piquerez.

His rating is (7.7) with 28 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. 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