FORTALEZA. São Paulo succeeded in capture a draw against Fortaleza with a late goal from M. Benitez scored in the (90′) after Fortaleza got a lead with a goal from R. (59′). São Paulo was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo stadium in Fortaleza on Thursday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior with the collaboration of Rafael Trombeta and Sidmar dos Santos Meurer. The 4th official was Luis César De Oliveira Magalhães. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27.1 degrees Celsius or 80.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
São Paulo was in firm control of the ball 59% while Fortaleza was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
São Paulo was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough São Paulo to win the match.
Fortaleza shot 15 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, São Paulo shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Fortaleza received 3 yellow cards (Jussa, W. Paulista and Robson). Regarding the opposition, São Paulo received 6 yellow cards (Luciano, Eder, W. Santos, M. Benitez, Rodrigo Nestor and G. Sara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Fortaleza will have 49 points like Bragantino to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, São Paulo will have 38 points like Santos to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Fortaleza will play away with Bragantino on the 13th of November with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Bragantino (0 draws).
São Paulo will host Flamengo on the 14th of November with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of São Paulo (11 draws).
Fortaleza – Formation
Fortaleza
90'
85'
59'
Fortaleza started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Juan Pablo Vojvoda decided to play with the following team: Marcelo Boeck , Tinga , Marcelo Benevenuto , Titi , Éderson , Matheus Jussa , Ronald , Bruno Melo , Lucas Lima , Robson and Valentin Depietri .
The home team had on the bench: Felipe Alves, Yago Pikachu, Osvaldo, Wellington Paulista , Daniel Guedes, Nathan Mendes, Romarinho , Ángelo Henríquez, Igor Torres, Edinho, Matheus Vargas and Jackson .
Substitutions
Fortaleza made 4 changes: Lima Lucas for M. de Vargas (66′), V. Depietri for Romarinho (67′), Robson for W. Paulista (76′) and E. Lourenco for Jackson (85′).
Best player: Éderson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortaleza was Éderson.
His rating is with 30 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
São Paulo – Formation
São Paulo
São Paulo started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Rogério Mücke Ceni played with: Tiago Volpi , Bruno Alves , Miranda , Léo , Rodrigo Nestor , Igor Vinícius , Igor Gomes , Gabriel Sara , Reinaldo , Luciano and Jonathan Calleri .
These were the players on the bench: Shaylon, Gabriel Neves , Diego Costa, Welington, Marquinhos , Vitor Bueno , Martín Benítez , Éder , Luis Orejuela, Liziero, Pablo and Lucas Perri.
Substitutions
São Paulo made 5 changes: Igor Vinicius for Marquinhos (55′), Rodrigo Nestor for M. Benitez (71′), I. Gomes for G. Neves (71′), G. Sara for Vitor (83′) and Luciano for Eder (83′).
Best player: Martín Benítez
The most impressive player for São Paulo was Martín Benítez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 71′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Flamengo – Bahia – 3-0
- Fortaleza – São Paulo – 1-1
- Sport Recife – América Mineiro – 2-3
- Juventude – Internacional – 2-1
