RIO DE JANEIRO. Flamengo was eventually too good for Bahia with the goal of Gabriel Barbosa (32′ pen), Michael (58′) and A. Pereira (89′). Flamengo was much superior in terms of ball possession (68%) was among the factors of its victory.
Flamengo remained in 10 after Diego received a red card in the 63′. Anyhow, Flamengo still managed to win this encounter playing only in 10. Also, Bahia had 2 players sent off: M. Bahia (42′ for a double yellow card) and Rossi (63′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was André Luiz de Freitas Castro with the assistance of Cristhian Passos Sorence and Hugo Savio Xavier Correa. The 4th official was Paulo Renato Moreira da Silva Coelho. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Flamengo was in firm control of the ball 68% while Bahia was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Flamengo was has a more offensive attitude with 112 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Flamengo won the match.
Flamengo shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bahia shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Flamengo didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Bahia received 2 yellow cards (G. Conti and M. Bahia).
(Flamengo) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (63′).
Also, Bahia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. Bahia (Bahia) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (42′).
Rossi (Bahia) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (63′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Flamengo will have 54 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Bahia will stay with 36 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Flamengo will play away against São Paulo on the 14th of November with a 16-8 head to head record in favor of São Paulo (11 draws).
Bahia will host Atlético Mineiro on the 2nd of December with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Atlético Mineiro (9 draws).
Flamengo – Formation
Flamengo
66'
63'
89'
Flamengo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Renato Portaluppi decided to play with the following team: Hugo Souza , Rodinei , Gustavo Henrique , David Luiz , Ramon , Diego , Thiago Maia , Kenedy , Andreas Pereira , Vitinho and Gabriel Barbosa .
The home team had on the bench: Michael , Bruno Viana , Vitor Gabriel, Piris da Motta , Cleiton, Matheuzinho, Gabriel Batista, Renê , Lázaro, João Gomes, Bruno Henrique and César.
Substitutions
Flamengo made 5 changes: Kenedy for Michael (46′), Ramon for B. Henrique (66′), D. Luiz for B. Viana (66′), Thiago Maia for R. Piris (78′) and Vitinho for Rene (82′).
Best player: Rodinei
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Flamengo was Rodinei even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 72 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.
Bahia – Formation
Bahia
30'
42'
Also Bahia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Augusto Sérgio Ferreira played with: Danilo Fernandes , Nino Paraíba , Germán Conti , Luiz Otávio , Matheus Bahia , Danielzinho , Edson , Raí Nascimento , Lucas Mugni , Juninho Capixaba and Gilberto .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mateus Claus, Rossi , Ronaldo , Hugo Rodallega , Índio Ramírez, Rodriguinho, Ligger, Gustavo Henrique, Lucas Araujo, Luizão , Renan Guedes and Maycon Douglas.
Substitutions
Bahia made 5 changes: R. Nascimento for Ronaldo (58′), Daniel for Rossi (59′), Gilberto for H. Rodallega (69′), E. Gomez for Luizao (69′) and Capixaba Juninho for R. Guedes (74′).
Best player: Juninho Capixaba
The player that probably impressed the most for Bahia was Juninho Capixaba.
His rating is with 16 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
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
