BELO HORIZONTE. Vasco da Gama snatched a late win América Mineiro 1-0 after Jair scored just 1 goal (90′). Vasco da Gama was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Also, América Mineiro had 2 players sent off: Iago Maidana (45′ for a red card) and Felipe Azevedo (90′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio stadium in Belo Horizonte on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ramon Abatti with the help of Luanderson Lima dos Santos and Alex dos Santos. The 4th official was Murilo Francisco Misson Junior. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 34.48 degrees Celsius or 94.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 22%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 18 Total 15
- 8 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 105 Attack 122
- 38 Dangerous attack 76
- 95 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Vasco da Gama was in firm control of the ball 66% while América Mineiro was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vasco da Gama was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vasco da Gama won the contest.
América Mineiro shot 18 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Vasco da Gama shot 15 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
América Mineiro received 2 yellow cards (Javier Méndez and Emmanuel Martínez). On the opposite side, Vasco da Gama received 2 yellow cards (Serginho and Lucas Piton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, América Mineiro will stay with 17 points to sit in the 19th place. On the other side, Vasco da Gama will have 26 points like Goiás to move down in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, América Mineiro will play away with Athletico PR on the 24th of October with a 6-4 head to head in favor of América Mineiro (3 draws).
Vasco da Gama will host Bragantino on the 2nd of December with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Vasco da Gama (7 draws).
América Mineiro – Formation
América Mineiro
45'
35'
75'
América Mineiro started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Fabián Daniel Bustos decided to play with the following team: Matheus Cavichioli , Ricardo Silva , Iago Maidana , Esteban Burgos , Juninho , Breno Cascardo , Emmanuel Martínez , Nicolas , Rodrigo Varanda , Gonzalo Mastriani and Felipe Azevedo .
The home team had on the bench: Marlon Lopes , Wellington Paulista, Martín Benítez, Júlio, Daniel Borges, Javier Méndez , Pedrinho , Éder , Rodriguinho, Juan Cazares , Mikael and Washington Aguerre.
América Mineiro could not rely on the presence of Marlon Lopes (injured).
Substitutions
América Mineiro made 5 changes: Breno Cascardo for Juan Cazares (75′), Felipe Azevedo for Éder (65′), Rodrigo Varanda for Javier Méndez (65′), Gonzalo Mastriani for Pedrinho (75′) and Nicolas for Marlon Lopes (77′).
Best player: Emmanuel Martínez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for América Mineiro was Emmanuel Martínez.
His rating is with 43 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Vasco da Gama – Formation
Vasco da Gama
90'
Vasco da Gama started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ramón Ángel Díaz played with: Léo Jardim , José Luis Rodríguez , Gary Medel , Léo , Lucas Piton , Paulinho , Zé Gabriel , Praxedes , Rossi , Pablo Vegetti and Dimitri Payet .
They had on the bench: Maicon, Alex Teixeira, Jair , Sebastián Ferreira , Gabriel Pec , Figueiredo, Marlon Gomes , Zé Vitor, Serginho , Mateus Carvalho, Paulo Henrique, Ivan and Mateus Carvalho dos Santos.
Vasco da Gama could not rely on the presence of Sebastián Ferreira (injured) and Serginho (injured).
Substitutions
Vasco da Gama made 5 changes: Praxedes for Sebastián Ferreira (46′), Dimitri Payet for Gabriel Pec (46′), Zé Gabriel for Jair (60′), Rossi for Serginho (60′) and José Luis Rodríguez for Marlon Gomes (75′).
Best player: Léo Jardim
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vasco da Gama was the goalkeeper: Léo Jardim. His rating is 8.47. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
