SãO PAULO. São Paulo beat Coritiba to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was São Paulo to strike first with a goal of Alan Franco at the 30′. Then Luciano scored again for São Paulo in the 45′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Islam Slimani reduced the distance for Coritiba (45′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. São Paulo was much better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo stadium in São Paulo on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Savio Pereira Sampaio who was helped by Rafael da Silva Alves and Leila Naiara Moreira da Cruz. The 4th official was Lucas Canetto Bellote. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 34.13 degrees Celsius or 93.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

São Paulo had a superior ball possession 64% while Coritiba was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

São Paulo was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why São Paulo won the match​.

São Paulo shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Coritiba shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

São Paulo received 2 yellow cards (Luan and Jonathan Calleri). On the opposite side, Coritiba received 3 yellow cards (Henrique, Victor Luís and Robson).

Standings

After this match, São Paulo will have 28 points to sit in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Coritiba will stay with 14 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, São Paulo will host Bragantino on the 3rd of November with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Bragantino (3 draws).

Coritiba will play away agasint Bragantino on the 28th of November with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Coritiba (3 draws).

São Paulo – Formation

São Paulo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Dorival Silvestre Júnior decided to play with the following team: Jandrei (6.4), Nathan Mendes (6.6), Diego Costa (7.0), Alan Franco (7.8), Welington (6.8), Luan (6.3), Gabriel Neves (6.7), James Rodríguez (7.1), Luciano (7.0), Michel Araújo (7.3) and Juan (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Nahuel Ferraresi, Lucas Moura (6.7), Jonathan Calleri (6.7), Rodrigo Nestor (6.6), Tore André Flo, David, Rafael, Alisson (7.0), Wellington Rato, Pablo Maia (6.4), Lucas Beraldo and Caio Paulista.

Substitutions

São Paulo made 5 changes: James Rodríguez for Lucas Moura (66′), Luan for Alisson (66′), Luciano for Rodrigo Nestor (66′), Juan for Jonathan Calleri (74′) and Gabriel Neves for Pablo Maia (74′).

Best player: Alan Franco​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for São Paulo was Alan Franco.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 75 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Coritiba – Formation

Coritiba started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Thiago Kosloski played with: Gabriel Vasconcelos (7.0), Hayner (7.0), Henrique (6.8), Maurício Antônio (7.0), Victor Luís (6.6), Willian Farias (7.1), S. Gómez (6.3), Andreas Samaris (6.8), M. Moreno (6.4), Robson (7.1) and Islam Slimani (7.3).

They had on the bench: Andrey, Jesé Rodríguez, Fransérgio, Natanael (7.0), Matheus Bianqui (7.0), Diogo de Oliveira (6.7), Luan Polli, Garcez, Kaio César (6.3), Jean Pedroso, Jamerson and Edu (6.4).

Substitutions

Coritiba made 5 changes: Andreas Samaris for Matheus Bianqui (46′), Robson for Diogo de Oliveira (66′), Islam Slimani for Edu (78′), Hayner for Natanael (78′) and S. Gómez for Kaio César (75′).

Best player: Islam Slimani​

The most impressive player for Coritiba was Islam Slimani.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• São Paulo – Coritiba – 2-1