Corinthians and Flamengo draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

SãO PAULO. Flamengo and Corinthians draw 1-1. Gerson scored the first goal (54') for Flamengo. F. Santos equalized (79') with a penalty.

Mark Hall

October 9, 2023

SãO PAULO. Flamengo and Corinthians draw 1-1. Gerson scored the first goal (54′) for Flamengo. F. Santos equalized (79′) with a penalty. Flamengo was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Arena Corinthians stadium in São Paulo on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Anderson Daronco with the help of Bruno Boschilia and Alessandro Álvaro Rocha de Matos. The 4th official was Lucas Canetto Bellote. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.27 degrees Celsius or 75.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.

Match Statistics

Corinthians

1 - 1

Flamengo

42 Ball Possession 58

Shots

14 Total 20
5 On Target 7
4 Off Target 5
5 Shots blocked 8

94 Attack 126
45 Dangerous attack 51
82 Ball safe 83

1 Penalties 0
2 Corners 8

Fouls

6 Total 8
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Flamengo had a superior ball possession 58% while Corinthians was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Flamengo had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Flamengo to win the match.

Corinthians shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Flamengo shot 20 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Corinthians received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Veríssimo, Fágner and Gabriel Moscardo). On the opposite side, Flamengo received 3 yellow cards (Léo Pereira, Bruno Henrique and Erick Pulgar).

Match Timeline

Fágner- sub ->B. Méndez

23'

Gabriel Moscardo- Yellow

33'

41'

E. Pulgar- Yellow

46'

52'

54'

Gerson(goal)Everton Ribeiro

Fágner- Yellow

58'

Á. Romero- sub ->Wesley Gassova

58'

63'

G. de Arrascaeta- sub ->Gerson

63'

Gabriel Barbosa- sub ->Pedro

75'

76'

Victor Hugo- sub ->Thiago Maia

Matheus França- sub ->Wesley

76'

77'

Léo Pereira- Yellow

Fábio Santos(penalty)

79'

86'

Luiz Araújo- sub ->Everton Ribeiro

90'

Bruno Henrique- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Corinthians will have 31 points to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Flamengo will have 44 points like Grêmio and Palmeiras to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

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

Flamengo will host Bragantino on the 27th of October with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Bragantino (3 draws).

Corinthians – Formation

Corinthians

Cássio 12.Brazil

7.3

Lucas Veríssimo 3.Brazil

7.5

52'

Gil 4.Brazil

7.1

Fábio Santos 6.Brazil

7.3

79'

Bruno Méndez 25.Uruguay

6.3

23'

Maycon 7.Brazil

6.4

Renato Augusto 8.Brazil

6.7

46'

Matias Rojas 10.Paraguay

7.0

58'

Wesley 36.Brazil

7.0

58'

Gabriel Moscardo 44.Brazil

7.1

75'

33'

Yuri Alberto 9.Brazil

7.0

Substitutes

Carlos Miguel 22.Brazil

Caetano 14.Brazil

Matheus Bidu 21.Brazil

Fágner 23.Brazil

7.0

23'

58'

Guilherme Biro 26.Brazil

F. Vera 5.Argentina

Giuliano 20.Brazil

6.8

46'

Roni 29.Brazil

Á. Romero 11.Paraguay

6.4

58'

Gustavo Silva 19.Brazil

Pedro 27.Brazil

6.7

58'

Felipe Augusto 41.Brazil

6.4

75'

Corinthians started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Luiz Antônio Venker de Menezes decided to play with the following team: Cássio (7.3), B. Méndez (6.3), Gil (7.1), Lucas Veríssimo (7.5), Fábio Santos (7.3), Gabriel Moscardo (7.1), Maycon (6.4), M. Rojas (7.0), Renato Augusto (6.7), Wesley Gassova (7.0) and Yuri Alberto (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: F. Vera, Á. Romero (6.4), Caetano, Gustavo Silva, Giuliano (6.8), Matheus Bidu, Carlos Miguel, Fágner (7.0), Biro, Pedro Henrique (6.7), Roni and Felipe Augusto (6.4).

Corinthians could not rely on the presence of Fágner (injured).

Substitutions

Corinthians made 5 changes: B. Méndez for Fágner (23′), Renato Augusto for Giuliano (46′), Wesley Gassova for Á. Romero (58′), M. Rojas for Pedro Henrique (58′) and Gabriel Moscardo for Felipe Augusto (75′).

Best player: Lucas Veríssimo

The player that probably impressed the most for Corinthians was Lucas Veríssimo.

His rating is (7.5) with 34 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Flamengo – Formation

Flamengo

A. Rossi 17.Argentina

7.1

Léo Pereira 4.Brazil

6.4

77'

Ayrton Lucas 6.Brazil

7.5

Fabrício Bruno 15.Brazil

7.3

Wesley 43.Brazil

6.4

76'

E. Pulgar 5.Chile

6.7

41'

Éverton Ribeiro 7.Brazil

7.5

86'

Thiago Maia 8.Brazil

7.5

76'

Gerson 20.Brazil

8.1

63'

54'

Bruno Henrique 27.Brazil

6.4

90'

Pedro 9.Brazil

7.1

63'

Substitutes

Santos 1.Brazil

Matheus Cunha 25.Brazil

Rodrigo Caio 3.Brazil

Filipe Luís 16.Brazil

David Luiz 23.Brazil

Pablo 30.Brazil

Matheus França 34.Brazil

6.8

76'

G. de Arrascaeta 14.Uruguay

7.0

63'

Victor Hugo 29.Brazil

6.6

76'

Gabriel Barbosa 10.Brazil

6.7

63'

Everton 11.Brazil

Luiz Araújo 31.Brazil

7.0

86'

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

Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya played with: Agustín Rossi (7.1), Wesley (6.4), Fabrício Bruno (7.3), Léo Pereira (6.4), Ayrton Lucas (7.5), Erick Pulgar (6.7), Thiago Maia (7.5), Everton Ribeiro (7.5), Gerson (8.1), Bruno Henrique (6.4) and Pedro (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Santos, Rodrigo Caio, Gabriel Barbosa (6.7), Everton, Giorgian De Arrascaeta (7.0), Filipe Luís, David Luiz, Matheus Cunha, Victor Hugo (6.6), Pablo, Luiz Araújo (7.0) and Matheuzinho (6.8).

Flamengo could not rely on the presence of Giorgian De Arrascaeta (injured) and Matheuzinho (injured).

Substitutions

Flamengo made 5 changes: Gerson for Giorgian De Arrascaeta (63′), Pedro for Gabriel Barbosa (63′), Wesley for Matheuzinho (76′), Everton Ribeiro for Luiz Araújo (86′) and Thiago Maia for Victor Hugo (76′).