SãO PAULO. Santos was capable to reverse the score against Palmeiras to win 2-1. It was Palmeiras to strike first with a goal of Zé Rafael at the 43′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Marcos Leonardo gave the win to Santos in the 70′ minute. Palmeiras was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (70%).
The match was played at the Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Flavio Rodrigues De Souza assisted by Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis and Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse. The 4th official was Thiago Luis Scarascati. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.93 degrees Celsius or 71.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Palmeiras had a superior ball possession 70% while Santos was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Palmeiras had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Santos managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Palmeiras shot 25 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Santos shot 12 times, 10 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Palmeiras received 2 yellow cards (Richard Rios and Zé Rafael). On the other side, Santos received 3 yellow cards (Camacho, Tomás Rincón and Alfredo Morelos).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Palmeiras will stay with 44 points like Grêmio and Flamengo to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Santos will have 30 points like Cruzeiro to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Palmeiras will host Athletico PR on the 31st of October with a 17-11 head to head statistic in favor of Palmeiras (13 draws).
Santos will play away agasint Athletico PR on the 28th of November with a 21-11 head to head stats in favor of Santos (7 draws).
Palmeiras – Formation
Palmeiras
78'
14'
43'
Palmeiras started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira decided to play with the following team: Weverton , Mayke , Gustavo Gómez , Murilo , Joaquín Piquerez , Gabriel Menino , Zé Rafael , Endrick , Raphael Veiga , Kevin and Rony .
The home team had on the bench: Marcos Rocha, Vanderlan, Luan, Artur, José López , Breno Lopes, Richard Rios , Luis Guilherme , Kaiky Naves, Fabinho , Jhon Jhon and Marcelo Lomba.
Palmeiras could not rely on the presence of Fabinho (injured).
Substitutions
Palmeiras made 5 changes: Gabriel Menino for Fabinho (59′), Raphael Veiga for Jhon Jhon (59′), Zé Rafael for Richard Rios (59′), Kevin for José López (67′) and Murilo for Luis Guilherme (78′).
Best player: Weverton
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Palmeiras was the goalkeeper: Weverton. His rating is 7.85. He performed 8 saves.
Santos – Formation
Santos
Santos started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Marcelo Fernandes played with: João Paulo , Joaquim , Messias , João Basso , Lucas Braga , Nonato , Tomás Rincón , Jean Lucas , Kevyson , Marcos Leonardo and Alfredo Morelos .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Vladimir, Julio Furch , Gabriel Inocêncio, João Lucas , Maximiliano Silvera , Dodi , Camacho , Jair, Weslley Patati, Júnior Caiçara, Bruno Mezenga and Luan Dias.
Santos could not rely on the presence of Camacho (injured).
Substitutions
Santos made 5 changes: Alfredo Morelos for Maximiliano Silvera (58′), Nonato for Dodi (68′), Tomás Rincón for Camacho (68′), Marcos Leonardo for Julio Furch (87′) and Kevyson for João Lucas (87′).
Best player: Marcos Leonardo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Santos was Marcos Leonardo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Athletico PR – Bragantino – 1-1
- Fortaleza – América Mineiro – 3-2
- Internacional – Grêmio – 3-2
- Atlético Mineiro – Coritiba – 1-2
- Corinthians – Flamengo – 1-1
- Palmeiras – Santos – 1-2
- Fluminense – Botafogo – 0-2
