Atlético Mineiro prevails over Palmeiras 2-0 on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS

SãO PAULO. Atlético Mineiro prevails over Palmeiras with a 2-0 win with a goal from Hulk (2') and a goal from Paulinho (76').

David Brown

October 21, 2023

SãO PAULO. Atlético Mineiro conquers Palmeiras with a 2-0 win with a goal from Hulk (2′) and a goal from Paulinho (76′). Palmeiras lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Bruno Arleu de Araujo with the collaboration of Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa and Thiago Henrique Neto Correa Farinha. The 4th official was Ilbert Estevam Da Silva. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.75 degrees Celsius or 65.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Palmeiras

0 - 2

Atlético Mineiro

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

12 Total 13
4 On Target 3
6 Off Target 8
2 Shots blocked 3

122 Attack 91
76 Dangerous attack 27
37 Ball safe 47

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

9 Total 5
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Palmeiras had a superior ball possession 57% while Atlético Mineiro was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Palmeiras had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Atlético Mineiro was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Palmeiras shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Atlético Mineiro shot 13 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Palmeiras received 6 yellow cards (Fabinho, Endrick, Rony, Jhon Jhon, Gustavo Gómez and Kevin). Regarding the opposition, Atlético Mineiro received 3 yellow cards (Matías Zaracho, Rubens and Alan Franco).

Match Timeline

Hulk(goal)Paulinho

Jhonatan dos Santos Rosa- sub ->Gabriel Menino

13'

20'

Jhonatan dos Santos Rosa- Yellow

55'

Luis Guilherme- sub ->Kevin

46'

Rony- Yellow

45'

57'

Alan Franco- Yellow

G. Gómez- Yellow

69'

60'

Rubens- sub ->Igor Gomes

70'

Matías Zaracho- Yellow

74'

Rubens- Yellow

Endrick- Yellow

90'

76'

Paulinho(goal)Renzo Saravia

77'

Fabinho- sub ->Zé Rafael

82'

84'

Jemerson- sub ->Mauricio Lemos

José Manuel López- sub ->Raphael Veiga

84'

Fabinho- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Palmeiras will stay with 44 points like Grêmio and Athletico PR to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Atlético Mineiro will have 43 points to sit in the 7th 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 stats in favor of Palmeiras (13 draws).

Atlético Mineiro will play away agasint Bragantino on the 25th of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Mineiro (5 draws).

Palmeiras – Formation

Palmeiras

Weverton 21.Brazil

6.1

Mayke 12.Brazil

7.0

G. Gómez 15.Paraguay

7.1

69'

Joaquín Piquerez 22.Uruguay

7.0

Murilo 26.Brazil

7.7

Zé Rafael 8.Brazil

7.0

82'

Endrick 9.Brazil

7.0

90'

Rony 10.Brazil

6.3

46'

45'

Raphael Veiga 23.Brazil

7.0

84'

Gabriel Menino 25.Brazil

6.4

13'

Kevin 37.Brazil

6.1

46'

20'

Substitutes

Marcelo Lomba 42.Brazil

Marcos Rocha 2.Brazil

Vanderlan 6.Brazil

Luan 13.Brazil

Garcia 32.Brazil

José Manuel López 18.Argentina

6.3

84'

Naves 34.Brazil

Fabinho 35.Brazil

6.6

82'

90'

Jhonatan dos Santos Rosa 40.Brazil

7.3

13'

55'

Artur 14.Brazil

Breno Lopes 19.Brazil

6.7

46'

Luis Guilherme 31.Brazil

6.4

46'

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 (6.1), Mayke (7.0), Gustavo Gómez (7.1), Murilo (7.7), Joaquín Piquerez (7.0), Zé Rafael (7.0), Gabriel Menino (6.4), Endrick (7.0), Raphael Veiga (7.0), Kevin (6.1) and Rony (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Marcos Rocha, Vanderlan, Luan, Artur, José López (6.3), Breno Lopes (6.7), Luis Guilherme (6.4), Gustavo Garcia, Kaiky Naves, Fabinho (6.6), Jhon Jhon (7.3) and Marcelo Lomba.

Palmeiras could not rely on the presence of Jhon Jhon (injured) and Fabinho (injured).

Substitutions

Palmeiras made 5 changes: Gabriel Menino for Jhon Jhon (13′), Kevin for Luis Guilherme (46′), Rony for Breno Lopes (46′), Raphael Veiga for José López (84′) and Zé Rafael for Fabinho (82′).

Best player: Murilo

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Palmeiras was Murilo.

His rating is (7.7) with 61 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Atlético Mineiro – Formation

Atlético Mineiro

Everson 22.Brazil

7.9

Bruno Fuchs 3.Brazil

7.1

Guilherme Arana 13.Brazil

7.0

77'

Renzo Saravia 26.Argentina

7.7

Mauricio Lemos 28.Uruguay

7.7

84'

Otávio 5.Brazil

6.7

Matías Zaracho 15.Argentina

7.1

70'

Igor Gomes 17.Brazil

6.7

60'

Alan Franco 23.Ecuador

7.3

57'

Hulk 7.Brazil

8.1

Paulinho 10.Brazil

7.9

76'

Substitutes

Matheus Mendes 31.Brazil

Réver 4.Brazil

Igor Rabello 16.Brazil

Jemerson 34.Brazil

6.4

84'

Hyoran 20.Brazil

Paulo Vitor 27.Brazil

Rubens 44.Brazil

7.0

60'

74'

Patrick 49.Brazil

C. Pavón 9.Argentina

6.7

77'

Alan Kardec 14.Brazil

Cadu 42.Brazil

Alisson Santana 45.Brazil

Atlético Mineiro started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari played with: Éverson (7.9), Renzo Saravia (7.7), Bruno Fuchs (7.1), Mauricio Lemos (7.7), Guilherme Arana (7.0), Matías Zaracho (7.1), Alan Franco (7.3), Otávio (6.7), Igor Gomes (6.7), Hulk (8.1) and Paulinho (7.9).

They had on the bench: Réver, Cristian Pavón (6.7), Alan Kardec, Igor Rabello, Hyoran, Paulo Vitor, Matheus Mendes, Jemerson (6.4), Carlos Eduardo, Rubens (7.0), Alisson Santana and Patrick.

Atlético Mineiro could not rely on the presence of Jemerson (injured) and Cristian Pavón (injured).