BRAGANçA PAULISTA. Bragantino conquers Fluminense 1-0 after E. Sasha scored a penalty (17′). Fluminense lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid stadium in Bragança Paulista on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Wilton Pereira Sampaio who was helped by Nailton Oliveira and Leone Carvalho. The 4th official was Fabiano Monteiro dos Santos. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 28.54 degrees Celsius or 83.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Fluminense was in firm control of the ball 58% while Bragantino was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bragantino was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bragantino won the match​.

Bragantino shot 21 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fluminense shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Bragantino received 3 yellow cards (Vitinho, Lucas Evangelista and Matheus Fernandes). Regarding the opposition, Fluminense received 2 yellow cards (Jhon Arias and Samuel Xavier).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Bragantino will have 49 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Fluminense will stay with 42 points like Fortaleza to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Bragantino will play away against Vasco da Gama on the 2nd of December with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Vasco da Gama (7 draws).

Fluminense will host Grêmio on the 2nd of December with a 22-7 head to head statistic in favor of Grêmio (12 draws).

Bragantino – Formation

Bragantino adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Pedro Miguel Faria Caixinha decided to play with the following team: Cleiton (7.8), Aderlan (7.0), Leonardo Realpe (7.7), Léo Ortiz  (7.5), Juninho Capixaba (7.3), Matheus Fernandes (7.1), Lucas Evangelista (7.3), Matheus Gonçalves (7.0), Eric Ramires (6.3), Vitinho (6.4) and Eduardo Sasha (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jadsom (7.3), Helinho, Henry Mosquera (7.5), Bruninho, Thiago Borbas (6.3), Gustavinho, Raul, Sorriso, Ignacio Laquintana, Andrés Hurtado (6.6), Luan Cândido (6.8) and Lucão.

Bragantino could not rely on the presence of Andrés Hurtado (injured).

Substitutions

Bragantino made 5 changes: Eduardo Sasha for Thiago Borbas (63′), Matheus Fernandes for Luan Cândido (82′), Aderlan for Andrés Hurtado (64′), Eric Ramires for Jadsom (46′) and Vitinho for Henry Mosquera (64′).

Best player: Cleiton​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bragantino was the goalkeeper: Cleiton. His rating is 7.75. He performed 5 saves.

Fluminense – Formation

Also Fluminense adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Fernando Diniz Silva played with: Fábio (6.7), Samuel Xavier (6.4), Marlon (6.7), André (7.7), Diogo Barbosa (7.5), Matheus Martinelli (6.4), Alexsander (6.3), Jhon Arias (6.3), Daniel (6.6), Keno (7.5) and Germán Cano (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ganso (6.7), Felipe Andrade, Yony González (7.0), Leonardo Fernández (7.5), Lelê (6.4), Pedro Rangel, Guga, Isaac, Giovanni, David Braz, Rafael Monteiro and Vitor Eudes.

Fluminense could not rely on the presence of Ganso (injured).

Substitutions

Fluminense made 4 changes: Diogo Barbosa for Leonardo Fernández (75′), Alexsander for Yony González (60′), Daniel for Ganso (60′) and Samuel Xavier for Lelê (85′).

Best player: André​

The most impressive player for Fluminense was André.

His rating is (7.7) with 75 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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

• Bragantino – Fluminense – 1-0
• Botafogo – Athletico PR – 1-1
• Coritiba – Palmeiras – 0-2
• Internacional – Santos – 7-1
• Atlético Mineiro – Cruzeiro – 0-1
• Corinthians – América Mineiro – 1-1
• Flamengo – Vasco da Gama – 1-0