SãO PAULO. Palmeiras bounces back against Atlético Mineiro with a goal on the F. Zaracho 36′ and a goal on the H. 61′. Atlético Mineiro was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
P. de Paula Carreiro missed a decisive penalty (56′). That would have allowed Palmeiras to win the match.
The match was played at the Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo on Tuesday and it started at 10:30 pm local time. The referee was Anderson Daronco who was helped by Rafael da Silva Alves and Michael Stanislau. The 4th official was Douglas Marques das Flores. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 12 Total 16
- 7 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 80 Attack 93
- 18 Dangerous attack 50
- 69 Ball safe 71
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 16 Total 22
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atlético Mineiro had a strong ball possession 57% while Palmeiras was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Mineiro was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Atlético Mineiro to win the match.
Palmeiras shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Atlético Mineiro shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Palmeiras received 4 yellow cards (M. Rocha, Deyverson, G. Menino and V. Renan). On the other side, Atlético Mineiro received 3 yellow cards (J. Alonso, D. Costa and I. Fernandez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Palmeiras will have 59 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Atlético Mineiro will have 75 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Palmeiras will play away against Cuiabá on the 1st of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Cuiabá (0 draws).
Atlético Mineiro will host Fluminense on the 28th of November with a 13-9 head to head record in favor of Atlético Mineiro (11 draws).
Palmeiras – Formation
Palmeiras
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74'
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Palmeiras started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira decided to play with the following team: Jailson , Marcos Rocha , Danilo Barbosa , Benjamin Kuscevic , Renan , Jorge , Gabriel Veron , Patrick de Paula , Gabriel Menino , Wesley and Deyverson .
The home team had on the bench: Matheus Fernandes , Lucas Freitas, Victor Luis , Breno Lopes , Willian , Luiz Adriano, Michel and Vinicius Silvestre.
Palmeiras could not rely on the presence of M. Fernandes (injured).
Substitutions
Palmeiras made 4 changes: Gabriel Veron for Breno (73′), G. Menino for M. Fernandes (73′), Jorge for Victor Luis (74′) and W. Ribeiro Silva for Willian (78′).
Best player: Wesley
The most impressive player for Palmeiras was Wesley.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Atlético Mineiro – Formation
Atlético Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Alexi Stival played with: Éverson , Guga , Nathan Silva , Junior Alonso , Guilherme Arana , Jair , Allan , Matías Zaracho , Nacho Fernández , Hulk and Diego Costa .
These were the players on the bench: Igor Rabello, Dylan Borrero, Tchê Tchê , Mariano , Keno , Dodô, Calebe, Sávio, Rafael, Eduardo Vargas , Eduardo Sasha and Neto.
Substitutions
Atlético Mineiro made 5 changes: D. Costa for Keno (46′), Jair for Mariano (60′), Guga for E. Vargas (60′), I. Fernandez for Tche Tche (73′) and F. Zaracho for Eduardo (89′).
Best player: Hulk
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Mineiro was Hulk.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
