SãO PAULO. São Paulo defeats Sport Recife with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Calleri (50′) and a goal from G. Sara (81′).
The match was played at the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo stadium in São Paulo on Saturday and it started at 10:30 pm local time. In front of 35,679 spectators. The referee was Heber Roberto Lopes who had the assistance of Fabricio Vilarinho Da Silva and Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos. The 4th official was Thiago Luis Scarascati. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 20 Total 8
- 9 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 97
- 63 Dangerous attack 44
- 68 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 16 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. São Paulo was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Sport Recife that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
São Paulo was was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why São Paulo won the match.
São Paulo shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sport Recife shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
São Paulo didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sport Recife received 1 yellow card (Gustavo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, São Paulo will have 45 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Sport Recife will stay with 33 points to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, São Paulo will host Juventude on the 6th of December with a 4-3 head to head in favor of São Paulo (2 draws).
Sport Recife will play away agasint Chapecoense on the 7th of December with a 5-5 head to head stats.
São Paulo – Formation
São Paulo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Rogério Mücke Ceni decided to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi , Igor Vinícius , Robert Arboleda , Miranda , Reinaldo , Gabriel Sara , Rodrigo Nestor , Igor Gomes , Vitor Bueno , Emiliano Rigoni and Jonathan Calleri .
The home team had on the bench: Martín Benítez , Diego Costa, Bruno Alves, Éder, Marquinhos , Gabriel Neves , Rafael Silva, Lucas Perri, Welington, Juan, Léo and Liziero.
Substitutions
São Paulo made 5 changes: Vitor for M. Benitez (46′), J. Calleri for Marquinhos (59′), E. Rigoni for Juan (88′), G. Sara for B. Alves (88′) and G. Sara for B. Alves (88′).
Best player: Tiago Volpi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for São Paulo was the goalkeeper: Tiago Volpi. His rating is 8.32. He performed 4 saves.
Sport Recife – Formation
Sport Recife started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Gustavo Atilano Florentín played with: Mailson , Ewerton , Rafael Thyere , Sabino , Sander , Zé Welison , Marcão Silva , Hernanes , Everton Felipe , Mikael and Gustavo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ronaldo Henrique, Hayner, Pedro, Luciano Juba , Chico, Paulinho Moccelin , Carlos Eduardo, Flávio Eugênio Rodrigues de Souza, Renzo, Cristiano and Betinho.
Substitutions
Sport Recife made 2 changes: Hernanes for Paulinho (55′) and Gustavo for L. Batista da Silva Junior (75′).
Best player: Everton Felipe
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sport Recife was Everton Felipe.
His rating is with 52 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Corinthians – Athletico PR – 1-0
- São Paulo – Sport Recife – 2-0
- Atlético Mineiro – Fluminense – 2-1
- Internacional – Santos – 1-1