SãO PAULO, SãO PAULO. Corinthians beats Athletico PR 1-0 after F. Santos scored a penalty (65′). Corinthians was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (66%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Neo Química Arena (São Paulo, São Paulo) stadium in São Paulo, São Paulo on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Paulo Cesar Zanovelli assisted by Guilherme Dias Camilo and Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira. The 4th official was Thiago Lourenço De Mattos. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26 degrees Celsius or 78.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 6 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 127 Attack 80
- 59 Dangerous attack 25
- 64 Ball safe 51
- 1 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 10
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Corinthians was in firm control of the ball 66% while Athletico PR was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Corinthians was was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Corinthians won the match.
Corinthians shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Athletico PR shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Corinthians received 5 yellow cards (Gabriel, Joao Victor, Gil, Fagner and F. Santos). Talking about the opposition, Athletico PR received 3 yellow cards (Christian, T. Heleno and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Corinthians will have 56 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Athletico PR will stay with 42 points to soar in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Corinthians will host Grêmio on the 5th of December with a 11-9 head to head stats in favor of Grêmio (10 draws).
Athletico PR will host Palmeiras on the 6th of December with a 16-9 head to head record in favor of Palmeiras (10 draws).
Corinthians – Formation
Corinthians
90'
65'
82'
Corinthians started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sylvio Mendes Campos Junior decided to play with the following team: Cássio , Fagner , João Victor , Gil , Fábio Santos , Du Queiroz , Gabriel , Renato Augusto , Gabriel Pereira , Jô and Róger Guedes .
The home team had on the bench: Vitinho, Gustavo Mantuan, Willian , Raul Bicalho, João Pedro, Lucas Piton, Xavier , Luan, Gustavo Silva , Roni, Matheus Donelli and Adson.
Substitutions
Corinthians made 4 changes: G. Pereira for Willian (46′), Jo for Mosquito (82′), Gabriel for Xavier (82′) and D. Queiroz for Roni (90′).
Best player: Renato Augusto
The most impressive player for Corinthians was Renato Augusto even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 82 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Athletico PR – Formation
Athletico PR
Athletico PR started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Alberto Valentim do Carmo Neto played with: Santos , Pedro Henrique , Thiago Heleno , Nicolás Hernández , Marcinho , Léo Cittadini , Erick , Abner Vinícius , Nikão , Pedro Rocha and Christian .
These were the players on the bench: Márcio Azevedo, Fernando Canesin , Jader , David Terans , Nicolas , José Ivaldo, Carlos Eduardo, Bento, Lucas Fasson, Bissoli , Khellven and Pedrinho.
Substitutions
Athletico PR made 5 changes: Cittadini Leo for D. Terans (64′), N. Hernandez Rodriguez for Nicolas Vichiatto (75′), Abner for G. Bissoli (75′), Erick for J. Barbosa (80′) and P. Rocha for F. Canesin (81′).
Best player: Nikão
The player that probably impressed the most for Athletico PR was Nikão.
His rating is with 31 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 4 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
