Atlético Mineiro recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Fluminense 2-1 with H. scoring 2 goals. HIGHLIGHTS

BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro managed to find the solution against Fluminense to win 2-1. H. was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals.

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Atlético Mineiro recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Fluminense 2-1 with H. scoring 2 goals. HIGHLIGHTS

BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro managed to find the solution against Fluminense to win 2-1. H. was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Fluminense to strike first with a goal of Manoel at the 14′. Then it was a penalty in the 37′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Hulk gave the win to Atlético Mineiro in the 60′ minute with a goal scoring a double.

The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. In front of 59,900 spectators.​ The referee was Marielson Alves Silva with the help of Alessandro Álvaro Rocha de Matos and Elicarlos Franco de Oliveira. The 4th official was Ronei Candido Alves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27.9 degrees Celsius or 82.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Atlético Mineiro

2 - 1

Team 1

Fluminense

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 9 Total 5
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 88 Attack 77
  • 55 Dangerous attack 23
  • 51 Ball safe 61
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 7
  • 6 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Atlético Mineiro was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Fluminense that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Mineiro was has a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Mineiro won the match​.

Atlético Mineiro shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Fluminense shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Atlético Mineiro received 5 yellow cards (Nathan, Allan, Keno, J. Alonso and Jair). On the other side, Fluminense received 3 yellow cards (S. Xavier, D. Braz and Matheus Martins).

Match Timeline

14'
Manoel(goal)Marlon
22'
30'
Hulk(penalty)
37'
39'
Samuel Xavier- Yellow
44'
Keno- Yellow
46'
55'
Hulk(goal)
60'
E. Vargas- sub ->D. Costa
68'
68'
68'
69'
69'
75'
79'
86'
87'
Alexandre Jesus- sub ->Wellington
88'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Atlético Mineiro
84
38
Flamengo
71
38
Palmeiras
66
38
Fortaleza
58
38
Corinthians
57
38
Bragantino
56
38
Fluminense
54
38
América Mineiro
53
38
Atlético GO
53
38
Santos
50
38
Ceará
50
38
Internacional
48
38
São Paulo
48
38
Athletico PR
47
38
Cuiabá
47
38
Juventude
46
38
Grêmio
43
38
Bahia
43
38
Sport Recife
38
38
Chapecoense
15
38

After this encounter, Atlético Mineiro will have 78 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Fluminense will stay with 51 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro will host Bragantino on the 5th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Mineiro (2 draws).

Fluminense will play away agasint Bahia on the 5th of December with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Fluminense (6 draws).

Atlético Mineiro – Formation

Atlético Mineiro
G
Everson 22.Brazil
7.0
D
Mariano 25.Brazil
7.3
D
J. Alonso 3.Paraguay
7.2
55'
D
Guilherme Arana  13.Brazil
6.7
D
Nathan Silva 40.Brazil
6.8
22'
M
Jair  8.Brazil
7.3
90'
M
Allan 29.Brazil
6.4
68' 30'
M
Matías Zaracho 15.Argentina
6.6
M
Keno 11.Brazil
6.2
75' 44'
F
Hulk 7.Brazil
7.8
88' Goals37', 60'
F
Diego Costa 19.Spain
6.8
68' 90'
Substitutes
G
Rafael 32.Brazil
D
Igor Rabello 16.Brazil
D
Guga 2.Brazil
D
Dodô 6.Brazil
M
Calebe 27.Brazil
M
Nathan 23.Brazil
M
J. Savarino 17.Venezuela
M
Hyoran 20.Brazil
M
Tchê Tchê 37.Brazil
6.9
68'
M
Nacho Fernández 26.Argentina
6.8
75'
F
Eduardo Sasha 18.Brazil
6.6
88'
F
E. Vargas 10.Chile
6.5
68'

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

The manager Alexi Stival decided to play with the following team: Éverson (7.0), Mariano (7.3), Nathan Silva (6.8), Junior Alonso (7.2), Guilherme Arana (6.7), Jair (7.3), Allan (6.4), Matías Zaracho (6.6), Keno (6.2), Hulk (7.8) and Diego Costa (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Calebe, Nathan, J. Savarino, Igor Rabello, Hyoran, Rafael, Guga, Eduardo Sasha (6.6), Eduardo Vargas (6.4), Tchê Tchê (6.9), Nacho Fernández (6.8) and Dodô.

Atlético Mineiro could not rely on the presence of E. Vargas (injured).

Substitutions

Atlético Mineiro made 4 changes: D. Costa for E. Vargas (68′), Allan for Tche Tche (68′), Keno for I. Fernandez (75′) and Hulk for Eduardo (88′).

Best player: Hulk​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Mineiro was Hulk.

His rating is (7.8) with 2 goals, 12 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Fluminense – Formation

Fluminense
G
Marcos Felipe 1.Brazil
6.3
D
David Braz 44.Brazil
6.4
46'
D
Manoel 26.Brazil
7.0
Goals14'
D
Samuel Xavier 2.Brazil
6.3
39'
D
Marlon 30.Brazil
6.8
M
Wellington 5.Brazil
6.8
87'
M
Yago Felipe 20.Brazil
6.5
M
André 35.Brazil
6.8
68'
F
F. Chaves Guedes 9.Brazil
6.8
69'
F
Caio Paulista 70.Brazil
6.6
69'
F
Luiz Henrique 34.Brazil
6.6
79'
Substitutes
G
Muriel 27.Brazil
D
Luccas Claro 4.Brazil
D
Dani Bolt 15.Brazil
D
Danilo Barcelos 14.Brazil
69'
D
Gustavo Apis 29.Brazil
M
Nonato 8.Brazil
M
Matheus Martins 18.Brazil
6.2
79' 86'
M
J. Arias 21.Colombia
M
Juan Cazares 11.Ecuador
6.8
68'
M
Lucas Calegari 31.Brazil
F
Raúl Bobadilla 19.Paraguay
6.6
69'
F
Alexandre Jesus 17.Brazil
6.2
87'

Fluminense started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Marco Aurelio De Oliveira played with: Marcos Felipe (6.3), Samuel Xavier (6.3), Manoel (7.0), David Braz (6.4), Marlon (6.8), André (6.8), Wellington (6.8), Yago Felipe (6.5), Luiz Henrique (6.6), Fred (6.8) and Caio Paulista (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Nonato, Raúl Bobadilla (6.6), Matheus Martins (6.2), J. Arias, Luccas Claro, Juan Cazares (7.1), Daniel, Muriel, Calegari, Danilo Barcelos, Alexandre Jesus (6.2) and Gustavo.

Substitutions

Fluminense made 5 changes: Andre for J. Cazares (68′), Fred for R. Bobadilla (69′), C. Paulista for D. Barcelos (69′), Henrique Luiz for Matheus Martins (79′) and Wellington for A. Jesus (87′).

Best player: Juan Cazares​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fluminense was Juan Cazares.

His rating is (7.1) with 18 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 68′.

Results of the day

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