RIO DE JANEIRO. Flamengo beat Ceará to win 2-1. It was Flamengo to strike first with an early goal of Gabriel Barbosa at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Matheuzinho gave the win to Flamengo in the 79′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Caio Max Augusto Vieira with the assistance of Jean Marcio dos Santos and Lorival Candido das Flores. The 4th official was João Ennio Sobral. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.5 degrees Celsius or 76.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Flamengo was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Ceará that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Flamengo was was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Flamengo won the match.
Flamengo shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ceará shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Flamengo received 6 yellow cards (Gabriel Barbosa, E. Ribeiro, Gustavo Henrique, Thiago Maia, Ramon and B. Henrique). Talking about the opposition, Ceará received 1 yellow card (V. Lima).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Flamengo will have 70 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Ceará will stay with 49 points to go up in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Flamengo will host Santos on the 6th of December with a 15-8 head to head in favor of Flamengo (11 draws).
Ceará will host América Mineiro on the 5th of December with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of América Mineiro (7 draws).
Flamengo – Formation
Flamengo
28'
68'
79'
Flamengo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Renato Portaluppi decided to play with the following team: Diego Alves , Matheuzinho , Gustavo Henrique , Léo Pereira , Ramon , Andreas Pereira , Thiago Maia , Everton Ribeiro , Diego , Bruno Henrique and Gabriel Barbosa .
The home team had on the bench: João Gomes, Michael , Rodinei, Gabriel Batista, Hugo Souza , Giorgian De Arrascaeta , Pedro, Bruno Viana , Kenedy, Piris da Motta, Renê and Vitinho.
Flamengo could not rely on the presence of Souza Hugo (injured), B. Viana (injured) and Rene (injured).
Substitutions
Flamengo made 5 changes: D. Alves for Souza Hugo (28′), L. Pereira for B. Viana (46′), E. Ribeiro for G. De Arrascaeta (61′), Diego for Michael (61′) and Ramon for Rene (84′).
Best player: Matheuzinho
The player that probably impressed the most for Flamengo was Matheuzinho.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Ceará – Formation
Ceará
Also Ceará adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Tiago Retzalff Nunes played with: João Ricardo , Igor , Messias , Luiz Otávio , Bruno Pacheco , Fabinho , Fernando Sobral , Kelvyn , Stiven Mendoza , Lima and Yony González .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Rick , Richard, Gabriel Lacerda, Geovane, Klaus, Airton, Gabriel Santos, Cléber, Marlon , Jael, William Oliveira and Jorginho .
Substitutions
Ceará made 5 changes: V. Lima for Jorginho (64′), K. Ramos da Fonseca for R. Jhonatan (64′), Fabinho for Marlon Adriano (83′), Igor for Airton (90′) and Fernando Sobral for Cleber (90′).
Best player: Fernando Sobral
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ceará was Fernando Sobral.
His rating is with 59 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
