CURITIBA. Athletico PR overcomes Cuiabá 1-0 after P. Rocha scored just 1 goal (58′). Athletico PR was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (65%) was among the factors of its victory.
Clayson received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Cuiabá lost the match.
The match was played at the Arena da Baixada stadium in Curitiba on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Braulio da Silva Machado assisted by Eder Alexandre and Thiago Americano Labes. The 4th official was Leonardo Sigari Zanon. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 3 On Target 1
- 16 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 125 Attack 71
- 57 Dangerous attack 36
- 89 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 14
- 4 Yellow Cards 7
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Athletico PR had a strong ball possession 65% while Cuiabá was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Athletico PR was has a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Athletico PR won the match.
Athletico PR shot 19 times, 3 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cuiabá shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Athletico PR received 4 yellow cards (N. Hernandez Rodriguez, F. Canesin, D. Terans and Ze Ivaldo). Talking about the opposition, Cuiabá received 7 yellow cards (Walter, Marllon, Joao Lucas, R. Gava, Clayson, and ).
Also, Cuiabá didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Clayson (Cuiabá) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Athletico PR will have 45 points like São Paulo to go down in the 13th place. On the other side, Cuiabá will stay with 43 points like Juventude to soar in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Athletico PR will host Palmeiras on the 6th of December with a 16-9 head to head statistic in favor of Palmeiras (10 draws).
Cuiabá will host Fortaleza on the 6th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Athletico PR – Formation
Athletico PR started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Alberto Valentim do Carmo Neto decided to play with the following team: Santos
, Pedro Henrique , Thiago Heleno , Nicolás Hernández , Marcinho , Erick , Léo Cittadini , Abner Vinícius , Nikão , David Terans and Pedro Rocha .The home team had on the bench: Khellven, Zé Ivaldo
, Juninho, Vinicius Mingotti, Bento, Jader, Fernando Canesin , Bissoli , Lucas Fasson, Pedrinho , Jáderson and Márcio Azevedo.Athletico PR could not rely on the presence of F. Canesin (injured).
Substitutions
Athletico PR made 4 changes: N. Hernandez Rodriguez for G. Bissoli (46′), Cittadini Leo for F. Canesin (72′), P. Rocha for Ze Ivaldo (81′) and D. Terans for Pedrinho (82′).
Best player: Pedro Henrique
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Athletico PR was Pedro Henrique even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 72 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.Cuiabá – Formation
Cuiabá started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Jorge José de Amorim Campos played with: Walter
, João Lucas , Marllon , Paulão , Uendel , Camilo , Max , Rafael Gava , Pepê , Felipe Marques and Jenison .These were the players on the bench: Anderson Conceição, João Carlos, Osman, Élton
, L. Hernández, Guilherme Pato, Uillian Correia , Clayson , Yuri , Yesus Cabrera , Lucas Ramon and Jonathan Cafú.Substitutions
Cuiabá made 5 changes: M. Alves for Clayson (64′), Pepe for Y. Cabrera (64′), Jenison for Elton (64′), R. Gava for Yuri (66′) and Marllon for Uillian (86′).
Best player: Pepê
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cuiabá was Pepê.
His rating is
with 17 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Sport Recife – Flamengo – 1-1
- Athletico PR – Cuiabá – 1-0
- Chapecoense – Atlético GO – 0-1