BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro had a close win over Bragantino. Atlético Mineiro was decisively better in terms of ball possession (61%) was among the factors of its victory.​

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. The referee was Rodolpho Toski Marques with the support of Bruno Boschilia and Sidmar dos Santos Meurer. The 4th official was Savio Pereira Sampaio. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28.5 degrees Celsius or 83.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Atlético Mineiro

4 - 3

Bragantino

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 14 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 8
  • 8 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 99 Attack 106
  • 40 Dangerous attack 37
  • 74 Ball safe 64
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 5 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Atlético Mineiro had a strong ball possession 61% while Bragantino was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Mineiro was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Mineiro won the match​.

Atlético Mineiro shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Bragantino shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Atlético Mineiro received 1 yellow card (Hulk). On the opposite side, Bragantino received 2 yellow cards (d. C. Helio Junio N. and Artur).

Match Timeline

20'
23'
Helinho- Yellow
39'
Ytalo(goal)
44'
46'
46'
47'
Matías Zaracho(goal)Keno
52'
Alan Franco- sub ->Tche Tche
57'
Hulk- sub ->D. Costa
57'
78'
82'
82'
Hulk(goal)
89'
Hulk- Yellow
90'
90'
Réver- sub ->Nathan
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 match, Atlético Mineiro will have 84 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Bragantino will stay with 53 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro will play away against Grêmio on the 10th of December with a 16-8 head to head record in favor of Grêmio (7 draws).

Bragantino will host Internacional on the 10th of December with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Internacional (1 draw).

Atlético Mineiro – Formation

Atlético Mineiro
G
Everson 22.Brazil
7.5
D
Mariano 25.Brazil
6.8
D
J. Alonso 3.Paraguay
5.9
D
Guilherme Arana 13.Brazil
6.7
D
Nathan Silva 40.Brazil
6.4
90'
M
Tchê Tchê 37.Brazil
6.5
57'
M
Jair 8.Brazil
6.2
46'
M
Nathan 23.Brazil
6.6
46'
M
Matías Zaracho 15.Argentina
7.5
52'
M
Keno 11.Brazil
8.4
20'
F
Diego Costa 19.Spain
6.7
57'
Substitutes
G
Rafael 32.Brazil
D
Igor Rabello 16.Brazil
D
Guga 2.Brazil
D
Réver 4.Brazil
90'
D
Dodô 6.Brazil
M
Hyoran 20.Brazil
M
Alan Franco 21.Ecuador
6.4
57'
M
Allan 29.Brazil
7.2
46'
M
Calebe 27.Brazil
M
Dylan Borrero 30.Colombia
F
J. Savarino 17.Venezuela
7.3
46' 78'
F
Hulk 7.Brazil
8.0
57' 90' 89'

Atlético Mineiro adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Alexi Stival decided to play with the following team: Éverson (7.5), Mariano (6.8), Nathan Silva (6.4), Junior Alonso (5.9), Guilherme Arana (6.7), Jair (6.2), Tchê Tchê (6.5), Matías Zaracho (7.5), Nathan (6.6), Keno (8.4) and Diego Costa (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Hyoran, Alan Franco (6.4), Jefferson Savarino (7.3), Allan (7.2), Hulk (8.0), Igor Rabello, Guga, Réver, Calebe, Rafael, D. Borrero and Dodô.

Substitutions

Atlético Mineiro made 5 changes: Nathan for J. Savarino (46′), Jair for Allan (46′), Tche Tche for A. Franco (57′), D. Costa for Hulk (57′) and Nathan for Rever (90′).

Best player: Keno​

The most impressive player for Atlético Mineiro was Keno.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 41 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

Bragantino – Formation

Bragantino
G
Cleiton 18.Brazil
5.8
D
Aderlan 13.Brazil
6.6
D
Fabrício Bruno 14.Brazil
6.2
D
Luan Cândido 29.Brazil
6.3
D
Natan 21.Brazil
6.4
M
Tomás Cuello 28.Argentina
7.1
82'
M
Emiliano Martínez 40.Uruguay
6.5
82'
M
Jadsom 5.Brazil
6.8
M
Artur 7.Brazil
7.8
44' 47', 90'
M
Helinho 11.Brazil
6.2
23'
F
Ytalo 15.Brazil
7.3
90' 39'
Substitutes
G
J. de 1.Brazil
G
Maycon Cleiton 12.Brazil
D
C. Haydar 24.Colombia
D
Weverton 17.Brazil
D
Edimar 6.Brazil
M
Bruno Tubarão 20.Brazil
6.5
82'
M
Luciano 43.Brazil
M
Praxedes 25.Brazil
6.2
82'
F
Pedrinho 33.Brazil
F
Gabriel Novaes 35.Brazil
F
J. Hurtado 27.Colombia
F
Alerrandro 9.Brazil
90'

Also Bragantino adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Maurício Nogueira Barbieri played with: Cleiton (5.8), Aderlan (6.6), Fabrício Bruno (6.2), Natan (6.4), Luan Cândido (6.3), Emiliano Martínez (6.5), Jadsom (6.8), Helinho (6.2), Artur (7.8), Tomás Cuello (7.1) and Ytalo (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Pedrinho, Júlio César, Gabriel Novaes, C. Haydar, J. Hurtado, Weverton, Bruno (6.5), Luciano, Edimar Fraga, Maycon Cleiton, Bruno Praxedes (6.2) and Alerrandro.

Substitutions

Bragantino made 3 changes: E. Martinez for B. Praxedes (82′), T. Cuello for Bruno Tubarao (82′) and Ytalo for Alerrandro (90′).

Best player: Artur​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bragantino was Artur.

His rating is (7.8) with 2 goals, 29 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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