BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro demolishes Athletico PR 4-0 with goals of Hulk (24′ pen), Keno (35′), E. Vargas (56′) and E. Vargas (69′). Atlético Mineiro took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Bruno Arleu de Araujo with the support of Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa and Fabricio Vilarinho Da Silva. The 4th official was Savio Pereira Sampaio. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.8 degrees Celsius or 76.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 5 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 82 Attack 69
- 51 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Atlético Mineiro had a superior ball possession 57% while Athletico PR was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Mineiro was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Mineiro won the match.
Atlético Mineiro shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Athletico PR shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Atlético Mineiro received 3 yellow cards (Hulk, G. Arana and I. Rabello). On the other side, Athletico PR received 3 yellow cards (T. Heleno, N. Hernandez Rodriguez and P. Henrique).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
Atlético Mineiro and Athletico PR will play the return match on the at the Arena da Baixada
Atlético Mineiro – Formation
Atlético Mineiro started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alexi Stival decided to play with the following team: Éverson
, Mariano , Igor Rabello , Junior Alonso , Guilherme Arana , Jair , Allan , Matías Zaracho , Hulk , Keno and Diego Costa .The home team had on the bench: Guga, Nathan, Hyoran, Eduardo Sasha, Micael, Jefferson Savarino, Rafael, Calebe
, Eduardo Vargas , Dodô, Nacho Fernández and Tchê Tchê .Atlético Mineiro could not rely on the presence of E. Vargas (injured) and Tche Tche (injured).
Substitutions
Atlético Mineiro made 4 changes: D. Costa for E. Vargas (13′), Keno for I. Fernandez (67′), Jair for C. Goncalves (83′) and Allan for Tche Tche (83′).
Best player: Eduardo Vargas
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlético Mineiro was Eduardo Vargas.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 13′.
Athletico PR – Formation
Athletico PR started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Alberto Valentim do Carmo Neto played with: Santos
, Pedro Henrique , Thiago Heleno , Nicolás Hernández , Marcinho , Erick , Léo Cittadini , Abner Vinícius , Nikão , David Terans and Renato Kayzer .These were the players on the bench: Jaderson, Nicolas
, Jader , Vinicius Mingotti , Bento, Márcio Azevedo, Rômulo, Lucas Fasson, Pedro Rocha , Zé Ivaldo, Fernando Canesin and Juninho.Substitutions
Athletico PR made 5 changes: N. Hernandez Rodriguez for P. Rocha (62′), D. Terans for J. Barbosa (72′), R. de Souza for V. Mingotti (72′), Abner for Nicolas Vichiatto (85′) and Cittadini Leo for F. Canesin (85′).
Best player: Nikão
The most impressive player for Athletico PR was Nikão.
His rating is
with 26 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Copa do Brasil.