BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro overcomes Fluminense 2-0 after Paulinho scores a double.
The match was played at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio stadium in Belo Horizonte on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Raphael Claus who had the assistance of Neuza Ines Back and Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse. The 4th official was Wanderson Alves de Souza. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.19 degrees Celsius or 86.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 18 Total 11
- 3 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 4
- 9 Shots blocked 4
- 109 Attack 79
- 52 Dangerous attack 28
- 94 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Atlético Mineiro was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Fluminense that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Mineiro was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Mineiro won the match.
Atlético Mineiro shot 18 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Fluminense shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Atlético Mineiro received 2 yellow cards (Jemerson and Rubens). Talking about the opposition, Fluminense received 2 yellow cards (Fernando Diniz and Lelê).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Atlético Mineiro will have 49 points like Athletico PR to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Fluminense will stay with 45 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro will play away with Bahia on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Atlético Mineiro (9 draws).
Fluminense will host Grêmio on the 2nd of December with a 22-7 head to head in favor of Grêmio (12 draws).
Atlético Mineiro – Formation
Atlético Mineiro
59'
90'
62', 83'
Atlético Mineiro adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari decided to play with the following team: Éverson , Renzo Saravia , Mauricio Lemos , Jemerson , Guilherme Arana , Matías Zaracho , Alan Franco , Otávio , Rubens , Hulk and Paulinho .
The home team had on the bench: Réver, Edenilson , Cristian Pavón , Igor Rabello, Igor Gomes , Hyoran, Mariano, Paulo Vitor, Matheus Mendes, Pedrinho, Alisson Santana and Patrick.
Substitutions
Atlético Mineiro made 3 changes: Rubens for Cristian Pavón (80′), Matías Zaracho for Igor Gomes (90′) and Paulinho for Edenilson (87′).
Best player: Paulinho
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Mineiro was Paulinho.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Fluminense – Formation
Fluminense
Also Fluminense adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Fernando Diniz Silva played with: Fábio , Guga , Marlon , Thiago Santos , David Braz , Diogo Barbosa , Leonardo Fernández , André , Matheus Martinelli , Lima and John Kennedy .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexsander , Keno, Felipe Andrade, Yony González , Lelê , Jhon Arias , Pedro Rangel, Isaac, Giovanni, Lucas da Sliva Justen, Rafael Monteiro and Daniel .
Substitutions
Fluminense made 5 changes: Leonardo Fernández for Lelê (46′), Lima for Alexsander (75′), David Braz for Daniel (67′), Thiago Santos for Jhon Arias (67′) and Guga for Yony González (82′).
Best player: Alexsander
The player that probably impressed the most for Fluminense was Alexsander.
His rating is with 14 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 75′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Athletico PR – São Paulo – 1-1
- Internacional – Coritiba – 3-4
- Atlético Mineiro – Fluminense – 2-0
- Goiás – Vasco da Gama – 1-1
- Corinthians – Santos – 1-1
- Botafogo – Cuiabá – 0-1
