CURITIBA. Grêmio bested Coritiba to win 2-1. It was Grêmio to strike first with a goal of M. Villasanti at the 27′. Then it was a penalty in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ferreira gave the win to Grêmio in the 83′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Marcelo de Lima Henrique assisted by Thiago Henrique Neto Correa Farinha and Renan Aguiar da Costa. The 4th official was Lucas Paulo Torezin. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.37 degrees Celsius or 70.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Coritiba was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Grêmio that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Grêmio was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Grêmio won the encounter.
Coritiba shot 13 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Grêmio shot 19 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Coritiba received 2 yellow cards (M. Moreno and Islam Slimani). On the opposite side, Grêmio received 2 yellow cards (W. Kannemann and Fábio).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Coritiba will stay with 23 points to hold in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Grêmio will have 53 points like Palmeiras to lose in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Coritiba will play away with Bragantino on the 28th of November with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Coritiba (3 draws).
Grêmio will play away agasint Fluminense on the 2nd of December with a 22-7 head to head stats in favor of Grêmio (12 draws).
Coritiba – Formation
Coritiba
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74'
60'
Coritiba started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Thiago Kosloski decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Vasconcelos , Diogo Batista , Thalisson , Henrique , Victor Luís , Willian Farias , Robson , Matheus Bianqui , S. Gómez , M. Moreno and Garcez .
The home team had on the bench: Reynaldo, Bruno Gomes , Andrey , Islam Slimani , Jesé Rodríguez , Fransérgio, Lucas Barbosa, Andreas Samaris, Luan Polli, Jean Pedroso, Jamerson and Edu.
Coritiba could not rely on the presence of Jesé Rodríguez (injured) and Jamerson (injured).
Substitutions
Coritiba made 5 changes: Matheus Bianqui for Islam Slimani (46′), Robson for Jesé Rodríguez (79′), Garcez for Bruno Gomes (66′), Victor Luís for Jamerson (79′) and S. Gómez for Andrey (73′).
Best player: Robson
The most impressive player for Coritiba was Robson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Grêmio – Formation
Grêmio
Grêmio started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Renato Portaluppi played with: Gabriel Grando , Bruno Alves , Geromel , W. Kannemann , Fábio , M. Villasanti , Pepê , Reinaldo , F. Cristaldo , Everton Galdino and L. Suárez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Luan, F. Carballo , Ferreira , J. Galvão, Bruno Uvini , João Pedro , L. Besozzi , Caíque, Nathan Fernandes, Josué Souza dos Santos, Cuiabano and André Henrique.
Grêmio could not rely on the presence of Bruno Uvini (injured).
Substitutions
Grêmio made 5 changes: Pepê for F. Carballo (34′), Fábio for João Pedro (72′), Geromel for Bruno Uvini (54′), F. Cristaldo for Ferreira (72′) and Everton Galdino for L. Besozzi (72′).
Best player: Ferreira
The most impressive player for Grêmio was Ferreira.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 72′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Corinthians – Athletico PR – 1-0
- Coritiba – Grêmio – 1-2
- Internacional – América Mineiro – 1-1
- Flamengo – Santos – 1-2
