RIO DE JANEIRO. Santos was able to reverse the score against Flamengo to win 2-1. It was Flamengo to strike first with a goal of Pedro at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 33′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Joaquim gave the win to Santos in the 89′ minute. Flamengo lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
Also, Flamengo had 2 players sent off: Gerson (42′ for a red card) and Bruno Henrique (90′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Rafael Rodrigo Klein with the help of Guilherme Dias Camilo and Jorge Eduardo Bernardi. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.93 degrees Celsius or 75.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Flamengo had a strong ball possession 60% while Santos was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Santos was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Santos won the contest.
Flamengo shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Santos shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Flamengo received 2 yellow cards (Bruno Henrique and Gabriel Barbosa). On the opposite side, Santos received 2 yellow cards (Lucas Braga and Rodrigo Fernández).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Flamengo will stay with 50 points like Grêmio to move up in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Santos will have 37 points like Bahia, Cruzeiro and Corinthians to move down in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Flamengo will play away against São Paulo on the 2nd of December with a 17-13 head to head statistic in favor of São Paulo (13 draws).
Santos will play away agasint Athletico PR on the 28th of November with a 21-11 head to head statistic in favor of Santos (7 draws).
Flamengo – Formation
Flamengo
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42'
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21'
Flamengo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Adenor Leonardo Bacchi decided to play with the following team: Agustín Rossi , Wesley , Fabrício Bruno , Léo Pereira , Ayrton Lucas , Gerson , Thiago Maia , Luiz Araújo , Giorgian De Arrascaeta , Bruno Henrique and Pedro .
The home team had on the bench: Santos, Guillermo Varela, Rodrigo Caio , Gabriel Barbosa , Everton, Filipe Luís, Matheus Cunha, Victor Hugo , Pablo, Cleiton, Matheuzinho and Petterson.
Substitutions
Flamengo made 5 changes: Giorgian De Arrascaeta for Rodrigo Caio (57′), Wesley for Matheuzinho (46′), Pedro for Gabriel Barbosa (46′), Luiz Araújo for Victor Hugo (46′) and Ayrton Lucas for Everton (90′).
Best player: Pedro
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Flamengo was Pedro.
His rating is with 1 goal, 7 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass.
Santos – Formation
Santos
Santos started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Marcelo Fernandes played with: João Paulo , Lucas Braga , Messias , Joaquim , Kevyson , Rodrigo Fernández , Tomás Rincón , Jean Lucas , Nonato , Yeferson Soteldo and Julio Furch .
They had on the bench: Vladimir, Gabriel Mateus, João Lucas , Dodô, Maximiliano Silvera , Dodi , Stiven Mendoza , Lucas Lima , Camacho, Jair, Weslley Patati, Júnior Caiçara and Gabriel Inocêncio.
Substitutions
Santos made 5 changes: Tomás Rincón for Stiven Mendoza (46′), Nonato for Maximiliano Silvera (62′), Julio Furch for Lucas Lima (78′), Lucas Braga for João Lucas (78′) and Rodrigo Fernández for Dodi (68′).
Best player: Joaquim
The player that probably impressed the most for Santos was Joaquim.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
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
