BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro defeats Fortaleza 3-1. Atlético Mineiro capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio stadium in Belo Horizonte on Wednesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Matheus Delgado Candançan who was helped by Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis and Alessandro Álvaro Rocha de Matos. The 4th official was . The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 27.42 degrees Celsius or 81.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Atlético Mineiro

3 - 1

Fortaleza

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 11 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 128 Attack 93
  • 48 Dangerous attack 23
  • 100 Ball safe 91
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Atlético Mineiro had a superior ball possession 57% while Fortaleza was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Mineiro had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Mineiro won the match​.

Atlético Mineiro shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fortaleza shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Atlético Mineiro didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Fortaleza received 2 yellow cards (Pedro Rocha and Gonzalo Escobar).

Match Timeline

Paulinho(goal)Rubens
16'
44'
Juan Martín Lucero(goal)Gonzalo Escobar
51'
Paulinho(goal)Hulk
56'
Hulk(penalty)
61'
66'
Dudu- sub ->Gonzalo Escobar
66'
Marinho- sub ->Caio Alexandre
66'
Pedro Rocha- sub ->Yago Pikachu
78'
Lucas Crispim- sub ->Tomás Pochettino
79'
Imanol Machuca- sub ->Thiago Galhardo
84'
85'
88'
Pedro Rocha- Yellow
Cadu- sub ->Hulk
90'
Igor Gomes- sub ->Matías Zaracho
90'
Pedrinho- sub ->Renzo Saravia
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Palmeiras
70
38
Grêmio
68
38
Atlético Mineiro
66
38
Flamengo
66
38
Botafogo
64
38
Bragantino
62
38
Fluminense
56
38
Athletico PR
56
38
Internacional
55
38
Fortaleza
54
38
São Paulo
53
38
Cuiabá
51
38
Corinthians
50
38
Cruzeiro
47
38
Vasco da Gama
45
38
Bahia
44
38
Santos
43
38
Goiás
38
38
Coritiba
30
38
América Mineiro
24
38

After playing this encounter, Atlético Mineiro will have 52 points like Bragantino to go down in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Fortaleza will stay with 42 points to remain in the 9th 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).

Fortaleza will play away agasint Bragantino on the 24th of November with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Bragantino (0 draws).

Atlético Mineiro – Formation

Atlético Mineiro
G
Everson 22.Brazil
6.8
D
Guilherme Arana 13.Brazil
6.8
D
Renzo Saravia 26.Argentina
7.9
90'
D
Mauricio Lemos 28.Uruguay
7.1
D
Jemerson 34.Brazil
7.1
M
Otávio 5.Brazil
7.1
M
Matías Zaracho 15.Argentina
7.3
90'
M
Alan Franco 23.Ecuador
6.3
M
Rubens 44.Brazil
6.8
85'
F
Hulk 7.Brazil
8.5
90' 61'
F
Paulinho 10.Brazil
8.4
84' 16', 56'
Substitutes
G
Matheus Mendes 31.Brazil
D
Réver 4.Brazil
D
Igor Rabello 16.Brazil
D
Mariano 25.Brazil
M
Edenilson 8.Brazil
6.4
84'
M
Igor Gomes 17.Brazil
90'
M
Hyoran 20.Brazil
M
Pedrinho 38.Brazil
90'
M
Patrick 49.Brazil
F
C. Pavón 9.Argentina
7.0
85'
F
Cadu 42.Brazil
90'
F
Alisson Santana 45.Brazil

Atlético Mineiro started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari decided to play with the following team: Éverson (6.8), Renzo Saravia (7.9), Mauricio Lemos (7.1), Jemerson (7.1), Guilherme Arana (6.8), Matías Zaracho (7.3), Alan Franco (6.3), Otávio (7.1), Rubens (6.8), Hulk (8.5) and Paulinho (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Réver, Edenilson (6.4), Cristian Pavón (7.0), Igor Rabello, Igor Gomes, Hyoran, Mariano, Matheus Mendes, Pedrinho, Carlos Eduardo, Alisson Santana and Patrick.

Substitutions

Atlético Mineiro made 5 changes: Hulk for Carlos Eduardo (90′), Matías Zaracho for Igor Gomes (90′), Paulinho for Edenilson (84′), Renzo Saravia for Pedrinho (90′) and Rubens for Cristian Pavón (85′).

Best player: Hulk​

The most impressive player for Atlético Mineiro was Hulk.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 43 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Fortaleza – Formation

Fortaleza
G
João Ricardo 1.Brazil
6.0
D
Tinga 2.Brazil
6.8
D
Tobias Figueiredo 3.Portugal
6.4
D
Marcelo Benevenuto 5.Brazil
6.6
D
Gonzalo Escobar 33.Argentina
6.0
66' 51'
M
Tomás Pochettino 7.Argentina
6.6
78'
M
Caio Alexandre 8.Brazil
6.4
66'
M
Zé Welison 17.Brazil
6.7
M
Yago Pikachu 22.Brazil
6.8
66'
M
Thiago Galhardo 91.Brazil
6.0
79'
F
Juan Martín Lucero 9.Argentina
7.3
44'
Substitutes
G
Fernando Miguel 16.Brazil
G
Mauricio Kozlinski 30.Brazil
D
Bernardo Schappo 14.Brazil
D
Dudu 20.Brazil
7.3
66'
M
Lucas Crispim 10.Brazil
7.0
78'
M
Pedro Augusto 21.Brazil
F
Romarinho 11.Brazil
F
Marinho 12.Brazil
6.7
66'
F
Silvio Romero 18.Argentina
F
Guilherme 29.Brazil
F
Pedro Rocha 32.Brazil
6.3
66' 88'
F
Imanol Machuca 39.Argentina
6.7
79'

Fortaleza started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Juan Pablo Vojvoda played with: João Ricardo (6.0), Tinga (6.8), Marcelo Benevenuto (6.6), Tobias Figueiredo (6.4), Gonzalo Escobar (6.0), Zé Welison (6.7), Caio Alexandre (6.4), Yago Pikachu (6.8), Tomás Pochettino (6.6), Thiago Galhardo (6.0) and Juan Martín Lucero (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lucas Crispim (7.0), Romarinho, Marinho (6.7), Bernardo Schappo, Fernando Miguel, Silvio Romero, Dudu (7.3), Pedro Augusto, Guilherme, Mauricio Kozlinski, Pedro Rocha (6.3) and Imanol Machuca (6.7).

Substitutions

Fortaleza made 5 changes: Yago Pikachu for Pedro Rocha (66′), Gonzalo Escobar for Dudu (66′), Caio Alexandre for Marinho (66′), Tomás Pochettino for Lucas Crispim (78′) and Thiago Galhardo for Imanol Machuca (79′).

Best player: Juan Martín Lucero​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fortaleza was Juan Martín Lucero.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6.

Results of the day

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