BRAGANçA PAULISTA. Bragantino tops Corinthians 1-0 after Helinho scored just 1 goal (29′). Bragantino capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid stadium in Bragança Paulista on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Raphael Claus with the collaboration of Neuza Ines Back and Leandro Matos Feitosa. The 4th official was Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.93 degrees Celsius or 75.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bragantino was in firm control of the ball 56% while Corinthians was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bragantino had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bragantino won the match​.

Bragantino shot 19 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Corinthians shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Bragantino received 1 yellow card (Helinho). Regarding the opposition, Corinthians received 2 yellow cards (Fágner and Gustavo Silva).

Standings

After this match, Bragantino will have 58 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Corinthians will stay with 40 points like Cuiabá to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Bragantino will play away against Vasco da Gama on the 2nd of December with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Vasco da Gama (7 draws).

Corinthians will play away agasint Coritiba on the 2nd of December with a 15-1 head to head record in favor of Corinthians (7 draws).

Bragantino – Formation

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

The manager Pedro Miguel Faria Caixinha decided to play with the following team: Cleiton (7.5), Andrés Hurtado (7.3), Leonardo Realpe (7.3), Léo Ortiz  (7.5), Juninho Capixaba (7.9), Jadsom (6.4), Matheus Fernandes (7.7), Helinho (8.4), Lucas Evangelista (7.1), Henry Mosquera (6.7) and Eduardo Sasha (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Aderlan, Bruninho, Thiago Borbas (6.4), Talisson (6.7), Gustavinho, Raul (6.7), Matheus Gonçalves, Sorriso, Vitinho (6.7), Luan Patrick, Luan Cândido (7.0) and Lucão.

Bragantino could not rely on the presence of Talisson (injured).

Substitutions

Bragantino made 5 changes: Jadsom for Luan Cândido (66′), Henry Mosquera for Vitinho (56′), Eduardo Sasha for Thiago Borbas (66′), Helinho for Talisson (74′) and Juninho Capixaba for Raul (74′).

Best player: Helinho​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bragantino was Helinho.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 31 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 9 crosses.

Corinthians – Formation

Corinthians started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Luiz Antônio Venker de Menezes played with: Cássio (7.3), Fágner (6.7), Gil (7.5), B. Méndez (7.0), Fábio Santos (6.6), F. Vera (6.3), Maycon (6.8), M. Rojas (7.0), Giuliano (7.0), Á. Romero (6.3) and Yuri Alberto (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Rafael Ramos, Renato Augusto (6.7), Caetano, Gustavo Silva (6.4), Matheus Bidu, Carlos Miguel, Pedro Henrique (6.4), Roni, Matheus Araújo, Ruan Oliveira, Felipe Augusto (6.7) and Gabriel Moscardo.

Corinthians could not rely on the presence of Felipe Augusto (injured).

Substitutions

Corinthians made 4 changes: Á. Romero for Gustavo Silva (68′), F. Vera for Renato Augusto (62′), M. Rojas for Pedro Henrique (46′) and Yuri Alberto for Felipe Augusto (46′).

Best player: Gil​

The player that probably impressed the most for Corinthians was Gil.

His rating is (7.5) with 29 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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

• Bragantino – Corinthians – 1-0
• Palmeiras – Athletico PR – 1-0
• Fortaleza – Flamengo – 0-2
• Coritiba – Goiás – 0-1
• Cruzeiro – Internacional – 1-2