RIO DE JANEIRO. Grêmio had a narrow win over Botafogo.
The match was played at the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ramon Abatti with the help of Bruno Boschilia and Thiago Americano Labes. The 4th official was Alex Gomes Stefano. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.67 degrees Celsius or 92.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Botafogo was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Grêmio that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Grêmio had a more offensive attitude with 35 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Grêmio won the match.
Botafogo shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Grêmio shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Botafogo received 1 yellow card (Diego Costa). Talking about the opposition, Grêmio received 1 yellow card (F. Carballo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Botafogo will stay with 59 points like Palmeiras to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Grêmio will have 59 points like Botafogo and Palmeiras to go down in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Botafogo will play away with Bragantino on the 12th of November with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Botafogo (2 draws).
Grêmio will play away agasint Fluminense on the 2nd of December with a 22-7 head to head record in favor of Grêmio (12 draws).
Botafogo – Formation
Botafogo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Lúcio Flávio dos Santos decided to play with the following team: Lucas Perri
, L. Di Plácido , Adryelson , V. Cuesta , Hugo , Danilo Barbosa , Tchê Tchê , Júnior Santos , Marlon Freitas , Victor Sá and Diego Costa .The home team had on the bench: R. Fernández, M. Segovia, Luis Henrique
, Gabriel Pires, Lucas Fernandes, Marçal , Bastos, Carlos Alberto , Eduardo , Janderson , JP Galvão and Philipe Sampaio.Substitutions
Botafogo made 5 changes: Victor Sá for Carlos Alberto (46′), Danilo Barbosa for Eduardo (66′), Júnior Santos for Luis Henrique (72′), Tchê Tchê for Janderson (72′) and Hugo for Marçal (76′).
Best player: Marlon Freitas
The most impressive player for Botafogo was Marlon Freitas.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 56 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.Grêmio – Formation
Also Grêmio adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Renato Portaluppi played with: Gabriel Grando
, João Pedro , Bruno Alves , W. Kannemann , Reinaldo , M. Villasanti , Ronald , Everton Galdino , F. Carballo , L. Besozzi and L. Suárez .The following players were sitting on the bench: Fábio, Luan, Ferreira
, J. Galvão , Nathan, Bruno Uvini, F. Cristaldo , Caíque, Nathan Fernandes , Gustavo Martins , Cuiabano and André Henrique.Substitutions
Grêmio made 5 changes: F. Carballo for Ferreira (46′), L. Besozzi for F. Cristaldo (46′), Everton Galdino for Nathan Fernandes (74′), Ronald for Gustavo Martins (86′) and L. Suárez for J. Galvão (83′).
Best player: L. Suárez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grêmio was L. Suárez.
His rating is
with 3 goals, 24 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Bahia – Cuiabá – 0-3
- Goiás – Santos – 0-1
- Corinthians – Atlético Mineiro – 1-1
- Botafogo – Grêmio – 3-4
- Flamengo – Palmeiras – 3-0