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​

Botafogo

3 - 4

Grêmio

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 12 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 106 Attack 98
  • 28 Dangerous attack 35
  • 70 Ball safe 94
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 6 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

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

6'
Diego Costa(goal)Hugo
9'
Everton Galdino(goal)F. Carballo
25'
F. Carballo- Yellow
Júnior Santos(goal)
29'
46'
Marlon Freitas(goal)L. Di Plácido
46'
46'
46'
F. Cristaldo- sub ->L. Besozzi
50'
53'
Eduardo- sub ->Danilo Barbosa
66'
69'
72'
72'
Marçal- sub ->Hugo
76'
80'
Diego Costa- Yellow
83'
JP Galvão- sub ->L. Suárez
86'
Gustavo Martins- sub ->Ronald
74'
Nathan Fernandes- sub ->Everton Galdino

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, 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
G
Lucas Perri 12.Brazil
5.7
D
V. Cuesta 15.Argentina
6.3
D
Hugo 16.Brazil
6.6
76'
D
L. Di Plácido 24.Argentina
6.4
D
Adryelson 34.Brazil
6.4
M
Danilo Barbosa 5.Brazil
6.7
66'
M
Tchê Tchê 6.Brazil
6.7
72'
M
Victor Sá 7.Brazil
6.6
46'
M
Marlon Freitas 17.Brazil
7.5
46'
M
Júnior Santos 37.Brazil
6.3
72' 29'
F
Diego Costa 19.Spain
7.3
80' 6'
Substitutes
G
R. Fernández 1.Paraguay
D
Marçal 21.Brazil
6.1
76'
D
Bastos 23.Angola
D
Philipe Sampaio 94.Brazil
M
Matías Segovia 10.Paraguay
M
Gabriel Pires 14.Brazil
M
Lucas Fernandes 18.Brazil
M
Eduardo 33.Brazil
7.0
66'
M
JP Galvão 57.Brazil
F
Luis Henrique 11.Brazil
7.0
72'
F
Carlos Alberto 27.Brazil
6.6
46'
F
Janderson 39.Brazil
6.8
72'

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 (5.7), L. Di Plácido (6.4), Adryelson (6.4), V. Cuesta (6.3), Hugo (6.6), Danilo Barbosa (6.7), Tchê Tchê (6.7), Júnior Santos (6.3), Marlon Freitas (7.5), Victor Sá (6.6) and Diego Costa (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: R. Fernández, M. Segovia, Luis Henrique (7.0), Gabriel Pires, Lucas Fernandes, Marçal (6.1), Bastos, Carlos Alberto (6.6), Eduardo (7.0), Janderson (6.8), 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 (7.5) with 1 goal, 56 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.

Grêmio – Formation

Grêmio
G
Gabriel Grando 12.Brazil
6.0
D
W. Kannemann 4.Argentina
6.4
D
Reinaldo 6.Brazil
7.0
D
João Pedro 18.Brazil
6.3
D
Bruno Alves 34.Brazil
6.4
M
F. Carballo 8.Uruguay
7.0
46' 25'
M
Everton Galdino 13.Brazil
6.7
74' 9'
M
M. Villasanti 20.Paraguay
7.3
M
L. Besozzi 22.Argentina
6.4
46'
M
Ronald 35.Brazil
6.7
86'
F
Luis Suárez 9.Uruguay
9.5
83' 50', 53', 69'
Substitutes
G
Caíque 31.Brazil
D
Fábio 2.Brazil
D
Bruno Uvini 15.Brazil
D
Nathan Fernandes 32.Brazil
6.7
74'
D
Gustavo Martins 53.Brazil
6.4
86'
D
Cuiabano 54.Brazil
M
Nathan 14.Brazil
M
F. Cristaldo 19.Argentina
6.7
46'
F
Luan 7.Brazil
F
Ferreira 10.Brazil
7.3
46'
F
JP Galvão 11.Italy
6.8
83'
F
André Henrique 77.Brazil

Also Grêmio adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Renato Portaluppi played with: Gabriel Grando (6.0), João Pedro (6.3), Bruno Alves (6.4), W. Kannemann (6.4), Reinaldo (7.0), M. Villasanti (7.3), Ronald (6.7), Everton Galdino (6.7), F. Carballo (7.0), L. Besozzi (6.4) and L. Suárez (9.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fábio, Luan, Ferreira (7.3), J. Galvão (6.8), Nathan, Bruno Uvini, F. Cristaldo (6.7), Caíque, Nathan Fernandes (6.7), Gustavo Martins (6.4), 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 (9.5) 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.​