RIO DE JANEIRO. Vasco da Gama defeated América Mineiro to win 2-1. A goal from D. Payet was decisive in the 90min. It was Vasco da Gama to strike first with an early goal of Pablo Vegetti at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 13′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Dimitri Payet gave the win to Vasco da Gama in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Savio Pereira Sampaio with the help of Bruno Boschilia and Tiago Augusto Kappes Diel. The 4th official was João Ennio Sobral. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.88 degrees Celsius or 89.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 17 Total 16
- 6 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 6
- 94 Attack 98
- 38 Dangerous attack 56
- 41 Ball safe 37
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 8
Fouls
- 7 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Vasco da Gama was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. América Mineiro that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
América Mineiro had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Vasco da Gama managed to find the solution to win this match.
Vasco da Gama shot 17 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, América Mineiro shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Vasco da Gama received 1 yellow card (Paulo Henrique). On the opposite side, América Mineiro received 1 yellow card (Lucas Kal).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Vasco da Gama will have 37 points like Bahia and Cruzeiro to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, América Mineiro will stay with 21 points to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Vasco da Gama will host Bragantino on the 2nd of December with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Vasco da Gama (7 draws).
América Mineiro will play away agasint Goiás on the 2nd of December with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Goiás (4 draws).
Vasco da Gama – Formation
Vasco da Gama
86'
57'
4'
Vasco da Gama adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ramón Ángel Díaz decided to play with the following team: Léo Jardim , Paulo Henrique , Maicon , Gary Medel , Lucas Piton , Zé Gabriel , Gabriel Pec , Paulinho , Praxedes , Alex Teixeira and Pablo Vegetti .
The home team had on the bench: José Luis Rodríguez , Léo, Jair , Sebastián Ferreira , Dimitri Payet , Robson Bambu, Rossi , Zé Vitor, Serginho, Mateus Carvalho dos Santos, Cauan Barros and Ivan.
Substitutions
Vasco da Gama made 5 changes: Praxedes for Dimitri Payet (46′), Alex Teixeira for Rossi (46′), Paulo Henrique for José Luis Rodríguez (86′), Zé Gabriel for Jair (65′) and Gabriel Pec for Sebastián Ferreira (86′).
Best player: Dimitri Payet
The player that probably impressed the most for Vasco da Gama was Dimitri Payet.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
América Mineiro – Formation
América Mineiro
Also América Mineiro adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Fabián Daniel Bustos played with: Jori , Daniel Borges , Ricardo Silva , Júlio , Marlon Lopes , Emmanuel Martínez , Lucas Kal , Juninho , Everaldo , Gonzalo Mastriani and Felipe Azevedo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Iago Maidana , Wellington Paulista, Martín Benítez, Mateus Pasinato, Alê , Javier Méndez, Marcinho, Breno Cascardo, Éder, Mateus Henrique , Adyson and Renato Marques .
América Mineiro could not rely on the presence of Renato Marques (injured) and Iago Maidana (injured).
Substitutions
América Mineiro made 5 changes: Everaldo for Adyson (79′), Gonzalo Mastriani for Renato Marques (79′), Lucas Kal for Alê (69′), Daniel Borges for Mateus Henrique (87′) and Júlio for Iago Maidana (87′).
Best player: Daniel Borges
The player that probably impressed the most for América Mineiro was Daniel Borges.
His rating is with 41 passes (85% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Bahia – Athletico PR – 1-1
- Bragantino – Botafogo – 2-2
- Cuiabá – Fortaleza – 2-1
- Grêmio – Corinthians – 0-1
- Atlético Mineiro – Goiás – 2-1
- Santos – São Paulo – 0-0
- Palmeiras – Internacional – 3-0
- Vasco da Gama – América Mineiro – 2-1
