Fluminense steals a 2-1 win against Coritiba. HIGHLIGHTS

RIO DE JANEIRO. Fluminense beat Coritiba to win 2-1. A goal from J. Rodríguez was decisive in the 90min.

November 27, 2023

RIO DE JANEIRO. Fluminense conquered Coritiba to win 2-1. A goal from J. Rodríguez was decisive in the 90min. It was Fluminense to strike first with a goal of Germán Cano at the 45′. Then John Kennedy scored again for Fluminense in the 63′ minute. Eventually, Jesé Rodríguez reduced the distance for Coritiba (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Fluminense was truly superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Matheus Delgado Candançan who was helped by Neuza Ines Back and Daniel Paulo Ziolli. The 4th official was Alex Gomes Stefano. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.81 degrees Celsius or 76.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.

Match Statistics

Fluminense

2 - 1

Coritiba

! 65 Ball Possession 35

Shots

21 Total 15
8 On Target 3
8 Off Target 8
5 Shots blocked 5

116 Attack 90
56 Dangerous attack 46
71 Ball safe 64

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

15 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Fluminense had a strong ball possession 65% while Coritiba was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fluminense was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fluminense won the match.

Fluminense shot 21 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Coritiba shot 15 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Fluminense received 2 yellow cards (Felipe Melo and Lima). Regarding the opposition, Coritiba received 2 yellow cards (Diogo de Oliveira and S. Gómez).

Match Timeline

Felipe Melo- Yellow

22'

Isaac- sub ->Felipe Melo

26'

G. Cano(goal)Jhon Arias

45'

Lima- Yellow

45'

55'

Diogo de Oliveira- Yellow

61'

S. Gómez- Yellow

John Kennedy(goal)Jhon Arias

63'

69'

Matheus Bianqui- sub ->S. Gómez

69'

Diogo Barbosa- sub ->Marcelo

75'

Ganso- sub ->Lima

76'

Lelê- sub ->Daniel

76'

78'

Jesé Rodríguez- sub ->Garcez

84'

86'

90'

Jesé Rodríguez(goal)Bruno Gomes

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Fluminense will have 53 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Coritiba will stay with 29 points to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Fluminense will host Grêmio on the 2nd of December with a 22-7 head to head statistic in favor of Grêmio (12 draws).

Coritiba will play away agasint Bragantino on the 28th of November with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Coritiba (3 draws).

Fluminense – Formation

Fluminense

Fábio 1.Brazil

6.7

Marcelo 12.Brazil

7.5

75'

Guga 23.Brazil

7.5

Felipe Melo 30.Brazil

6.4

26'

22'

Nino 33.Brazil

7.0

André 7.Brazil

7.1

J. Arias 21.Colombia

7.5

Lima 45.Brazil

6.3

76'

45'

Danielzinho 55.Brazil

7.3

76'

John Kennedy 9.Brazil

8.2

84'

63'

G. Cano 14.Argentina

7.8

45'

Substitutes

Pedro Rangel 22.Brazil

Vitor Eudes 98.Brazil

Felipe Andrade 13.Brazil

Diogo Barbosa 16.Brazil

6.3

75'

David Braz 44.Brazil

Ganso 10.Brazil

6.4

76'

L. Fernández 17.Uruguay

Thiago Santos 29.Brazil

Isaac 32.Brazil

7.0

26'

Giovanni 37.Brazil

6.4

84'

Yony González 15.Colombia

Lelê 18.Brazil

7.1

76'

Fluminense started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Fernando Diniz Silva decided to play with the following team: Fábio (6.7), Guga (7.5), Nino (7.0), Felipe Melo (6.4), Marcelo (7.5), Jhon Arias (7.5), André (7.1), Daniel (7.3), Lima (6.3), John Kennedy (8.2) and Germán Cano (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ganso (6.4), Felipe Andrade, Yony González, Diogo Barbosa (6.3), Leonardo Fernández, Lelê (7.1), Pedro Rangel, Thiago Santos, Isaac (7.0), Giovanni (6.4), David Braz and Vitor Eudes.

Fluminense could not rely on the presence of Isaac (injured) and Ganso (injured).

Substitutions

Fluminense made 5 changes: Felipe Melo for Isaac (26′), Marcelo for Diogo Barbosa (75′), John Kennedy for Giovanni (84′), Lima for Ganso (76′) and Daniel for Lelê (76′).

Player of the match: John Kennedy

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fluminense was John Kennedy.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 15 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He hit the woodwork once times.

Coritiba – Formation

Coritiba

Luan Polli 27.Brazil

7.5

Benjamín Kuscevic 13.Chile

7.0

Thalisson 14.Brazil

7.0

Natanael 16.Brazil

7.0

Victor Luís 26.Brazil

6.8

Bruno Gomes 6.Brazil

6.4

Andrey 7.Brazil

7.1

78'

S. Gómez 19.Colombia

6.8

69'

61'

Kaio César 37.Brazil

6.6

86'

Diogo de Oliveira 18.Brazil

6.4

69'

55'

Maurício Garcez 33.Brazil

6.3

78'

Substitutes

Pedro Morisco 72.Brazil

Hayner 2.Brazil

6.4

86'

Jean Pedroso 47.Brazil

Thiago Dombroski 55.Brazil

Jamerson 83.Brazil

Willian Farias 8.Brazil

6.4

78'

Fransérgio 15.Brazil

Matheus Bianqui 17.Brazil

7.1

69'

Gabriel Silva 20.Brazil

6.7

69'

Andreas Samaris 22.Greece

Jesé Rodríguez 11.Spain

7.3

78'

90'

Lucas Barbosa 21.Brazil

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

Thiago Kosloski played with: Luan Polli (7.5), Natanael (7.0), Thalisson (7.0), B. Kuscevic (7.0), Victor Luís (6.8), Kaio César (6.6), Andrey (7.1), S. Gómez (6.8), Bruno Gomes (6.4), Garcez (6.3) and Diogo de Oliveira (6.4).

They had on the bench: Hayner (6.4), Willian Farias (6.4), Jesé Rodríguez (7.3), Fransérgio, Matheus Bianqui (7.1), Gabriel Silva (6.7), Lucas Barbosa, Andreas Samaris, Jean Pedroso, Thiago Dombroski, Pedro Luccas and Jamerson.

Substitutions

Coritiba made 5 changes: S. Gómez for Matheus Bianqui (69′), Diogo de Oliveira for Gabriel Silva (69′), Andrey for Willian Farias (78′), Garcez for Jesé Rodríguez (78′) and Kaio César for Hayner (86′).