BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro was finally too good for Grêmio with the goal of Guilherme Arana (25′), Matías Zaracho (50′) and Hulk (58′). Grêmio lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Braulio da Silva Machado with the help of Alex dos Santos and Thiago Americano Labes. The 4th official was Ronei Candido Alves. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.81 degrees Celsius or 80.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 17 Total 21
- 6 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 9
- 5 Shots blocked 6
- 81 Attack 131
- 41 Dangerous attack 67
- 104 Ball safe 85
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 7
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Grêmio had a superior ball possession 58% while Atlético Mineiro was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Grêmio was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Atlético Mineiro was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Atlético Mineiro shot 17 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Grêmio shot 21 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Atlético Mineiro received 3 yellow cards (Mauricio Lemos, Guilherme Arana and Edenilson). On the other side, Grêmio received 2 yellow cards (Fábio and L. Suárez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Atlético Mineiro will have 60 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Grêmio will stay with 59 points like Bragantino to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro will play away with Bahia on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Mineiro (9 draws).
Grêmio will play away agasint Fluminense on the 2nd of December with a 22-7 head to head stats in favor of Grêmio (12 draws).
Atlético Mineiro – Formation
Atlético Mineiro
36'
25'
67'
Atlético Mineiro started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari decided to play with the following team: Éverson , Renzo Saravia , Mauricio Lemos , Jemerson , Guilherme Arana , Matías Zaracho , Otávio , Edenilson , Igor Gomes , Hulk and Paulinho .
The home team had on the bench: Réver, Cristian Pavón , Alan Kardec, Hyoran, Alan Franco , Mariano, Matheus Mendes, Pedrinho, Rubens , Alisson Santana, Rômulo Helberth Pereira Junior and Patrick .
Substitutions
Atlético Mineiro made 4 changes: Igor Gomes for Rubens (55′), Otávio for Alan Franco (67′), Paulinho for Patrick (81′) and Edenilson for Cristian Pavón (82′).
Player of the match: Hulk
The most impressive player for Atlético Mineiro was Hulk.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (69% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 21. He performed 2 crosses.
Grêmio – Formation
Grêmio
Grêmio started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Renato Portaluppi played with: Gabriel Grando , Gustavo Martins , Bruno Uvini , W. Kannemann , Fábio , Ronald , F. Carballo , Reinaldo , Everton Galdino , L. Suárez and F. Cristaldo .
They had on the bench: Rodrigo Ely, Luan, Ferreira , J. Galvão, Nathan , J. Iturbe, L. Besozzi, Caíque, Nathan Fernandes , Natã, Cuiabano and André Henrique .
Substitutions
Grêmio made 4 changes: Everton Galdino for Nathan (65′), F. Carballo for André Henrique (75′), Bruno Uvini for Nathan Fernandes (46′) and F. Cristaldo for Ferreira (46′).
Player of the match: Reinaldo
The player that probably impressed the most for Grêmio was Reinaldo.
His rating is with 51 passes (86% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Internacional – Bragantino – 1-0
- América Mineiro – Flamengo – 0-3
- Fortaleza – Palmeiras – 2-2
- Atlético Mineiro – Grêmio – 3-0
- São Paulo – Cuiabá – 0-0
- Botafogo – Santos – 1-1
- Fluminense – Coritiba – 2-1
