Corinthians overcomes Vasco da Gama after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

RIO DE JANEIRO. Corinthians was able to reverse the score against Vasco da Gama.

By
Luke Meyer
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Corinthians overcomes Vasco da Gama after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

RIO DE JANEIRO. Corinthians was capable to turn the tables against Vasco da Gama.

The match was played at the Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Savio Pereira Sampaio with the support of Leila Naiara Moreira da Cruz and Kleber Lucio Gil. The 4th official was Rafael Martins de Sá. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was hot at 25.18 degrees Celsius or 77.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Vasco da Gama

2 - 4

Team 1

Corinthians

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 20 Total 14
  • 9 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 6
  • 126 Attack 96
  • 65 Dangerous attack 38
  • 96 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 4
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Vasco da Gama was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Corinthians that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Vasco da Gama was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. Anyhow, Corinthians managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Vasco da Gama shot 20 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Corinthians shot 14 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Vasco da Gama received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Piton, Manuel Capasso and Pablo Vegetti). Regarding the opposition, Corinthians received 2 yellow cards (Yuri Alberto and Carlos Miguel).

Match Timeline

José Luis Rodríguez(goal)Lucas Piton
3'
13'
Á. Romero(goal)Giuliano
Pablo Vegetti(goal)José Luis Rodríguez
25'
45'
Á. Romero(goal)Lucas Veríssimo
60'
61'
Gabriel Moscardo(goal)Renato Augusto
Paulo Henrique- sub ->José Luis Rodríguez
65'
Rossi- sub ->Paulinho
65'
68'
Yuri Alberto- Yellow
68'
70'
73'
Matheus Araújo- sub ->Yuri Alberto
73'
Lucas Piton- Yellow
76'
81'
Wesley- sub ->Giuliano
81'
Giovane- sub ->Giuliano
Alex Teixeira- sub ->Gabriel Pec
85'
José Vitor Geminiano Cavalieri- sub ->Manuel Capasso
85'
90'
Giovane(goal)Matheus Araújo
Pablo Vegetti- Yellow
90'
90'
Carlos Miguel- Yellow

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 this match, Vasco da Gama will stay with 42 points to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Corinthians will have 47 points like São Paulo to go up in the 12th 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 statistic in favor of Vasco da Gama (7 draws).

Corinthians will play away agasint Coritiba on the 2nd of December with a 15-1 head to head record in favor of Corinthians (7 draws).

Vasco da Gama – Formation

Vasco da Gama
G
Léo Jardim 1.Brazil
5.4
D
José Luis Rodríguez 2.Uruguay
8.2
65' Goals3'
D
Lucas Piton 6.Brazil
7.3
76'
D
Gary Medel  17.Chile
6.7
D
Manuel Capasso 22.Argentina
7.1
85' 68'
M
Jair  8.Brazil
6.8
70'
M
Dimitri Payet 10.France
7.1
M
Gabriel Pec 11.Brazil
6.3
85'
M
Paulinho Paula  18.Brazil
7.1
65'
M
Zé Gabriel 23.Brazil
6.8
F
Pablo Vegetti 99.Argentina
7.9
90' Goals25'
Substitutes
G
Halls 24.Brazil
D
Gabriel Dias 13.Brazil
D
Miranda 35.Brazil
D
José Vitor Geminiano Cavalieri 44.Brazil
6.4
85'
D
Paulo Henrique 96.Brazil
6.7
65'
M
Praxedes 21.Brazil
M
Mateus Carvalho dos Santos 85.Brazil
F
Alex Teixeira 7.Brazil
6.8
85'
F
Sebastián Ferreira 9.Paraguay
6.6
70'
F
Figueiredo 15.Brazil
F
Rossi 31.Brazil
7.1
65'

Vasco da Gama adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Ramón Ángel Díaz decided to play with the following team: Léo Jardim (5.4), José Luis Rodríguez (8.2), Gary Medel (6.7), Manuel Capasso (7.1), Lucas Piton (7.3), Zé Gabriel (6.8), Gabriel Pec (6.3), Jair (6.8), Paulinho (7.1), Dimitri Payet (7.1) and Pablo Vegetti (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Alex Teixeira (6.8), Sebastián Ferreira (6.6), Gabriel Dias , Figueiredo, Praxedes, Halls, Rossi (7.1), Miranda, Zé Vitor (6.4), Mateus Carvalho dos Santos and Paulo Henrique (6.7).

Vasco da Gama could not rely on the presence of Zé Vitor (injured).

Substitutions

Vasco da Gama made 5 changes: Jair for Sebastián Ferreira (70′), Gabriel Pec for Alex Teixeira (85′), Manuel Capasso for Zé Vitor (85′), José Luis Rodríguez for Paulo Henrique (65′) and Paulinho for Rossi (65′).

Player of the match: José Luis Rodríguez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vasco da Gama was José Luis Rodríguez.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 18 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Corinthians – Formation

Corinthians
G
Cássio 12.Brazil
7.9
D
Lucas Veríssimo 3.Brazil
7.7
D
Fábio Santos 6.Brazil
6.7
D
Caetano 14.Brazil
7.3
D
Fágner 23.Brazil
6.7
M
Maycon 7.Brazil
7.0
60'
M
Renato Augusto 8.Brazil
7.3
73'
M
Á. Romero 11.Paraguay
8.9
Goals13', 45'
M
Giuliano 20.Brazil
7.0
81'
M
Gabriel Moscardo 44.Brazil
7.7
Goals61'
F
Yuri Alberto 9.Brazil
6.6
73' 68'
Substitutes
G
Carlos Miguel 22.Brazil
90'
D
Rafael Ramos 2.Portugal
D
Matheus Bidu 21.Brazil
D
Bruno Méndez 25.Uruguay
6.7
73'
D
Guilherme Biro 26.Brazil
D
João Pedro 47.Brazil
M
Víctor Cantillo 24.Colombia
6.8
60'
M
Matheus Araújo 30.Brazil
7.5
73'
M
Ruan Oliveira 33.Brazil
M
Wesley 36.Brazil
6.3
81'
F
Giovane 17.Brazil
7.1
81' Goals90'
F
Felipe Augusto 41.Brazil

Also Corinthians adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Luiz Antônio Venker de Menezes played with: Cássio (7.9), Fágner (6.7), Lucas Veríssimo (7.7), Caetano (7.3), Fábio Santos (6.7), Gabriel Moscardo (7.7), Maycon (7.0), Giuliano (7.0), Renato Augusto (7.3), Á. Romero (8.9) and Yuri Alberto (6.6).

They had on the bench: Rafael Ramos, Giovane (7.1), Matheus Bidu, Carlos Miguel, V. Cantillo (6.8), B. Méndez (6.7), Biro, Matheus Araújo (7.5), Ruan Oliveira, Wesley Gassova (6.3), Felipe Augusto and João Pedro.

Corinthians could not rely on the presence of V. Cantillo (injured).

Substitutions

Corinthians made 5 changes: Maycon for V. Cantillo (60′), Giuliano for Wesley Gassova (81′), Giuliano for Giovane (81′), Yuri Alberto for Matheus Araújo (73′) and Renato Augusto for B. Méndez (73′).

Player of the match: Á. Romero​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Corinthians was Á. Romero.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 28 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​