RIO DE JANEIRO. Atlético Mineiro was after all too good for Flamengo with the goal of Paulinho (8′), Edenilson (47′) and Rubens (82′). Flamengo lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ramon Abatti with the collaboration of Bruno Boschilia and Bruno Raphael Pires. The 4th official was Maguielson Lima Barbosa. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was hot at 26.04 degrees Celsius or 78.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 19 Total 11
- 4 On Target 6
- 10 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 158 Attack 78
- 93 Dangerous attack 16
- 86 Ball safe 122
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Flamengo had a superior ball possession 58% while Atlético Mineiro was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Flamengo had a more offensive attitude with 93 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Atlético Mineiro was able to find the solution to win this match.
Flamengo shot 19 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Atlético Mineiro shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Flamengo received 3 yellow cards (Gerson, Léo Pereira and Fabrício Bruno). Regarding the opposition, Atlético Mineiro received 2 yellow cards (Jemerson and Matías Zaracho).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Flamengo will stay with 63 points like Botafogo and Atlético Mineiro to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Mineiro will have 63 points like Botafogo and Flamengo to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Flamengo will play away against São Paulo on the 2nd of December with a 17-13 head to head record in favor of São Paulo (13 draws).
Atlético Mineiro will play away agasint Bahia on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Mineiro (9 draws).
Flamengo – Formation
Flamengo
73'
46'
Flamengo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Adenor Leonardo Bacchi decided to play with the following team: Agustín Rossi , Matheuzinho , Fabrício Bruno , Léo Pereira , Ayrton Lucas , Thiago Maia , Gerson , Bruno Henrique , Giorgian De Arrascaeta , Everton and Pedro .
The home team had on the bench: Santos, Guillermo Varela, Rodrigo Caio, Everton Ribeiro , Gabriel Barbosa , Filipe Luís, Allan, Matheus Cunha, Victor Hugo, Pablo, Luiz Araújo and Wesley .
Flamengo could not rely on the presence of Luiz Araújo (injured).
Substitutions
Flamengo made 4 changes: Thiago Maia for Everton Ribeiro (55′), Everton for Gabriel Barbosa (63′), Everton Ribeiro for Luiz Araújo (76′) and Matheuzinho for Wesley (46′).
Player of the match: Pedro
The player that probably impressed the most for Flamengo was Pedro.
His rating is with 13 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.
Atlético Mineiro – Formation
Atlético Mineiro
47'
Atlético Mineiro started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari played with: Éverson , Renzo Saravia , Mauricio Lemos , Jemerson , Guilherme Arana , Matías Zaracho , Edenilson , Otávio , Igor Gomes , Hulk and Paulinho .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Réver, Cristian Pavón , Alan Kardec, Igor Rabello , Hyoran, Alan Franco , Mariano , Matheus Mendes, Pedrinho, Rubens , Alisson Santana and Patrick.
Atlético Mineiro could not rely on the presence of Mariano (injured).
Substitutions
Atlético Mineiro made 5 changes: Renzo Saravia for Mariano (41′), Mauricio Lemos for Igor Rabello (46′), Igor Gomes for Rubens (60′), Matías Zaracho for Alan Franco (74′) and Paulinho for Cristian Pavón (74′).
Player of the match: Paulinho
The most impressive player for Atlético Mineiro was Paulinho.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Cuiabá – Internacional – 0-2
- Bahia – São Paulo – 0-1
- Santos – Fluminense – 0-3
- Vasco da Gama – Corinthians – 2-4
- Flamengo – Atlético Mineiro – 0-3
