CURITIBA. Coritiba found a way to snatch a draw against Botafogo with a late goal from Edu scored in the (90′) after Botafogo got a lead with a penalty from T. Soares (90′).
The match was played at the Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba on Wednesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima with the assistance of Luanderson Lima dos Santos and Eduardo Goncalves da Cruz. The 4th official was Paulo Belence Alves dos Prazeres Filho. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 29.49 degrees Celsius or 85.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Coritiba was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Botafogo that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Botafogo was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Botafogo to win the match.
Coritiba shot 13 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Botafogo shot 24 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Coritiba received 4 yellow cards (Thalisson, Robson, Andrey and B. Kuscevic). Talking about the opposition, Botafogo received 1 yellow card (Tiquinho Soares).
(Coritiba) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).
Also, Botafogo didn’t end the match with 11 players after Eduardo (Botafogo) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (32′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Coritiba will have 30 points to sit in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Botafogo will have 63 points like Atlético Mineiro and Flamengo to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Coritiba will play away against Bragantino on the 3rd of December with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Coritiba (3 draws).
Botafogo will play away agasint Internacional on the 2nd of December with a 16-10 head to head statistic in favor of Internacional (4 draws).
Coritiba – Formation
Coritiba
45'
90'
46'
90'Coritiba started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Guilherme Dalzotto Bossle decided to play with the following team: Pedro Luccas , Natanael , Thalisson , B. Kuscevic , Jamerson , Andrey , Robson , Matheus Bianqui , Bruno Gomes , M. Moreno and Diogo de Oliveira .
The home team had on the bench: Hayner, Reynaldo , Maurício Antônio , Willian Farias , Fransérgio, Gabriel Silva, Victor Luís, Luan Polli, Diogo Batista, Garcez , Kaio César and Edu .
Coritiba could not rely on the presence of Reynaldo (injured) and Edu (injured).
Substitutions
Coritiba made 5 changes: Bruno Gomes for Garcez (58′), Andrey for Willian Farias (65′), Robson for Reynaldo (46′), Thalisson for Maurício Antônio (46′) and Diogo de Oliveira for Edu (48′).
Player of the match: Pedro Luccas
The player that probably impressed the most for Coritiba was the goalkeeper: Pedro Luccas. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.
Botafogo – Formation
Botafogo
Botafogo started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Tiago Retzalff Nunes played with: Lucas Perri , Bastos , Adryelson , V. Cuesta , Tchê Tchê , Gabriel Pires , Marlon Freitas , Victor Sá , Júnior Santos , Tiquinho Soares and Eduardo .
These were the players on the bench: R. Fernández, M. Segovia, Luis Henrique , Hugo , Lucas Fernandes , L. Di Plácido, Carlos Alberto , Janderson , David Sousa, Diego Manuel Hernández González, Matheus Nascimento and Philipe Sampaio.
Botafogo could not rely on the presence of Hugo (injured).
Substitutions
Botafogo made 5 changes: Victor Sá for Carlos Alberto (68′), Júnior Santos for Luis Henrique (68′), Tchê Tchê for Lucas Fernandes (82′), Gabriel Pires for Janderson (82′) and Thalisson for Hugo (46′).
Player of the match: Tiquinho Soares
The most impressive player for Botafogo was Tiquinho Soares.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 21.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Cruzeiro – Athletico PR – 1-1
- Bragantino – Fortaleza – 1-2
- Coritiba – Botafogo – 1-1
- Grêmio – Goiás – 2-1
- Palmeiras – América Mineiro – 4-0
