Atlético Mineiro grabs a 2-1 win against São Paulo. HIGHLIGHTS

BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro prevailed over São Paulo to win 2-1. A goal from Paulinho was decisive in the 90min.

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Mark Hall
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Atlético Mineiro grabs a 2-1 win against São Paulo. HIGHLIGHTS

BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro prevailed over São Paulo to win 2-1. A goal from Paulinho was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Atlético Mineiro to strike first with a goal of Hulk at the 77′. Then Paulinho scored again for Atlético Mineiro in the 90′ minute. Eventually, Luciano reduced the distance for São Paulo a penalty (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio stadium in Belo Horizonte on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Savio Pereira Sampaio who was helped by Bruno Raphael Pires and Luanderson Lima dos Santos. The 4th official was Rafael Martins Diniz. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 27.87 degrees Celsius or 82.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Atlético Mineiro

2 - 1

Team 1

São Paulo

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 7 Total 16
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 92 Attack 104
  • 36 Dangerous attack 32
  • 107 Ball safe 115
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 17 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Atlético Mineiro was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. São Paulo that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Mineiro was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Mineiro won the match​.

Atlético Mineiro shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, São Paulo shot 16 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Atlético Mineiro received 4 yellow cards (Matheus Mendes, Paulinho, Hulk and Guilherme Arana). Talking about the opposition, São Paulo received 1 yellow card (Michel Araújo).

Match Timeline

45'
M. Araújo- sub ->Lucas Moura
46'
46'
M. Araújo- Yellow
62'
62'
Juan- sub ->Alisson
Guilherme Arana - Yellow
65'
73'
William- sub ->Wellington Rato
73'
Talles Wander- sub ->Erison
Hulk(goal)Cristian Pavón
77'
Hulk- Yellow
78'
Alan Franco- sub ->Edenilson
80'
Rubens- sub ->Matías Zaracho
83'
87'
Juan(VAR)
Matheus Mendes- Yellow
89'
90'
Luciano(penalty)
Paulinho(goal)Hulk
90'
Paulinho- Yellow
90'
90'

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, Atlético Mineiro has 66 points like Flamengo to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, São Paulo will stays with 50 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro will play away against Bahia on the 7th of December with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Atlético Mineiro (9 draws).

São Paulo will host Flamengo on the 7th of December with a 17-13 head to head stats in favor of São Paulo (13 draws).

Atlético Mineiro – Formation

Atlético Mineiro
G
Everson 22.Brazil
7.1
D
Réver 4.Brazil
7.0
D
Guilherme Arana  13.Brazil
6.8
65'
D
Igor Rabello 16.Brazil
6.4
D
Mariano 25.Brazil
6.4
M
Otávio 5.Brazil
6.7
M
Edenilson 8.Brazil
7.1
80'
M
Paulinho 10.Brazil
7.3
90' 90' Goals90'
M
Matías Zaracho 15.Argentina
7.7
83'
M
Igor Gomes 17.Brazil
6.8
46'
F
Hulk 7.Brazil
7.7
78' Goals77'
Substitutes
G
Gabriel Delfim 1.Brazil
G
Matheus Mendes 31.Brazil
89'
D
Rômulo Helberth Pereira Junior 47.Brazil
M
Hyoran 20.Brazil
M
Alan Franco 23.Ecuador
6.7
80'
M
Paulo Vitor 27.Brazil
M
Pedrinho 38.Brazil
M
Rubens 44.Brazil
6.4
83'
M
Patrick 49.Brazil
90'
F
C. Pavón 9.Argentina
7.0
46'
F
Cadu 42.Brazil
F
Alisson Santana 45.Brazil

Atlético Mineiro adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari decided to play with the following team: Éverson (7.1), Mariano (6.4), Igor Rabello (6.4), Réver (7.0), Guilherme Arana (6.8), Otávio (6.7), Edenilson (7.1), Matías Zaracho (7.7), Paulinho (7.3), Igor Gomes (6.8) and Hulk (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Delfim, Cristian Pavón (7.0), Hyoran, Alan Franco (6.7), Paulo Vitor, Matheus Mendes, Pedrinho, Carlos Eduardo, Rubens (6.4), Alisson Santana, Rômulo Helberth Pereira Junior and Patrick.

Substitutions

Atlético Mineiro made 4 changes: Igor Gomes for Cristian Pavón (46′), Paulinho for Patrick (90′), Edenilson for Alan Franco (80′) and Matías Zaracho for Rubens (83′).

Player of the match: Hulk​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Mineiro was Hulk.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 33 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 19. He performed 3 crosses.

São Paulo – Formation

São Paulo
G
Rafael 23.Brazil
6.1
D
R. Arboleda 5.Ecuador
7.0
D
Tore André Flo 13.Brazil
7.3
62'
D
Lucas Beraldo 35.Brazil
7.3
D
Caio Paulista 38.Brazil
6.4
M
Lucas Moura 7.Brazil
7.1
45'
M
Luciano 10.Brazil
7.5
Goals90'
M
Alisson 25.Brazil
7.0
62'
M
Wellington Rato 27.Brazil
7.0
73'
M
Pablo Maia 29.Brazil
6.8
F
Erison 49.Brazil
6.4
73'
Substitutes
G
Jandrei 93.Brazil
D
Diego Costa 4.Brazil
D
Welington 6.Brazil
D
A. Franco 28.Argentina
D
Nathan Mendes 45.Brazil
6.6
62'
M
Luan Silva 8.Brazil
M
M. Araújo 15.Uruguay
6.7
45' 46'
M
Talles Costa 37.Brazil
F
David 22.Brazil
F
Talles Wander 26.Brazil
6.6
73'
F
Juan 31.Brazil
7.3
62'
F
William 39.Brazil
6.6
73'

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

Dorival Silvestre Júnior played with: Rafael (6.1), Rafinha (7.3), Robert Arboleda (7.0), Lucas Beraldo (7.3), Caio Paulista (6.4), Alisson (7.0), Pablo Maia (6.8), Wellington Rato (7.0), Luciano (7.5), Lucas Moura (7.1) and Erison (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Diego Costa, Welington, Luan, Michel Araújo (6.7), David, Talles Wander (6.6), Alan Franco, Juan (7.3), Talles Costa, William Gomes Carvalho Santos (6.6), Nathan Mendes (6.6) and Jandrei.

São Paulo could not rely on the presence of Michel Araújo (injured), Nathan Mendes (injured) and Juan (injured).

Substitutions

São Paulo made 5 changes: Lucas Moura for Michel Araújo (45′), Rafinha for Nathan Mendes (62′), Alisson for Juan (62′), Wellington Rato for William Gomes Carvalho Santos (73′) and Erison for Talles Wander (73′).

Player of the match: Luciano​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for São Paulo was Luciano.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 36 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17.

Results of the day

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