CURITIBA. Athletico PR was in the end too good for Santos with the goal of Vitor Bueno (45′), Madson (75′) and Willian Bigode (90′).
The match was played at the Arena de Baixada stadium in Curitiba on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Rafael Rodrigo Klein with the collaboration of Rafael da Silva Alves and Tiago Augusto Kappes Diel. The 4th official was Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.57 degrees Celsius or 90.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 6 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 90 Attack 87
- 33 Dangerous attack 47
- 75 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 18 Total 14
- 5 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Athletico PR was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Santos that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Santos was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Athletico PR managed to find the solution to win this match.
Athletico PR shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Santos shot 13 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Athletico PR received 5 yellow cards (Alex Santana, Cacá, Fernandinho, Erick and Thiago Heleno). On the opposite side, Santos received 4 yellow cards (Alfredo Morelos, Rodrigo Fernández, Joaquim and Tomás Rincón).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Athletico PR has 53 points to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Santos will stays with 43 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Athletico PR will play away against Cuiabá on the 7th of December with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Athletico PR (1 draw).
Santos will host Fortaleza on the 7th of December with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Fortaleza (7 draws).
Athletico PR – Formation
Athletico PR started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Wesley Carvalho decided to play with the following team: Bento
, Cacá , Thiago Heleno , Kaique Rocha , Madson , Erick , Fernandinho , Tomás Cuello , Vitor Bueno , Vitor Roque and Christian .The home team had on the bench: Vinicius Kaue, Léo Linck, Luciano Arriagada Garcia, Bruno Peres
, Rômulo, Matheus Felipe, Lucas Belezi, Dudu, João Vitor, Alex Santana , Dudu, Bruno Zapelli and Willian Bigode .Substitutions
Athletico PR made 5 changes: Madson for Bruno Peres (77′), Fernandinho for Dudu (90′), Vitor Roque for Willian Bigode (85′), Vitor Bueno for Bruno Zapelli (77′) and Christian for Alex Santana (77′).
Player of the match: Vitor Bueno
The player that probably impressed the most for Athletico PR was Vitor Bueno.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 31 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.Santos – Formation
Santos started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Marcelo Fernandes played with: João Paulo
, Lucas Braga , Messias , Joaquim , Dodô , Tomás Rincón , Rodrigo Fernández , Nonato , Jean Lucas , Yeferson Soteldo and Julio Furch .They had on the bench: João Basso, Marcos Leonardo
, Gabriel Inocêncio , João Lucas, Maximiliano Silvera, Dodi, Stiven Mendoza , Alfredo Morelos , Lucas Lima , Jair, Weslley Patati and Diógenes.Substitutions
Santos made 5 changes: Rodrigo Fernández for Gabriel Inocêncio (85′), Dodô for Stiven Mendoza (69′), Julio Furch for Marcos Leonardo (78′), Nonato for Lucas Lima (78′) and Tomás Rincón for Alfredo Morelos (85′).
Player of the match: Yeferson Soteldo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Santos was Yeferson Soteldo.
His rating is
with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 11 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Athletico PR – Santos – 3-0
- Bragantino – Coritiba – 1-0
- América Mineiro – Bahia – 3-2
- Fortaleza – Goiás – 1-0
- Grêmio – Vasco da Gama – 1-0
- Atlético Mineiro – São Paulo – 2-1
- Palmeiras – Fluminense – 1-0
- Botafogo – Cruzeiro – 0-0
- Flamengo – Cuiabá – 2-1