RIO. Grêmio overcomes Vasco da Gama 1-0 after L. Suárez scored just 1 goal (46′).

The match was played at the Arena do Grêmio stadium in Rio on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 50,481 spectators.​ The referee was Ramon Abatti assisted by Bruno Boschilia and Thiago Americano Labes. The 4th official was Gustavo Ervino Bauermann. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.26 degrees Celsius or 86.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Grêmio was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Vasco da Gama that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Vasco da Gama had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Grêmio was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Grêmio shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Vasco da Gama shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Grêmio received 3 yellow cards (Nathan, Gustavo Martins and Bruno Alves). Regarding the opposition, Vasco da Gama received 1 yellow card (Marlon Gomes).

Standings

After this match, Grêmio has 62 points like Bragantino to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Vasco da Gama will stays with 42 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Grêmio will play away against Fluminense on the 7th of December with a 22-7 head to head record in favor of Grêmio (12 draws).

Vasco da Gama will host Bragantino on the 7th of December with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Vasco da Gama (7 draws).

Grêmio – Formation

Grêmio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Renato Portaluppi decided to play with the following team: Caíque (7.1), Fábio (6.7), Rodrigo Ely (7.0), Bruno Alves (7.3), Reinaldo (6.7), M. Villasanti (7.0), Pepê (7.5), F. Cristaldo (6.8), Nathan Fernandes (7.1), L. Suárez (7.8) and Ferreira (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Luan, J. Galvão, Gabriel Grando, Everton Galdino, Nathan (6.8), Bruno Uvini, J. Iturbe, L. Besozzi, Ronald (6.7), Gustavo Martins (6.8), Cuiabano (6.7) and André Henrique (6.4).

Grêmio could not rely on the presence of Gustavo Martins (injured).

Substitutions

Grêmio made 5 changes: Fábio for Gustavo Martins (29′), Nathan Fernandes for André Henrique (70′), F. Cristaldo for Nathan (70′), Ferreira for Cuiabano (80′) and Pepê for Ronald (81′).

Player of the match: L. Suárez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grêmio was L. Suárez.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 33 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.

Vasco da Gama – Formation

Vasco da Gama started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Ramón Ángel Díaz played with: Léo Jardim (7.0), Robson Bambu (6.7), Maicon (7.3), Léo (6.8), José Luis Rodríguez (7.1), Paulinho (6.8), Zé Gabriel (6.8), Lucas Piton (6.4), Marlon Gomes (6.8), Pablo Vegetti (7.0) and Gabriel Pec (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alex Teixeira, Jair (6.4), Sebastián Ferreira, Dimitri Payet (6.8), Praxedes (7.0), Manuel Capasso, Rossi (6.8), Miranda, Serginho (7.0), Mateus Carvalho dos Santos, Paulo Henrique and Ivan.

Substitutions

Vasco da Gama made 5 changes: Paulinho for Dimitri Payet (61′), Zé Gabriel for Jair (61′), Gabriel Pec for Rossi (76′), Robson Bambu for Praxedes (76′) and Marlon Gomes for Serginho (89′).

Player of the match: Maicon​

The player that probably impressed the most for Vasco da Gama was Maicon.

His rating is (7.3) with 43 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

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