RIO. Grêmio manages to recover against Cuiabá with a goal on the M. Alves 23′ and a goal on the Marllon 80′. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Arena do Grêmio stadium in Rio on Thursday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Wilton Pereira Sampaio with the help of Fabricio Vilarinho Da Silva and Bruno Raphael Pires. The 4th official was Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
Grêmio was in firm control of the ball 62% while Cuiabá was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Grêmio was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Grêmio to win the match.
Grêmio shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Cuiabá shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Grêmio received 2 yellow cards (T. Santos and D. Churin). On the opposite side, Cuiabá received 3 yellow cards (A. Empereur, and L. Ramon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Grêmio will have 23 points like Bahia and Sport Recife to stay in the 18th place. On the other side, Cuiabá will have 30 points like Atlético GO and América Mineiro to stay in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Grêmio will play away against Santos on the 10th of October with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Grêmio (15 draws).
Cuiabá will host São Paulo on the 11th of October with a 0-0 head to head.
Grêmio – Formation
Grêmio
71'
14'
52', 82'
Grêmio started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari decided to play with the following team: Brenno , Vanderson , Ruan , Walter Kannemann , Rafinha , Thiago Santos , Lucas Silva , Douglas Costa , Jaminton Campaz , Alisson and Diego Souza .
The home team had on the bench: Rodrigues, Diego Churin , Sarará, Victor Bobsin, Paulo Miranda, Jean Pyerre , Darlan, Ferreira , Bruno Cortez, Jhonata Robert, Guilherme Guedes and Gabriel Chapecó.
Substitutions
Grêmio made 4 changes: D. Souza for D. Churin (46′), J. Campaz for Ferreira (46′), T. Santos for Jean (71′) and Alisson for Jhonata Robert (90′).
Best player: Alisson
The player that probably impressed the most for Grêmio was Alisson.
His rating is with 2 goals, 48 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Cuiabá – Formation
Cuiabá
Cuiabá started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Jorge José de Amorim Campos played with: Walter , João Lucas , Marllon , Alan Empereur , Lucas Hernández , Camilo , Auremir , Pepê , Clayson , Jenison and Max .
They had on the bench: Felipe Marques , Guilherme Pato, Yuri, Rafael Elias, Rafael Gava , Lucas Ramon , Jonathan Cafú , João Carlos, Uillian Correia, Élton, Yesus Cabrera and Anderson Conceição.
Substitutions
Cuiabá made 5 changes: Camilo for J. Cafu (66′), Clayson for F. Marques (66′), Pepe for R. Gava (66′), L. Hernandez for L. Ramon (80′) and Jenison for Elton (90′).
Best player: Marllon
The player that probably impressed the most for Cuiabá was Marllon.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Grêmio – Cuiabá – 2-2
- América Mineiro – Palmeiras – 2-1
- São Paulo – Santos – 1-1
- Fluminense – Fortaleza – 0-2
