SãO PAULO. São Paulo was able to reverse the score against Fluminense to win 2-1. It was Fluminense to strike first with an own goal of Igor Vinicius at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 32′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Arboleda gave the win to São Paulo in the 84′ minute.

Fernando Diniz received a red card (45′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Fluminense lost the match.

The match was played at the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo stadium in São Paulo on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Anderson Daronco who was helped by Lúcio Beiersdorf Flor and Tiago Augusto Kappes Diel. The 4th official was Felipe Fernandes de Lima. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 29.01 degrees Celsius or 84.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

São Paulo

2 - 1

Fluminense

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 15 Total 7
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 81 Attack 104
  • 51 Dangerous attack 43
  • 98 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. São Paulo was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Fluminense that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

São Paulo was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why São Paulo won the match​.

São Paulo shot 15 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fluminense shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

São Paulo received 5 yellow cards (Luciano, Igor Vinicius, Rodrigo Nestor, Erick and Alisson). Talking about the opposition, Fluminense received 3 yellow cards (Alexsander, Manoel and Lima).

Also, Fluminense didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Fernando Diniz (Fluminense) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (45′).

Match Timeline

Rodrigo Nestor- Yellow
9'
24'
Lima- Yellow
24'
Manoel- Yellow
Igor Vinicius(own-goal)
29'
D. Bobadilla(goal)Juan
32'
Alisson- Yellow
34'
Luciano- Yellow
45'
46'
Felipe Andrade- sub ->Manoel
46'
John Kennedy- sub ->Martinelli
56'
Alexsander- Yellow
Igor Vinicius- Yellow
59'
Erick- sub ->Juan
61'
G. Galoppo- sub ->D. Bobadilla
61'
Rodriguinho- sub ->Rodrigo Nestor
62'
Luciano(VAR)
71'
Ferreira- sub ->André Silva
79'
79'
Guga- sub ->Keno
79'
D. Terans- sub ->Kauã Elias
R. Arboleda(goal)
84'
86'
Marcelo- sub ->Diogo Barbosa
Welington- sub ->Patryck
90'
Erick- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Athletico PR
13
6
Bahia
13
6
Flamengo
11
6
Botafogo
10
6
São Paulo
10
6
Cruzeiro
10
5
Atlético Mineiro
9
5
Bragantino
9
6
Palmeiras
8
6
Fortaleza
7
5
Internacional
7
4
Grêmio
6
4
Vasco da Gama
6
6
Criciúma
5
3
Juventude
5
4
Corinthians
5
6
Fluminense
5
6
Vitória
1
5
Atlético GO
1
5
Cuiabá
0
4

Next matches

São Paulo – Formation

São Paulo
G
Rafael 23.Brazil
7.0
D
Igor Vinicius 2.Brazil
6.7
59'
D
R. Arboleda 5.Ecuador
7.3
84'
D
A. Franco 28.Argentina
6.7
D
Patryck 36.Brazil
6.9
90'
M
Rodrigo Nestor 11.Brazil
6.9
62' 9'
M
André Silva 17.Brazil
6.1
79'
M
D. Bobadilla 21.Paraguay
7.8
61' 32'
M
Alisson 25.Brazil
7.2
34'
M
Juan 31.Brazil
7.0
61'
F
Luciano 10.Brazil
6.9
45'
Substitutes
G
Jandrei 93.Brazil
D
Diego Costa 4.Brazil
D
Welington 6.Brazil
6.1
90'
D
João Moreira 30.Brazil
D
N. Ferraresi 32.Venezuela
D
Sabino 35.Brazil
M
G. Galoppo 8.Argentina
6.8
61'
M
Luiz Gustavo 16.Brazil
M
Rodriguinho 18.Brazil
6.9
62'
F
Erick 33.Brazil
6.9
61' 90'
F
William 39.Brazil
F
Ferreira 47.Brazil
6.2
79'

São Paulo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Luis Francisco Zubeldía decided to play with the following team: Rafael (7.0), Igor Vinicius (6.7), R. Arboleda (7.3), A. Franco (6.7), Patryck (6.9), Alisson (7.2), D. Bobadilla (7.8), André Silva (6.1), Rodrigo Nestor (6.9), Juan (7.0) and Luciano (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Diego Costa, Welington (6.1), G. Galoppo (6.8), Luiz Gustavo, Rodriguinho (6.9), João Moreira, N. Ferraresi, Erick (6.9), Sabino, William, Jandrei and Ferreira (6.2).

Substitutions

São Paulo made 5 changes: Patryck for Welington (90′), André Silva for Ferreira (79′), Juan for Erick (61′), D. Bobadilla for G. Galoppo (61′) and Rodrigo Nestor for Rodriguinho (62′).

Player of the match: D. Bobadilla​

The most impressive player for São Paulo was D. Bobadilla.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 37 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10.

Fluminense – Formation

Fluminense
G
Fábio 1.Brazil
5.7
D
Diogo Barbosa 6.Brazil
6.4
86'
D
Antônio Carlos 25.Brazil
6.7
D
Manoel 26.Brazil
5.9
46' 24'
D
Marquinhos 77.Brazil
6.3
M
Alexsander 5.Brazil
7.2
56'
M
Martinelli 8.Brazil
6.3
46'
M
Keno 11.Brazil
6.4
79'
M
J. Arias 21.Colombia
6.7
M
Lima 45.Brazil
6.5
24'
F
Kauã Elias 19.Brazil
6.6
79'
Substitutes
G
Felipe Alves 27.Brazil
D
Marcelo 12.Brazil
6.4
86'
D
Felipe Andrade 13.Brazil
6.5
46'
D
Guga 23.Brazil
6.1
79'
D
Felipe Melo 30.Brazil
D
Lucas Calegari 31.Brazil
M
Arthur 28.Brazil
M
D. Terans 80.Uruguay
6.4
79'
F
John Kennedy 9.Brazil
6.5
46'
F
G. Cano 14.Argentina
F
J. Lucumí 17.Colombia
F
Isaac 32.Brazil

Also Fluminense adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Fernando Diniz Silva played with: Fábio (5.7), Marquinhos (6.3), Manoel (5.9), Antônio Carlos (6.7), Diogo Barbosa (6.4), Alexsander (7.2), Martinelli (6.3), J. Arias (6.7), Lima (6.5), Keno (6.4) and Kauã Elias (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: John Kennedy (6.5), Felipe Andrade (6.5), G. Cano, J. Lucumí, Guga (6.1), Felipe Alves, Arthur, Felipe Melo, Lucas Calegari, Isaac, D. Terans (6.4) and Marcelo (6.4).

Substitutions

Fluminense made 5 changes: Manoel for Felipe Andrade (46′), Martinelli for John Kennedy (46′), Keno for Guga (79′), Kauã Elias for D. Terans (79′) and Diogo Barbosa for Marcelo (86′).

Player of the match: Alexsander​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fluminense was Alexsander.

His rating is 7.2 with 52 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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