CURITIBA, PARANá. Bahia tops Athletico PR with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Rocha (44′) and a goal from Gilberto (50′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Arena da Baixada (Curitiba, Paraná) stadium in Curitiba, Paraná on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Marcelo de Lima Henrique with the help of Michael Correia and Marcia Lopes Caetano. The 4th official was Leonardo Sigari Zanon. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 3 On Target 4
- 13 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 138 Attack 90
- 66 Dangerous attack 23
- 74 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Athletico PR was in firm control of the ball 63% while Bahia was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Athletico PR was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Bahia was able to find the solution to win this match.
Athletico PR shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Bahia shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Athletico PR received 1 yellow card (Nikao). On the opposite side, Bahia received 2 yellow cards (D. Fernandes and Luiz Otavio).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Athletico PR will stay with 33 points like Internacional and Fluminense to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Bahia will have 26 points like Sport Recife to move down in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Athletico PR will play away against Chapecoense on the 13th of October with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Athletico PR (10 draws).
Bahia will host Palmeiras on the 13th of October with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of Palmeiras (8 draws).
Athletico PR – Formation
Athletico PR
60'
77'
Athletico PR started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Alberto Valentim do Carmo Neto decided to play with the following team: Santos , Pedro Henrique , Thiago Heleno , Zé Ivaldo , Marcinho , Erick , Richard , Nicolas , Nikão , David Terans and Bissoli .
The home team had on the bench: Jaderson, Márcio Azevedo, Christian , Pedro Rocha , Lucas Fasson, Khellven , Pedrinho , Renato Kayzer , Léo Cittadini, Nicolás Hernández, Carlos Eduardo and Bento.
Substitutions
Athletico PR made 5 changes: D. Terans for P. Rocha (60′), Ze Ivaldo for Pedrinho (60′), Richard for R. de Souza (68′), G. Bissoli for Christian (68′) and Marcinho for Khellven (83′).
Best player: Nicolas
The player that probably impressed the most for Athletico PR was Nicolas.
His rating is with 54 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Bahia – Formation
Bahia
44'
Bahia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Diego Omar Dabove played with: Danilo Fernandes , Nino Paraíba , Gustavo Henrique , Luiz Otávio , Matheus Bahia , Patrick de Lucca , Lucas Mugni , Rai , Danielzinho , Juninho Capixaba and Gilberto .
They had on the bench: Ligger, Ronald , Thonny Anderson, Rodriguinho , Raniele , Luizão, Renan Guedes, Matheus Teixeira, Oscar Ruiz, Eugenio Isnaldo , Mateus Claus and Edson .
Bahia could not rely on the presence of Raniele (injured) and Rodriguinho (injured).
Substitutions
Bahia made 5 changes: R. Rocha for Ronaldo (67′), Daniel for E. Gomez (67′), M. Bahia for E. Isnaldo (74′), P. de Lucca for Raniele (78′) and L. Mugni for Rodriguinho (78′).
Best player: Gilberto
The player that probably impressed the most for Bahia was Gilberto.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Sport Recife – Corinthians – 1-0
- Fortaleza – Flamengo – 0-3
- Fluminense – Atlético GO – 0-0
- Atlético Mineiro – Ceará – 3-1
- Athletico PR – Bahia – 0-2
