CAXIAS DO SUL. Atlético Mineiro bested Juventude to win 2-1. It was Atlético Mineiro to strike first with a penalty of Hulk at the 30′. Then Eduardo Sasha scored again for Atlético Mineiro in the 56′ minute. Eventually, Moraes reduced the distance for Juventude (76′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Juventude lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estádio Alfredo Jaconi stadium in Caxias do Sul on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Flavio Rodrigues De Souza who had the assistance of Alex Ang Ribeiro and Evandro de Melo Lima. The 4th official was Douglas Schwengber da Silva. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 4 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 128 Attack 78
- 68 Dangerous attack 25
- 65 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Juventude had a strong ball possession 56% while Atlético Mineiro was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Juventude was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Atlético Mineiro managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Juventude shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Mineiro shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Juventude received 2 yellow cards (William Matheus and Yuri Lima). On the other side, Atlético Mineiro received 1 yellow card (Mariano).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Juventude will stay with 11 points to hold in the 19th place. On the other side, Atlético Mineiro will have 27 points to soar in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Juventude will play away against Ceará on the 12th of November with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Ceará (4 draws).
Atlético Mineiro will play away agasint Corinthians on the 12th of November with a 13-13 head to head stats.
Juventude – Formation
Juventude adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Umberto Lourenco Louzer Filho decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Juventude made 4 changes: William Matheus for Moraes (46′), Chico for Isidro Pitta (57′), Oscar Ruiz for Edinho (58′) and Capixaba for Paulo Henrique (70′).
Atlético Mineiro – Formation
Also Atlético Mineiro adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Antonio Ricardo Mohamed Matijevich played with: .
Substitutions
Atlético Mineiro made 5 changes: J. Ademir for Otavio (46′), E. Vargas for Rubens (62′), Calebe for Nacho Fernandez (63′), Eduardo Sasha for Mariano (78′) and Hulk for Fabio Gomes (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Ceará – Internacional – 1-1
- Juventude – Atlético Mineiro – 1-2
- Santos – Flamengo – 1-2
- Fluminense – Corinthians – 4-0