RIO DE JANEIRO. Flamengo estinguishes Athletico PR 5-0 with goals of Fabricio Bruno (56′), Fabricio Bruno (59′), Ayrton Lucas (63′), Lazaro (72′) and Pedro (90′). Flamengo was surely superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Wilton Pereira Sampaio with the assistance of Bruno Raphael Pires and Cristhian Passos Sorence. The 4th official was Rafael Martins de Sá. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 76.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 20 Total 5
- 11 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 122 Attack 64
- 61 Dangerous attack 22
- 62 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Flamengo had a strong ball possession 69% while Athletico PR was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Flamengo had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Flamengo won the match.
Flamengo shot 20 times, 11 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Athletico PR shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Flamengo received 3 yellow cards (Pablo, Hugo Souza and Thiago Maia). Talking about the opposition, Athletico PR received 2 yellow cards (Vitor Bueno and A. Santana).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Flamengo will host Avaí on the 12th of November with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Flamengo (5 draws).
Athletico PR will host Botafogo on the 12th of November with a 15-11 head to head stats in favor of Athletico PR (5 draws).
Flamengo – Formation
Flamengo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dorival Silvestre Júnior decided to play with the following team: Santos
, Matheuzinho , Fabrício Bruno , Pablo , Ayrton Lucas , Victor Hugo , Thiago Maia , Diego , Marinho , Lázaro and Everton .The home team had on the bench: Filipe Luís, Gabriel Barbosa
, Arturo Vidal , Rodinei, David Luiz, Vitinho , Everton Ribeiro, Giorgian De Arrascaeta , João Gomes, Hugo Souza, Pedro and Léo Pereira.Substitutions
Flamengo made 5 changes: Lazaro for Vitinho (76′), Victor Hugo for A. Vidal (76′), Diego for G. De Arrascaeta (83′), Everton for Pedro (83′) and Marinho for Gabriel Barbosa (83′).
Best player: Fabrício Bruno
The player that probably impressed the most for Flamengo was Fabrício Bruno.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 54 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.Athletico PR – Formation
Athletico PR started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari played with: Anderson
, Luis Orejuela , Matheus Felipe , Nicolás Hernández , Pedrinho , Erick , Alex Santana , Rômulo , Vitor Bueno , Vitinho and Vitor Roque .They had on the bench: Pablo, Hugo Moura, Bryan García, Leonardo Linck, David Terans, Léo Cittadini
, Agustín Canobbio , Abner Vinícius, Pedro Henrique, Matheus Fernandes and Khellven.Athletico PR could not rely on the presence of Abner (injured).
Substitutions
Athletico PR made 4 changes: Vitor Bueno for Leo Cittadini (62′), Romulo for A. Canobbio (70′), A. Santana for Matheus Fernandes (70′) and Pedrinho for Abner (88′).
Best player: Matheus Fernandes
The most impressive player for Athletico PR was Matheus Fernandes.
His rating is
with 2 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 70′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Coritiba – Atlético Mineiro – 0-1
- Ceará – Fortaleza – 0-1
- Botafogo – Atlético GO – 0-0
- América Mineiro – Santos – 1-0
- Internacional – Fluminense – 3-0
- São Paulo – Bragantino – 3-0
- Flamengo – Athletico PR – 5-0