RIO DE JANEIRO. Palmeiras and Fluminense draw 1-1. R. scored the first goal (8′) for Palmeiras. M. made it even (38′). Fluminense was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%)
The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Braulio da Silva Machado assisted by Bruno Boschilia and Bruno Raphael Pires. The 4th official was Grazianni Maciel Rocha. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 17 Total 7
- 6 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 109 Attack 92
- 68 Dangerous attack 43
- 89 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Fluminense was in firm control of the ball 61% while Palmeiras was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fluminense was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Fluminense to win the match.
Fluminense shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Palmeiras shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Fluminense received 3 yellow cards (Nino, Ganso and M. Araujo). Regarding the opposition, Palmeiras received 2 yellow cards (Ze Rafael and Murilo Cerqueira).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Fluminense will have 42 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Palmeiras will have 50 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Fluminense will play away against Bragantino on the 12th of November with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Fluminense (2 draws).
Palmeiras will play away agasint Internacional on the 12th of November with a 14-14 head to head.
Fluminense – Formation
Fluminense
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Fluminense adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Fernando Diniz Silva decided to play with the following team: Fábio , Samuel Xavier , Nino , Manoel , Cris Silva , Nonato , André , Matheus Martins , Ganso , Jhon Arias and Germán Cano .
The home team had on the bench: Caio Paulista , M. Pineida, David Duarte, Yago Felipe, Matheus Martinelli , Nathan , Wellington, Willian , M. Araújo, Marrony, Marcos Felipe and Felipe Melo.
Substitutions
Fluminense made 4 changes: Matheus Martins for Nathan (62′), G. Cano for Willian (79′), Nino for Martinelli (85′) and Cristiano for Caio Paulista (85′).
Best player: Jhon Arias
The most impressive player for Fluminense was Jhon Arias.
His rating is with 52 passes (98% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 8 crosses.
Palmeiras – Formation
Palmeiras
Also Palmeiras adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira played with: Weverton , Marcos Rocha , Gustavo Gómez , Murilo , Joaquín Piquerez , Danilo , Zé Rafael , Dudu , Raphael Veiga , Gustavo Scarpa and Rony .
They had on the bench: José López , Marcelo Lomba, Luan, Breno Lopes, M. Merentiel, Wesley , Bruno Tabata , Gabriel Menino , Vanderlan, E. Atuesta, Mayke and Rafael Navarro.
Palmeiras could not rely on the presence of Mayke (injured).
Substitutions
Palmeiras made 5 changes: Marcos Rocha for Mayke (62′), R. Veiga for Wesley (62′), Dudu for Tabata (72′), Ze Rafael for Gabriel Menino (72′) and Rony for J. Lopez (72′).
Best player: Gustavo Gómez
The most impressive player for Palmeiras was Gustavo Gómez.
His rating is with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Fluminense – Palmeiras – 1-1
- Coritiba – Avaí – 1-0
- Goiás – Atlético GO – 2-1
