SãO PAULO. Fortaleza overcomes São Paulo 1-0 after J. Capixaba scored just 1 goal (32′). São Paulo was surely superior in terms of ball possession (72%).​

The match was played at the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo stadium in São Paulo on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Paulo Cesar Zanovelli with the help of Guilherme Dias Camilo and Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira. The 4th official was Ilbert Estevam Da Silva.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

São Paulo had a superior ball possession 72% while Fortaleza was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

São Paulo was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. Still, Fortaleza found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

São Paulo shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Fortaleza shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

São Paulo received 2 yellow cards (Reinaldo and Patrick). On the opposite side, Fortaleza received 2 yellow cards (Marcelo Benevenuto and Miguel Fernando).

Standings

After this encounter, São Paulo will stay with 29 points to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Fortaleza will have 30 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, São Paulo will play away against Goiás on the 12th of November with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of São Paulo (3 draws).

Fortaleza will play away agasint Santos on the 12th of November with a 2-2 head to head stats.

São Paulo – Formation

São Paulo started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Rogério Mücke Ceni decided to play with the following team: Jandrei (6.6), Diego Costa (7.3), Nahuel Ferraresi (7.4), Léo (6.8), Igor Vinícius (7.2), Rodrigo Nestor (6.7), Pablo Maia (7.0), Giuliano Galoppo (6.5), Welington (7.1), Nikão and Jonathan Calleri (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick (6.2), Éder, Andres Colorado, Nahuel Bustos, Igor Gomes, Thiago Couto, Reinaldo (6.8), Alisson (6.9), Rafinha, Luciano (6.1), Luizão and Marcos Guilherme.

São Paulo could not rely on the presence of Luciano (injured).

Substitutions

São Paulo made 5 changes: Nikao for Luciano (3′), G. Galoppo for Patrick (46′), W. Santos for Reinaldo (46′), Pablo Maia for Alisson (65′) and N. Ferraresi for A. Colorado (82′).

Best player: Nahuel Ferraresi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for São Paulo was Nahuel Ferraresi.

His rating is (7.4) with 70 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Fortaleza – Formation

Fortaleza started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Juan Pablo Vojvoda played with: Fernando Miguel (8.2), Emanuel Brítez (7.6), Marcelo Benevenuto (7.3), Titi (6.7), Juninho Capixaba (7.4), Zé Welison (7.1), Lucas Sasha (6.8), Ronald (6.6), Thiago Galhardo (6.9), Moisés (7.4) and Robson (6.6).

They had on the bench: Romarinho (6.8), Rómulo Otero, Silvio Romero, Pedro Rocha, Tinga (6.6), Hércules (6.5), Fabricio Baiano, Marcelo Boeck, Lucas Lima, Matheus Vargas (6.4), Caio Alexandre and Habraão.

Fortaleza could not rely on the presence of Romarinho (injured).

Substitutions

Fortaleza made 4 changes: Thiago Gallardo for Hercules (68′), Ronald for Tinga (68′), Moises for Romarinho (77′) and Robson for Matheus Vargas (87′).

Best player: Fernando Miguel​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fortaleza was the goalkeeper: Fernando Miguel. His rating is 8.22. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Cuiabá – Santos – 0-0
• Ceará – Athletico PR – 0-0
• São Paulo – Fortaleza – 0-1
• América Mineiro – Atlético Mineiro – 1-1
• Botafogo – Flamengo – 0-1