CUIABá. Cuiabá and Santos didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..

The match was played at the Arena Pantanal stadium in Cuiabá on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Jean Pierre Goncalves Lima who had the assistance of Michael Stanislau and José Eduardo Calza. The 4th official was Luiz Paulo de Moura Pinheiro. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 32 degrees Celsius or 89.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Cuiabá was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Santos that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cuiabá had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Cuiabá to win the match​.

Cuiabá shot 22 times, 1 on target, 21 off target. Talking about the opposition, Santos shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After this encounter, Cuiabá will have 25 points like Coritiba to remain in the 17th place. On the other side, Santos will have 34 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Cuiabá will host Coritiba on the 12th of November with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Coritiba (1 draw).

Santos will host Fortaleza on the 12th of November with a 2-2 head to head record.

Cuiabá – Formation

Cuiabá started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Luiz Fernando Iubel decided to play with the following team: Walter (6.5), Marllon (7.0), Paulão (7.1), Joaquim (7.0), João Lucas (7.4), Marcão Silva (7.3), Pepê (7.8), Igor Cariús (7.6), André Luís (6.7), Deyverson (7.3) and Alesson (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Camilo (6.4), Sidcley (6.2), Vinicius, Felipe Marques (6.4), Kelvin Osorio, João Carlos, Rodriguinho (7.0), Denilson, André, Jonathan Cafú, Rafael Gava (6.9) and Lucas Cardoso.

Cuiabá could not rely on the presence of Felipe Marques (injured).

Substitutions

Cuiabá made 5 changes: Andre Luis for Felipe Marques (58′), Igor Carius for Sidcley (72′), Deyverson for Rodriguinho (72′), Alesson for Rafael Gava (72′) and Joao Lucas for Camilo (74′).

Best player: Pepê​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cuiabá was Pepê.

His rating is (7.8) with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 12 crosses.

Santos – Formation

Santos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Luiz Carlos Cirne Lima de Lorenzi played with: João Paulo (8.9), Madson (7.4), Maicon (7.1), Eduardo Bauermann (7.7), Felipe Jonatan (7.6), Vinicius Zanocelo (7.4), Guilherme Camacho (7.1), Gabriel Carabajal (6.6), Lucas Braga (7.0), Brayan Angulo (6.8) and Yeferson Soteldo (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tailson, Vinicius Balieiro, Ângelo (6.4), Nathan, John, Alex Nascimento, Lucas Barbosa (6.5), Rwan (6.4), Lucas Pires, Jhojan Julio, Luiz Felipe and Bruno Oliveira.

Substitutions

Santos made 3 changes: B. Angulo for Rwan (64′), G. Carabajal for Lucas Barbosa (64′) and Y. Soteldo for Angelo Gabriel (83′).

Best player: João Paulo​

The most impressive player for Santos was the goalkeeper: João Paulo. His rating is 8.85. He performed 7 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