RECIFE. Náutico had a surprising win over Ituano with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. (78′) and a penalty scored by S. (87′).

The match was played at the Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho stadium in Recife on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Marcelo de Lima Henrique with the collaboration of Nailton Oliveira and Antonio Adriano de Oliveira. The 4th official was Deborah Cecilia Correia. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 77.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Náutico was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Ituano that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Náutico was more pushing with 41 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Náutico won the match​.

Náutico shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Ituano shot 24 times, 7 on target, 17 off target.

Cards

Náutico received 1 yellow card (Luis Phelipe). On the opposite side, Ituano received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Siqueira, Mario and Lucas Dias).

Standings

After playing this match, Náutico will have 24 points to sit in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Ituano will stay with 37 points like Criciúma to gain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Náutico will host Ponte Preta on the 4th of November with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Ponte Preta (5 draws).

Ituano will host Vasco da Gama on the 4th of November with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Náutico – Formation

Náutico adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Carlos Eduardo Gomes Santos decided to play with the following team: Jean (8.1), Victor Ferraz (7.1), Arthur Henrique (7.3), João Paulo (6.9), João Lucas (6.1), Thomaz (7.1), Richard Franco (6.8), Souza (7.8), Júlio Rodrigues (6.9), Kieza (6.8) and Everton (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ralph, Luís Felipe (6.4), Bruno Ferreira, Pedro Vitor (7.1), Vitinho, Geuvânio (7.6), Djavan, Luis Phelipe (6.3), Matheus Nascimento, Thiago Ennes and Anilson.

Náutico could not rely on the presence of Geuvanio (injured).

Substitutions

Náutico made 5 changes: Kieza for Geuvanio (46′), Julio for Luis Phelipe (46′), Everton Brito for Pedro Vitor (69′), Richard Franco for L. Felipe (69′) and Souza for Djavan (89′).

Best player: Jean​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Náutico was the goalkeeper: Jean. His rating is 8.13. He performed 6 saves.

Ituano – Formation

Also Ituano adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Carlos Alberto Pimentel played with: Jefferson Paulino (6.8), Raí Ramos (7.4), Lucas Dias Costa (6.6), Léo Santos (6.8), Mário Sergio (7.2), Kaio Mendes (7.0), Lucas (6.4), Caique (7.1), Leo Ceará (7.2), Aylon (7.3) and Gabriel Barros (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Carlão, Vinicius (7.0), Brenner (6.8), Jorge Roa Jiménez, Vinicius Jau (6.2), Glauco Tadeu, Roberto (6.2), Dudu Vieira and Gerson Magrão (6.5).

Substitutions

Ituano made 5 changes: Aylon for Marlos Brenner (61′), Gabriel Barros for Vinicius Paiva (61′), Kaio Mendes for Vinicius Jau (72′), Mario for Roberto (79′) and L. Ceara for Gerson Magrao (79′).

Best player: Raí Ramos​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ituano was Raí Ramos.

His rating is (7.4) with 38 passes (86% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Náutico – Ituano – 2-0