CURITIBA, PARANá. Athletico PR tops Fluminense 1-0 after P. scored just 1 goal (26′). Fluminense was truly superior in terms of ball possession (74%).
The match was played at the Arena da Baixada (Curitiba, Paraná) stadium in Curitiba, Paraná on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Flavio Rodrigues De Souza who had the assistance of Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse and Marcia Lopes Caetano. The 4th official was Leonardo Ferreira Lima. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 7 Total 12
- 2 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 76 Attack 143
- 26 Dangerous attack 77
- 71 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Fluminense had a strong ball possession 74% while Athletico PR was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fluminense was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Athletico PR was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Athletico PR shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fluminense shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Athletico PR received 2 yellow cards (B. Garcia and Anderson). Talking about the opposition, Fluminense didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Athletico PR will have 42 points like Fluminense, Corinthians and Internacional to move down in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Fluminense will stay with 42 points like Corinthians and Internacional to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Athletico PR will host Botafogo on the 12th of November with a 15-11 head to head in favor of Athletico PR (5 draws).
Fluminense will play away agasint Bragantino on the 12th of November with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Fluminense (2 draws).
Athletico PR – Formation
Athletico PR
90'
70'
26'
Athletico PR adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari decided to play with the following team: Anderson , Luis Orejuela , Pedro Henrique , Matheus Felipe , Pedrinho , Hugo Moura , Léo Cittadini , Rômulo , Vitor Bueno , Tomás Cuello and Pablo .
The home team had on the bench: Léo Linck, João Vitor, Gabriel Pereira, Matheus Fernandes , Derik, Emersonn, David Terans , Ataíde, Murilo, João Pedro and Bryan García .
Substitutions
Athletico PR made 3 changes: Vitor Bueno for D. Terans (68′), Leo Cittadini for Matheus Fernandes (70′) and Romulo for B. Garcia (87′).
Best player: Pablo
The player that probably impressed the most for Athletico PR was Pablo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (46% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 16.
Fluminense – Formation
Fluminense
Also Fluminense adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Fernando Diniz Silva played with: Fábio , Samuel Xavier , Manoel , David Braz , Caio Paulista , André , Nathan , Matheus Martins , Ganso , Jhon Arias and Germán Cano .
They had on the bench: Cipriano, M. Pineida, Felipe Melo , Wellington, Willian , Matheus Martinelli , Yago Felipe , Marcos Felipe, Marrony , Calegari, Cris Silva and M. Araújo.
Substitutions
Fluminense made 5 changes: David Braz for Martinelli (46′), Matheus Martins for Marrony (46′), Nathan for Yago Felipe (61′), G. Cano for Willian (73′) and Manoel for Felipe Melo (77′).
Best player: Caio Paulista
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fluminense was Caio Paulista.
His rating is with 56 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Athletico PR – Fluminense – 1-0
- Juventude – Avaí – 1-1
- América Mineiro – Coritiba – 2-0
- Bragantino – Palmeiras – 2-2
