RIO DE JANEIRO, RIO DE JANEIRO. Vasco da Gama overcame Coritiba to win 2-1. It was Vasco da Gama to strike first with a goal of G. Cano at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 46′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Nene gave the win to Vasco da Gama in the 48′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro) stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Wilton Pereira Sampaio with the assistance of Fabricio Vilarinho Da Silva and Bruno Raphael Pires. The 4th official was João Ennio Sobral. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 74.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Vasco da Gama was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Coritiba that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Vasco da Gama was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vasco da Gama won the match​.

Vasco da Gama shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Coritiba shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Vasco da Gama received 3 yellow cards (Marquinhos Gabriel, G. Cano and Ricardo Graca). On the other side, Coritiba received 2 yellow cards (L. Gamalho and L. Castan).

Standings

After this match, Vasco da Gama will have 46 points like Guarani to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Coritiba will stay with 54 points to stay in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Vasco da Gama will play away against Náutico on the 24th of October with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Vasco da Gama (5 draws).

Coritiba will host Sampaio Corrêa on the 20th of October with a 1-1 head to head.

Vasco da Gama – Formation

Vasco da Gama started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Fernando Diniz Silva decided to play with the following team: Lucão (6.8), Zeca (6.8), Leandro Castán (6.4), Ricardo Graça (6.2), Riquelme (6.8), Marquinhos Gabriel (6.5), Bruno Gomes (6.8), Nenê (7.6), Morato (6.5), Germán Cano (8.0) and Gabriel Pec (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Rômulo (6.4), Caio Lopes, Wálber, Léo Matos (6.7), Vanderlei, Matías Galarza, João Pedro, MT (6.4), Ulisses, Cayo Tenório, Daniel Amorim and Léo Jabá.

Substitutions

Vasco da Gama made 5 changes: Morato for Romulo (79′), Pec Gabriel for M. Nunes (79′), Zeca for L. Matos (89′), Nene for L. Jaba (90′) and Riquelme for Walber (90′).

Best player: Germán Cano​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vasco da Gama was Germán Cano.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Coritiba – Formation

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

On the opposite side, Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez played with: Wilson (6.2), Natanael (7.3), Henrique (6.7), Luciano Castan (6.2), Guilherme Biro (6.4), Valdemir (7.0), Jhony Douglas (7.1), Matheus Alexandre (6.4), Robinho (6.2), Igor Paixão (6.8) and Léo Gamalho (7.3).

They had on the bench: Gustavo Bochecha (7.1), Romário, Biel, Waguininho (6.6), Rafinha (7.0), Wellington Carvalho, Alex Muralha, Marcio Silva, Vinícius, William (6.4) and Robinho.

Substitutions

Coritiba made 4 changes: Matheus Alexandre for Rafinha (38′), Jhony for Gustavo Costa (46′), Robinho for Waguininho (68′) and I. Paixao for William (83′).

Best player: Léo Gamalho​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Coritiba was Léo Gamalho.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Ponte Preta – Náutico – 2-3
• Brasil de Pelotas – Vila Nova – 2-2
• Goiás – CSA – 3-1
• Vasco da Gama – Coritiba – 2-1
• Operário PR – Londrina – 0-0