RIO DE JANEIRO. Botafogo and América Mineiro didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..
The match was played at the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was José Mendonça da Silva Jr. with the support of Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse and Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos. The 4th official was Felipe da Silva Gonçalves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 19 Total 11
- 5 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 107 Attack 113
- 51 Dangerous attack 36
- 105 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 11
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 20
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Botafogo was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. América Mineiro that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Botafogo had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Botafogo to win the match.
Botafogo shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, América Mineiro shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Botafogo received 1 yellow card (Victor Sa). On the opposite side, América Mineiro received 5 yellow cards (E. Martinez, Henrique Almeida, Lucas Kal, Marlon and Aloisio).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Botafogo will have 31 points like São Paulo and Ceará to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, América Mineiro will have 36 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Botafogo will play away against Athletico PR on the 12th of November with a 15-11 head to head record in favor of Athletico PR (5 draws).
América Mineiro will host Atlético GO on the 12th of November with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Atlético GO (6 draws).
Botafogo – Formation
Botafogo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro decided to play with the following team: Gatito Fernández
, Renzo Saravia , Adryelson , Víctor Cuesta , Marçal , Lucas Fernandes , Tchê Tchê , Victor Sá , Eduardo , Jeffinho and Tiquinho Soares .The home team had on the bench: Lucas Perri, Lucas Mezenga, Douglas Borges, Luis Henrique, Matheus Nascimento, Júnior Santos, Gabriel Pires
, Kanu, Douglas, Philipe Sampaio, Danilo Barbosa and Lucas Piazón .Substitutions
Botafogo made 2 changes: Lucas Fernandes for Gabriel (67′) and Victor Sa for Lucas Piazon (70′).
Best player: Marçal
The most impressive player for Botafogo was Marçal.
His rating is
with 35 passes (68% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 8 crosses.América Mineiro – Formation
América Mineiro started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Vágner Carmo Mancini played with: Matheus Cavichioli
, Raúl Cáceres , Ricardo Silva , Éder , Marlon Lopes , Emmanuel Martínez , Lucas Kal , Juninho , Everaldo , Henrique Almeida and Felipe Azevedo .They had on the bench: Alê
, Iago Maidana , Matheusinho , Danilo Avelar, Zé Ricardo, Airton, Wellington Paulista, Patric, Luan Patrick, Gonzalo Mastriani , M. Benítez and Aloisio .América Mineiro could not rely on the presence of Ale (injured).
Substitutions
América Mineiro made 5 changes: Henrique Almeida for G. Mastriani (63′), E. Martinez for Ale (65′), Everaldo for Matheusinho (71′), Felipe Azevedo for Aloisio (77′) and Silva Ricardo for Iago Maidana (77′).
Best player: Matheus Cavichioli
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for América Mineiro was the goalkeeper: Matheus Cavichioli. His rating is 8.10. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Palmeiras – Juventude – 2-1
- Coritiba – Atlético GO – 2-0
- Avaí – Athletico PR – 1-1
- Goiás – Flamengo – 1-1
- Botafogo – América Mineiro – 0-0
- São Paulo – Corinthians – 1-1