VáRZEA DAS MOçAS NITERóI. Botafogo beats Coritiba with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Cuesta (75′) and a goal from T. Soares (79′).
The match was played at the Centro de Formação de Atletas TROPS stadium in Várzea das Moças Niterói on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Paulo Cesar Zanovelli with the assistance of Celso Luiz Da Silva and Leonardo Henrique Pereira. The 4th official was Grazianni Maciel Rocha. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Botafogo was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Coritiba that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Coritiba was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Botafogo found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Botafogo shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Coritiba shot 18 times, 2 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Botafogo received 2 yellow cards (C. Eduardo and Victor Cuesta). On the other side, Coritiba received 4 yellow cards (Luciano Castan, Robinho, Warley and Matias Galarza).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Botafogo will have 34 points like Santos to go down in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Coritiba will stay with 28 points like Avaí to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Botafogo will play away with Athletico PR on the 12th of November with a 15-11 head to head in favor of Athletico PR (5 draws).
Coritiba will play away agasint Cuiabá on the 12th of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Coritiba (1 draw).
Botafogo – Formation
Botafogo
52'
75'
90'
Botafogo adopted the 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 , Júnior Santos , Eduardo , Jeffinho and Tiquinho Soares .
The home team had on the bench: Philipe Sampaio, Kanu, Lucas Piazón, Victor Sá , Gabriel Pires , Gustavo Sauer , Lucas Perri, Danilo Barbosa , Matheus Nascimento, Douglas Borges, Luís Henrique and Lucas Mezenga.
Botafogo could not rely on the presence of Gustavo Sauer (injured).
Substitutions
Botafogo made 5 changes: Tche Tche for Danilo (46′), Lucas Fernandes for Gabriel (46′), Jeffinho for Victor Sa (46′), Junior Santos for Gustavo Sauer (88′) and C. Eduardo for Lucas Piazon (90′).
Best player: Víctor Cuesta
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Botafogo was Víctor Cuesta.
His rating is with 1 goal, 47 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.
Coritiba – Formation
Coritiba
Also Coritiba adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Augusto Sérgio Ferreira played with: Gabriel Vasconcelos , Nathan Mendes , Jhon Chancellor , Luciano Castan , Rafael Santos , Jesús Trindade , Bruno Gomes , Warley , Robinho , Alef Manga and Fabrício Daniel .
They had on the bench: Matías Galarza , Egídio, Matheus Cadorini , Régis , José Hugo, Thonny Anderson, Marcio Silva, Bernardo, Hernán Pérez , Natanael , Alex Muralha and Guillermo De Los Santos.
Coritiba could not rely on the presence of H. Perez (injured) and Natanael (injured).
Substitutions
Coritiba made 5 changes: Warley for H. Perez (67′), Robinho for Regis (71′), Nathan Mendes for Natanael (71′), Bruno Gomes for Matias Galarza (77′) and Fabricio Daniel for M. Cadorini (77′).
Best player: Alef Manga
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Coritiba was Alef Manga.
His rating is with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
