RIO DE JANEIRO. Flamengo bested Corinthians to win 2-1. A goal from B. Henrique was decisive in the 89min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Flamengo to strike first with a goal of Lucas Paquetá at the 48′. Then it was a goal in the 78′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Bruno Henrique gave the win to Flamengo in the 89′ minute with a goal. Flamengo was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 70,112 spectators. The referee was Wilton Pereira Sampaio assisted by Bruno Raphael Pires and Leone Carvalho. The 4th official was Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 32 Total 3
- 10 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 1
- 12 Shots blocked 1
- 159 Attack 67
- 95 Dangerous attack 23
- 66 Ball safe 104
- 9 Free Kicks 14
- 0 Penalties 0
- 20 Corners 0
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Flamengo had a strong ball possession 64% while Corinthians was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Flamengo had a more offensive attitude with 95 dangerous attacks and 32 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Flamengo won the match.
Flamengo shot 32 times, 10 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Corinthians shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Flamengo received 4 yellow cards (Jorginho, Samuel Lino, Erick Pulgar and Lucas Paquetá). On the other side, Corinthians received 3 yellow cards (Rodrigo Garro, Charles and Breno Bidon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Flamengo has 57 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. On the opposite side, Corinthians stays with 32 points (13th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Flamengo will host Bragantino on the 20th of September with a 0-0 head to head.
Corinthians will host Fluminense on the 20th of September with a 0-0 head to head.
Flamengo – Formation
Flamengo
74'
90'
48'
Flamengo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim decided to play with the following team: Agustín Rossi , Guillermo Varela , Léo Ortiz , Danilo , Ayrton Lucas , Erick Pulgar , Lucas Paquetá , Gonzalo Plata , Giorgian de Arrascaeta , Samuel Lino and Pedro .
The home team had on the bench: Luiz Araújo, Saúl Ñíguez, Anthony Valencia, Jorge Carrascal , Jorginho , Emerson Royal, Alex Sandro , Bruno Henrique , Joaquín Freitas , Andrew, Vitão and Dyogo Alves.
Substitutions
Flamengo made 5 changes: Pedro for Bruno Henrique (74′), Ayrton Lucas for Alex Sandro (74′), Gonzalo Plata for Jorge Carrascal (79′), Giorgian de Arrascaeta for Jorginho (79′) and Lucas Paquetá for Joaquín Freitas (86′).
Player of the match: Lucas Paquetá
The most impressive player for Flamengo was Lucas Paquetá.
His rating is with 1 goal, 87 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Corinthians – Formation
Corinthians
Corinthians started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Fernando Diniz Silva played with: Hugo Souza , Pedro Milans , Tchoca , Iago da Silva Machado , Fabrizio Angileri , Dieguinho , Charles , Raniele , Jesse Lingard , Matheus Pereira and Gui Negão .
They had on the bench: Matheuzinho , Gabriel Paulista, Breno Bidon , Rodrigo Garro , Vitinho, Pedro Raul, Matheus Bidu , Kaio César , Hugo, Kauê, Alex Santana and Yago Melo.
Substitutions
Corinthians made 5 changes: Charles for Breno Bidon (67′), Fabrizio Angileri for Matheus Bidu (67′), Dieguinho for Kaio César (67′), Pedro Milans for Matheuzinho (67′) and Matheus Pereira for Rodrigo Garro (73′).
Player of the match: Hugo Souza
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Corinthians was the goalkeeper: Hugo Souza. His rating is 7.67. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
