FORTALEZA. São Paulo defeats Ceará with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Calleri (23′) and a goal from N. Bustos (90′). São Paulo was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Also, Ceará had 2 players sent off: Luiz Otavio (39′ for a red card) and Ze Roberto (85′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo stadium in Fortaleza on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Maguielson Lima Barbosa who had the assistance of Alessandro Álvaro Rocha de Matos and Leila Naiara Moreira da Cruz. The 4th official was Luis César De Oliveira Magalhães. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27.1 degrees Celsius or 80.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
São Paulo had a superior ball possession 61% while Ceará was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
São Paulo had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why São Paulo won the encounter.
Ceará shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, São Paulo shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Ceará received 5 yellow cards (Joao Ricardo, Jo, Gabriel Lacerda, Nino Paraiba and Richard). On the other side, São Paulo received 2 yellow cards (Rodrigo Nestor and Luciano).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Ceará will stay with 31 points like Fortaleza to sit in the 15th place. On the other side, São Paulo will have 34 points like Botafogo, Santos and Bragantino to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Ceará will host Juventude on the 12th of November with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Ceará (4 draws).
São Paulo will play away agasint Goiás on the 12th of November with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of São Paulo (3 draws).
Ceará – Formation
Ceará
37'
82'
39'
Ceará started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luis Oscar González decided to play with the following team: João Ricardo , Nino Paraíba , Messias , Luiz Otávio , Victor Luis , Richard Coelho , Richardson , Lima , Vina , Stiven Mendoza and Jô .
The home team had on the bench: Míchel Macedo, Gabriel Lacerda , Erick, Guilherme Castilho , Marcos Victor, Diego Rigonato , Zé Roberto , Geovane, Jhon Vásquez , Richard, Dentinho and Fernando Sobral.
Substitutions
Ceará made 5 changes: Richardson for Gabriel Lacerda (42′), Jo for Ze Roberto (64′), Vina for Guilherme Castilho (64′), Victor Luis for Diego (83′) and Nino Paraiba for J. Vasquez (83′).
Best player: João Ricardo
The player that probably impressed the most for Ceará was the goalkeeper: João Ricardo. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.
São Paulo – Formation
São Paulo
23'
São Paulo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Rogério Mücke Ceni played with: Felipe Alves , Rafinha , Diego Costa , Léo , Welington , Alisson , Pablo Maia , Rodrigo Nestor , Patrick , Luciano and Jonathan Calleri .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Igor Vinícius , Luizão, Giuliano Galoppo , Jandrei, Talles Costa, Marcos Guilherme , N. Ferraresi, A. Colorado, Reinaldo, Nahuel Bustos , Juan and Igor Gomes .
Substitutions
São Paulo made 5 changes: Rodrigo Nestor for G. Galoppo (46′), Luciano for N. Bustos (46′), Rafinha for Igor Vinicius (46′), Alisson for M. Guilherme (72′) and Patrick for Igor Gomes (83′).
Best player: Welington
The player that probably impressed the most for São Paulo was Welington even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 56 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- América Mineiro – Corinthians – 1-0
- Athletico PR – Cuiabá – 2-2
- Juventude – Fortaleza – 1-1
- Palmeiras – Santos – 1-0
- Ceará – São Paulo – 0-2
- Flamengo – Fluminense – 1-2
- Bragantino – Goiás – 1-1
