Palmeiras overcomes Santos 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Merentiel. HIGHLIGHTS

SãO PAULO. Palmeiras beats Santos 1-0 after M. Merentiel scored just 1 goal (77').

Palmeiras overcomes Santos 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Merentiel. HIGHLIGHTS

SãO PAULO. Palmeiras conquers Santos 1-0 after M. Merentiel scored just 1 goal (77′).

Palmeiras remained with 10 players after Danilo received a red card in the 60′. Notwithstanding, Palmeiras still found a way to win this match playing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Wilton Pereira Sampaio. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 20 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 17 Off Target 11
  • 9 Shots blocked 2
  • 121 Attack 79
  • 66 Dangerous attack 39
  • 81 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 3 Total 0
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Palmeiras was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Santos that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Palmeiras was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Palmeiras won the match​.

Palmeiras shot 20 times, 3 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Santos shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Palmeiras received 5 yellow cards (Ze Rafael, Gabriel Menino, G. Gomez, A. Ferreira and A. Ferreira). Regarding the opposition, Santos received 4 yellow cards (V. Zanocelo, Marcos Leonardo, Y. Soteldo and Camacho).

(Palmeiras) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (60′).

Match Timeline

35'
45'
Zé Rafael- Yellow
55'
59'
Mayke- sub ->Marcos Rocha
59'
60'
67'
67'
Gabriel Menino- sub ->Gustavo Scarpa
67'
71'
Yeferson Soteldo- Yellow
Gabriel Menino- Yellow
75'
77'
80'
Luan- sub ->Dudu
80'
82'
Gustavo Gómez- Yellow
90'
90'
Camacho- Yellow

Standings

After this match, Palmeiras will have 57 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Santos will stay with 34 points like Botafogo, Bragantino and São Paulo to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Palmeiras will play away against Internacional on the 12th of November with a 14-14 head to head.

Santos will host Fortaleza on the 12th of November with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Palmeiras – Formation

Palmeiras
G
Weverton 21.Brazil
7.4
D
Marcos Rocha 2.Brazil
7.3
59'
D
Gustavo Gómez 15.Paraguay
7.3
90'
D
Joaquín Piquerez 22.Uruguay
6.7
D
Murilo 26.Brazil
7.4
M
Zé Rafael 8.Brazil
6.2
55'
M
Gustavo Scarpa 14.Brazil
7.6
67'
M
Danilo 28.Brazil
6.1
60'
M
Dudu 7.Brazil
7.4
80'
M
Bruno Tabata 27.Brazil
6.4
59'
F
Rony 10.Brazil
6.6
80'
Substitutes
G
Marcelo Lomba 42.Brazil
D
Vanderlan 36.Brazil
D
Luan 13.Brazil
6.4
80'
D
Mayke 12.Brazil
6.2
59'
M
Endrick 16.Brazil
M
Eduard Atuesta 20.Colombia
6.6
80'
M
José López 18.Argentina
M
Gabriel Menino 25.Brazil
6.6
67' 75'
F
Rafael Navarro 29.Brazil
F
Breno Lopes 19.Brazil
F
Miguel Merentiel 9.Uruguay
7.2
59' Goals77'
F
Wesley 11.Brazil

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

The manager Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira decided to play with the following team: Weverton (7.4), Marcos Rocha (7.3), Gustavo Gómez (7.3), Murilo (7.4), Joaquín Piquerez (6.7), Danilo (6.1), Zé Rafael (6.2), Gustavo Scarpa (7.6), Bruno Tabata (6.4), Dudu (7.4) and Rony (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Rafael Navarro, Endrick, Vanderlan, Eduard Atuesta (6.6), Breno Lopes, Miguel Merentiel (7.2), José López, Gabriel Menino (6.6), Luan (6.4), Mayke (6.2), Marcelo Lomba and Wesley.

Substitutions

Palmeiras made 5 changes: Marcos Rocha for Mayke (59′), Tabata for M. Merentiel (59′), Gustavo Scarpa for Gabriel Menino (67′), Rony for E. Atuesta (80′) and Dudu for Luan (80′).

Best player: Gustavo Scarpa​

The most impressive player for Palmeiras was Gustavo Scarpa even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses.

Santos – Formation

Santos
G
João Paulo 34.Brazil
7.0
D
Maicon 33.Brazil
7.7
D
Madson 13.Brazil
7.3
D
7.7
D
Felipe Jonatan  3.Brazil
6.8
M
Camacho 29.Brazil
7.5
90'
M
Zanocelo 25.Brazil
7.0
67' 35'
M
Lucas Barbosa 21.Brazil
6.8
82'
M
Lucas Braga 30.Brazil
6.8
67'
F
Yeferson Soteldo 10.Venezuela
7.7
71'
F
6.7
45'
Substitutes
G
John 22.Brazil
D
Luiz Felipe 2.Brazil
D
Lucas Pires 44.Brazil
D
Nathan 16.Brazil
M
Carlos Sánchez 7.Uruguay
6.4
67'
M
Ed Carlos 37.Brazil
M
Gabriel Carabajal 5.Argentina
M
Jhojan Julio 8.Ecuador
M
Vinicius Balieiro 17.Brazil
F
Luan 20.Brazil
F
Rwan Seco 12.Brazil
6.7
82'
F
Ângelo 11.Brazil
7.0
67'

Santos started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Luiz Carlos Cirne Lima de Lorenzi played with: João Paulo (7.0), Madson (7.3), Maicon (7.7), Eduardo Bauermann (7.7), Felipe Jonatan (6.8), Lucas Barbosa (6.8), Guilherme Camacho (7.5), Vinicius Zanocelo (7.0), Lucas Braga (6.8), Marcos Leonardo (6.7) and Yeferson Soteldo (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Carlos Sánchez (6.4), Ed Carlos, Luan, Luiz Felipe, Gabriel Carabajal, Rwan (6.7), Jhojan Julio, Lucas Pires, John, Ângelo (7.0), Nathan and Vinicius Balieiro.

Substitutions

Santos made 3 changes: V. Zanocelo for Carlos Sanchez (67′), Lucas Braga for Angelo Gabriel (67′) and Lucas Barbosa for Rwan (82′).

Best player: Yeferson Soteldo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Santos was Yeferson Soteldo.

His rating is (7.7) with 39 passes (71% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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