CURITIBA, PARANá. Fluminense conquers Athletico PR 1-0 after Z. Ivaldo scored an own goal 34min.

The match was played at the Arena da Baixada (Curitiba, Paraná) stadium in Curitiba, Paraná on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Felipe Fernandes de Lima with the help of Guilherme Dias Camilo and Ricardo Júnio De Souza. The 4th official was Murilo Ugolini Klein. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Athletico PR was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Fluminense that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Athletico PR was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Fluminense was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Athletico PR shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Fluminense shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Athletico PR received 2 yellow cards (L. Fasson and N. Hernandez Rodriguez). On the opposite side, Fluminense received 1 yellow card (J. Arias).

Standings

After playing this contest, Athletico PR will stay with 34 points like Atlético GO and Cuiabá to move up in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Fluminense will have 36 points to stay in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Athletico PR will play away against Fortaleza on the 23rd of October with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Athletico PR (3 draws).

Fluminense will host Flamengo on the 23rd of October with a 15-10 head to head record in favor of Flamengo (12 draws).

Athletico PR – Formation

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

The manager Alberto Valentim do Carmo Neto decided to play with the following team: Santos (6.8), Zé Ivaldo (6.2), Nicolás Hernández (6.7), Lucas Fasson (7.0), Khellven (8.0), Christian (6.7), Richard (7.9), Pedrinho (7.2), Carlos Eduardo (6.8), Pedro Rocha (6.0) and Bissoli (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Márcio Azevedo (6.5), Pedro Henrique, Jader (6.2), Marcinho, Fernando Canesin, Jaderson (6.4), Kleiton, Luiz Fernando, Erick (6.8), Bento and Vinicius Mingotti (6.8).

Substitutions

Athletico PR made 5 changes: Richard for M. Azevedo (46′), N. Hernandez Rodriguez for Jaderson (63′), G. Bissoli for V. Mingotti (71′), Pedrinho for Erick (71′) and Carlos for J. Barbosa (81′).

Best player: Khellven​

The most impressive player for Athletico PR was Khellven.

His rating is (8.0) with 22 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 12 crosses.

Fluminense – Formation

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

On the opposite side, Marco Aurelio De Oliveira played with: Marcos Felipe (8.2), Samuel Xavier (7.4), Nino (7.4), David Braz (7.3), Marlon (6.7), André (7.1), Yago Felipe (6.4), Luiz Henrique (6.9), Jhon Arias (6.1), Caio Paulista (6.1) and John Kennedy (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Muriel, Wellington, Calegari, Juan Cazares, Lucca (7.3), Nonato (6.5), Matheus Martinelli (7.0), Abel Hernández (6.6), Luan, Manoel (6.5), Gustavo Apis and Danilo Barcelos.

Substitutions

Fluminense made 5 changes: J. Arias for Martinelli (68′), Henrique Luiz for Lucca (75′), Nino for Manoel (75′), Yago for Gustavo (78′) and J. Kennedy for A. Hernandez (79′).

Best player: Marcos Felipe​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fluminense was the goalkeeper: Marcos Felipe. His rating is 8.20. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• América Mineiro – Bahia – 0-0
• Palmeiras – Internacional – 1-0
• Athletico PR – Fluminense – 0-1
• Grêmio – Juventude – 3-2
• Ceará – Bragantino – 2-2
• Atlético GO – Atlético Mineiro – 2-1
• Flamengo – Cuiabá – 0-0
• Sport Recife – Santos – 0-0