SãO PAULO. Corinthians had a surprising win over Cuiabá with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Alberto (33′) and a goal from R. Guedes (45′). Corinthians capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Arena Corinthians stadium in São Paulo on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 37,745 spectators.​ The referee was Caio Max Augusto Vieira with the collaboration of Fabricio Vilarinho Da Silva and Brígida Cirilo Ferreira. The 4th official was Thiago Luis Scarascati. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Corinthians was in firm control of the ball 60% while Cuiabá was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Corinthians was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Corinthians won the match​.

Corinthians shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cuiabá shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Corinthians received 1 yellow card (F. Vera). Regarding the opposition, Cuiabá didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Corinthians will have 50 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Cuiabá will stay with 30 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Corinthians will host Atlético Mineiro on the 13th of November with a 14-13 head to head statistic in favor of Corinthians (6 draws).

Cuiabá will host Coritiba on the 13th of November with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Coritiba (1 draw).

Corinthians – Formation

Corinthians started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira decided to play with the following team: Raul Gustavo Pereira Bicalho, Adson Ferreira Soares, Cássio (7.4), Fagner (7.3), Fabián Balbuena (6.9), Lucas Piton (6.9), Fausto Vera (7.0), Renato Augusto (8.4), Du Queiroz (7.3), Róger Guedes (8.3) and Yuri Alberto (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Bruno Melo, Ramiro (6.8), Xavier, Victor Cantillo, Carlos Miguel dos Santos Pereira, Arthur Sousa Araújo, Bruno Méndez, Gil (6.4), Fábio Santos, Giuliano (6.2), Gustavo Silva and Mateus Vital (7.0).

Substitutions

Corinthians made 5 changes: F. Balbuena for Gil (46′), Renato Augusto for Giuliano (57′), Yuri Alberto for Mateus Vital (58′), Du Queiroz for Ramiro (74′) and Roger Guedes for A. A. Sousa (87′).

Best player: Renato Augusto​

The player that probably impressed the most for Corinthians was Renato Augusto even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 45 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Cuiabá – Formation

Cuiabá started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

António José Cardoso de Oliveira played with: Joaquim Henrique Pereira, Camilo Reijers de Olivera, João Carlos (6.7), Daniel Guedes (6.4), Alan Empereur (7.0), Marllon (6.5), Sidcley (6.3), Rodriguinho (6.6), Pepê (6.8), André Luís (6.8) and Deyverson (6.8).

They had on the bench: Paulão, Denilson, Vinicius, Lucas Cardoso Moreira, Rafael Gava (6.5), Gabriel Cordeiro Pirani, Gustavo Henrique Alves Silva, João Lucas (7.0), Kelvin Osorio (6.8), André, Marcão Silva and Valdívia (7.1).

Substitutions

Cuiabá made 5 changes: Sidcley for K. Osorio (22′), Daniel Guedes for Joao Lucas (46′), Rodriguinho for Valdivia (63′), Pepe for D. Borges (63′) and Andre Luis for Rafael Gava (63′).

Best player: Valdívia​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cuiabá was Valdívia.

His rating is (7.1) with 12 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 63′.

Results of the day

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

• Corinthians – Cuiabá – 2-0