SãO PAULO. Corinthians topped Athletico PR to win 2-1. It was Corinthians to strike first with an early goal of F. Balbuena at the 6′. Then Roger Guedes scored again for Corinthians in the 22′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Erick reduced the distance for Athletico PR (81′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Arena Corinthians stadium in São Paulo on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Anderson Daronco assisted by Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa and Rafael da Silva Alves. The 4th official was João Vitor Gobi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 9 Total 18
- 3 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 14
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 105 Attack 122
- 33 Dangerous attack 34
- 88 Ball safe 74
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
Fouls
- 10 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Corinthians was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Athletico PR that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Athletico PR was more pushing with 34 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Corinthians succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Corinthians shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Athletico PR shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Corinthians received 1 yellow card (Ramiro). Regarding the opposition, Athletico PR didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Corinthians will have 54 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Athletico PR will stay with 48 points to hold in the 6th 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 stats in favor of Corinthians (6 draws).
Athletico PR will host Botafogo on the 13th of November with a 15-11 head to head record in favor of Athletico PR (5 draws).
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: Carlos Miguel
, Fagner , Fabián Balbuena , Robert Renan , Lucas Piton , Fausto Vera , Adson , Ramiro , Giuliano , Mateus Vital and Róger Guedes .The home team had on the bench: Yuri Alberto
, Du Queiroz , Gustavo Silva , Giovane, Fábio Santos, Raul Gustavo, Bruno Méndez, Roni, Matheus Donelli, Rafael Ramos , Maycon and Renato Augusto.Substitutions
Corinthians made 5 changes: Roger Guedes for Yuri Alberto (46′), Fagner for Rafael Ramos (60′), Adson for Mosquito (61′), Ramiro for Du Queiroz (72′) and Giuliano for Maycon (79′).
Best player: Fagner
The player that probably impressed the most for Corinthians was Fagner even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 22 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.Athletico PR – Formation
Athletico PR started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari played with: Bento
, Luis Orejuela , Pedro Henrique , Nicolás Hernández , Abner Vinícius , Erick , Hugo Moura , Agustín Canobbio , David Terans , Vitinho and Vitor Roque .They had on the bench: Pablo
, Khellven , Matheus Fernandes, Pedrinho, Matheus Felipe , Anderson, Christian, Alex Santana , Vitor Bueno, Tomás Cuello , Léo Cittadini and Rômulo.Substitutions
Athletico PR made 5 changes: Hugo Moura for Alex Santana (51′), A. Canobbio for T. Cuello (51′), Vitor Roque for Pablo (51′), L. Orejuela for Khellven (64′) and Pedro Henrique for Matheus Felipe (73′).
Best player: Nicolás Hernández
The player that probably impressed the most for Athletico PR was Nicolás Hernández.
His rating is
with 40 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Coritiba – Bragantino – 2-1
- Fortaleza – Avaí – 2-0
- Internacional – Goiás – 4-2
- Corinthians – Athletico PR – 2-1
- São Paulo – Botafogo – 0-1
- Fluminense – América Mineiro – 0-2
- Atlético Mineiro – Ceará – 0-0