CURITIBA, PARANá. Athletico PR manages to recover against Flamengo with a goal on the T. Maia 15′ and a penalty kick on the P. 90′. Flamengo was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Arena da Baixada (Curitiba, Paraná) stadium in Curitiba, Paraná on Thursday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Luiz Flavio De Oliveira with the assistance of Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis and Miguel Cataneo Ribeiro Da Costa. The 4th official was Thiago Luis Scarascati. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 53.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Flamengo had a superior ball possession 61% while Athletico PR was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Athletico PR was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Athletico PR to win the match​.

Athletico PR shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Flamengo shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Athletico PR received 4 yellow cards (F. Canesin, L. Fasson, Nikao and Cittadini Leo). Regarding the opposition, Flamengo received 3 yellow cards (L. Pereira, R. Caio and A. Pereira).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Copa do Brasil, Athletico PR will play away against Flamengo on the 28th of October with a 18-15 head to head stats in favor of Flamengo (10 draws).

Flamengo will host Athletico PR on the 28th of October with a 18-15 head to head record in favor of Flamengo (10 draws).

Athletico PR and Flamengo will play the return match on the at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro)

Athletico PR – Formation

Athletico PR started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Alberto Valentim do Carmo Neto decided to play with the following team: Santos (6.4), Pedro Henrique (7.3), Thiago Heleno (6.3), Nicolás Hernández (7.1), Marcinho (6.7), Erick (6.6), Léo Cittadini (7.3), Abner Vinícius (7.4), Nikão (6.6), Renato Kayzer (7.5) and David Terans (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jaderson, Lucas Fasson, Zé Ivaldo, Vinicius Mingotti, Pedro Rocha (6.2), Márcio Azevedo, Carlos Eduardo, Fernando Canesin (6.2), Khellven, Jader, Bento and Luiz Fernando.

Athletico PR could not rely on the presence of P. Rocha (injured) and L. Fasson (injured).

Substitutions

Athletico PR made 4 changes: R. de Souza for P. Rocha (79′), D. Terans for Jaderson (88′), Cittadini Leo for F. Canesin (88′) and N. Hernandez Rodriguez for L. Fasson (90′).

Best player: Renato Kayzer​

The most impressive player for Athletico PR was Renato Kayzer.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Flamengo – Formation

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

On the opposite side, Renato Portaluppi played with: Diego Alves (6.2), Mauricio Isla (6.8), Rodrigo Caio (7.1), Léo Pereira (6.8), Filipe Luís (6.5), Willian Arão (7.4), Thiago Maia (7.2), Everton Ribeiro (6.6), Andreas Pereira (6.5), Michael (6.4) and Gabriel Barbosa (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Kenedy (6.2), Renê, Gustavo Henrique, Hugo Souza, Diego (6.4), Gabriel Batista, Rodinei, Pedro (7.1), Bruno Viana, Vitinho (6.8), Vitor Gabriel and Matheuzinho.

Flamengo could not rely on the presence of Pedro (injured).

Substitutions

Flamengo made 4 changes: Gabriel Barbosa for Pedro (68′), Michael for Diego (74′), Thiago Maia for Vitinho (74′) and A. Pereira for Kenedy (81′).

Best player: Willian Arão​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Flamengo was Willian Arão.

His rating is (7.4) with 57 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Copa do Brasil.​

• Athletico PR – Flamengo – 2-2
• Atlético Mineiro – Fortaleza – 4-0