BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro demolishes Fortaleza 4-0 with goals of G. Arana (19′), Rever (27′), Hulk (41′) and F. Zaracho (47′). Fortaleza lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Thursday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Braulio da Silva Machado with the assistance of Kleber Lucio Gil and Henrique Neu Ribeiro. The 4th official was Ramon Abatti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 17 Total 4
- 9 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 66 Attack 87
- 51 Dangerous attack 76
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Fortaleza had a superior ball possession 57% while Atlético Mineiro was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fortaleza was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Atlético Mineiro managed to find the solution to win this match.
Atlético Mineiro shot 17 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fortaleza shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Atlético Mineiro received 3 yellow cards (Jair, Allan and ). On the other side, Fortaleza received 4 yellow cards (Y. Pikachu, Jussa, E. Lourenco and A. Henriquez).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Copa do Brasil, Atlético Mineiro will play away with Fortaleza on the 28th of October with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Atlético Mineiro (2 draws).
Fortaleza will host Atlético Mineiro on the 28th of October with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Atlético Mineiro (2 draws).
Atlético Mineiro and Fortaleza will play the return match on the at the Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas
Atlético Mineiro – Formation
Atlético Mineiro started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Alexi Stival decided to play with the following team: Éverson
, Guga , Junior Alonso , Réver , Guilherme Arana , Allan , Jair , Nacho Fernández , Matías Zaracho , Hulk and Keno .The home team had on the bench: Dodô, Rafael, Igor Rabello
, Nathan, Calebe, Jefferson Savarino , Tchê Tchê , Hyoran, Micael, Eduardo Vargas , Eduardo Sasha and Neto.Substitutions
Atlético Mineiro made 5 changes: Rever for I. Rabello (74′), Keno for E. Vargas (74′), Hulk for Eduardo (74′), Allan for Tche Tche (86′) and I. Fernandez for J. Savarino (86′).
Best player: Matías Zaracho
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Mineiro was Matías Zaracho.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 25 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5.Fortaleza – Formation
Fortaleza started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Juan Pablo Vojvoda played with: Felipe Alves
, Daniel Guedes , Titi , Matheus Jussa , Yago Pikachu , Felipe , Éderson , Lucas Crispim , Matheus Vargas , Robson and Romarinho .These were the players on the bench: Marcelo Boeck, Edinho
, Igor Torres, Ángelo Henríquez , Jackson, Bruno Melo , Max Walef, Valentin Depietri , Ronald , Osvaldo and Wellington Paulista.Substitutions
Fortaleza made 5 changes: Romarinho for Ronald (46′), M. de Vargas for A. Henriquez (46′), Felipe for Bruno (63′), Robson for V. Depietri (63′) and L. Crispim for Edinho (85′).
Best player: Bruno Melo
The most impressive player for Fortaleza was Bruno Melo.
His rating is
with 18 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.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 Copa do Brasil.
- Athletico PR – Flamengo – 2-2
- Atlético Mineiro – Fortaleza – 4-0