SãO PAULO. Corinthians snatched a late win Ceará 1-0 after Y. Alberto scored just 1 goal (90′). Corinthians was decisively better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Arena Corinthians stadium in São Paulo on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Bruno Arleu de Araujo who had the assistance of Luiz Claudio Regazzone and Eduardo Goncalves da Cruz. The 4th official was Salim Fende Chavez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 2 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 122 Attack 0
- 56 Dangerous attack 0
- 72 Ball safe 57
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 11
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Corinthians had a strong ball possession 63% while Ceará was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Corinthians was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Corinthians won the match.
Corinthians shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ceará shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Corinthians received 4 yellow cards (Du Queiroz, Fagner, Robert Renan and Fabio Santos). Regarding the opposition, Ceará received 3 yellow cards (Richard, Vina and Nino Paraiba).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Corinthians will have 64 points like Fluminense to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Ceará will stay with 34 points like Atlético GO to hold in the 18th 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 record in favor of Corinthians (6 draws).
Ceará will host Juventude on the 13th of November with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Ceará (4 draws).
Corinthians – Formation
Corinthians started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira decided to play with the following team: Cássio , Fagner , Gil , Robert Renan , Lucas Piton , Du Queiroz , Fausto Vera , Ramiro , Renato Augusto , Mateus Vital and Yuri Alberto .
The home team had on the bench: Raul Gustavo, Maycon , Rafael Ramos, Wesley, Bruno Méndez, Giuliano , Fabián Balbuena, Róger Guedes , Roni, Fábio Santos , Giovane and Carlos Miguel.
Substitutions
Corinthians made 4 changes: Lucas Piton for Fabio Santos (19′), Mateus Vital for Roger Guedes (64′), Ramiro for Giuliano (72′) and Du Queiroz for Maycon (72′).
Best player: Fagner
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Corinthians was Fagner even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 12. He performed 11 crosses.
Ceará – Formation
Ceará started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Luis Oscar González played with: João Ricardo , Nino Paraíba , Luiz Otávio , David Loiola , Bruno Pacheco , Erick , Richardson , Richard Coelho , Fernando Sobral , Vina and Jô .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Léo Rafael, Marcos Victor, Gabriel Lacerda, Zé Roberto , Lima, Buiú, Victor Luis, Kelvyn, Richard, Jhon Vásquez , Geovane and Guilherme Castilho.
Substitutions
Ceará made 4 changes: Vina for Jhon Vasquez (74′), Jo for Ze Roberto (79′), Erick for Guilherme Castilho (88′) and Richardson for Geovane (90′).
Best player: Jô
The most impressive player for Ceará was Jô.
His rating is with 23 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Goiás – Juventude – 1-0
- Santos – Avaí – 1-1
- Corinthians – Ceará – 1-0
- Bragantino – América Mineiro – 1-4
- Fluminense – São Paulo – 3-1