Serie A: Botafogo prevails over Atlético Mineiro 2-0 on Monday
BELO HORIZONTE. Botafogo tops Atlético Mineiro with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Sa (76') and a goal from T. Soares (84').
BELO HORIZONTE. Botafogo prevails over Atlético Mineiro with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Sa (76′) and a goal from T. Soares (84′). Atlético Mineiro was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Leandro Pedro Vuaden with the help of Michael Stanislau and Leirson Peng Martins. The 4th official was Wanderson Alves de Souza. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.94 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
Atlético Mineiro was in firm control of the ball 66% while Botafogo was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Atlético Mineiro was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Botafogo succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Atlético Mineiro shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Botafogo shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Atlético Mineiro received 2 yellow cards (Rever and Allan). On the opposite side, Botafogo received 5 yellow cards (Fernando Marcal, Patrick de Paula, Lucas Perri, Gabriel and Victor Sa).
After this encounter, Atlético Mineiro will stay with 52 points like América Mineiro to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Botafogo will have 47 points like Santos to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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13'13'
E. Vargas Rojas (Goal Disallowed)
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20'20'
Lucas Perri
Gatito Fernandez
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45'45'
Rever
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45'45'
Fernando Marcal
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45'45'
Patrick de Paula
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46'46'
Lucas Fernandes
Patrick de Paula
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62'62'
Luis Henrique
Jeffinho
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62'62'
Victor Sa
Junior Santos
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67'67'
Cristian Pavon
Keno
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68'68'
Santos Ademir
Nacho Fernandez
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69'69'
Lucas Perri
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72'72'
Yan Phillipe
Matias Zaracho
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76'76'
Victor Sa
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80'80'
Allan
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81'81'
Calebe
Jair
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82'82'
Rubens
Dodo
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84'84'
Tiquinho Soares
Lucas Fernandes
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90'90'
Matheus Nascimento
Tiquinho Soares
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90'90'
Gabriel
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90'90'
Victor Sa
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Atlético Mineiro will host Cuiabá on the 10th of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Atlético Mineiro (1 draw).
Botafogo will host Santos on the 10th of November with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of Santos (9 draws).
Atlético Mineiro: Formation and Lineups
Atlético Mineiro started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alexi Stival chose to play with the following team: Éverson , Mariano , Jemerson , Réver , Dodô , Jair , Allan , Matías Zaracho , Nacho Fernández , Keno and Eduardo Vargas .
Substitutes
Atlético Mineiro made 5 changes: Keno for Cristian Pavon (67′), Nacho Fernandez for Santos Ademir (68′), Matias Zaracho for Yan Phillipe (72′), Jair for Calebe (81′) and Dodo for Rubens (82′).
Top player: Jair
Probably the most impressive player in Atlético Mineiro was Jair.
His rating is
with 47 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.Botafogo: Formation and Lineups
Botafogo started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro played with: Gatito Fernández , Daniel Borges , Adryelson , Víctor Cuesta , Júnior Santos , Patrick de Paula , Tchê Tchê , Marçal , Gabriel Pires , Jeffinho and Tiquinho Soares .
Substitutes
Botafogo made 5 changes: Gatito Fernandez for Lucas Perri (20′), Patrick de Paula for Lucas Fernandes (46′), Jeffinho for Luis Henrique (62′), Junior Santos for Victor Sa (62′) and Tiquinho Soares for Matheus Nascimento (90′).
Top player: Tiquinho Soares
Probably the most impressive player in Botafogo was Tiquinho Soares.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 25 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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