Serie A: Flamengo seizes a 2-1 win against Cuiabá 2-1

CUIABá. Flamengo overcame Cuiabá to win 2-1. A goal from R. Gava was decisive in the 90min.

CUIABá. Flamengo topped Cuiabá to win 2-1. A goal from R. Gava was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Flamengo to strike first with a goal of Matheus Franca at the 58′. Then Marinho scored again for Flamengo in the 65′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Rafael Gava reduced the distance for Cuiabá with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​

The match was played at the Arena Pantanal stadium in Cuiabá on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Raphael Claus who was helped by Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis and Leila Naiara Moreira da Cruz. The 4th official was Leonardo Willers Lorenzatto. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot around 30 degrees Celsius or 85.93 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 58%.​

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  Cuiabá

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  Flamengo

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  8 Oct 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Flamengo was in firm control of the ball 55% while Cuiabá was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Flamengo was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Flamengo won the match.​

Cuiabá shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Flamengo shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Cuiabá received 2 yellow cards (K. Osorio and Alan Empereur). On the other side, Flamengo received 1 yellow card (Diego).

After this contest, Cuiabá will stay with 30 points to stay in the 17th place. On the other side, Flamengo will have 49 points to stay in the 5th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Cuiabá will play away against Ceará on the 16th of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Ceará (2 draws).

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  Ceará

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  Cuiabá

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  16 Oct 2022 Full time

Flamengo will host Atlético Mineiro on the 15th of October with a 16-15 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Mineiro (9 draws).

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  Flamengo

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  Atlético Mineiro

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  15 Oct 2022 Full time

Cuiabá: Formation and Lineups

Cuiabá started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager António José Cardoso de Oliveira chose to play with the following team: João Carlos (6.6), Daniel Guedes (6.3), Marllon (6.6), Joaquim (7.1), Alan Empereur (6.3), Kelvin Osorio (5.8), André Luís (6.8), Denilson (7.2), Pepê (6.2), Rodriguinho (6.8) and Deyverson (7.2).

Substitutes

Cuiabá made 5 changes: Marllon for Paulao (46′), Pepe for Rafael Gava (67′), Rodriguinho for Alesson (74′), Andre Luis for Valdivia (74′) and Daniel Guedes for Marcao Silva (75′).

Top player: Denilson

The player who no doubt impressed Cuiabá the most was Denilson.

His rating is (7.2) with 40 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Flamengo: Formation and Lineups

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

On the other side, Dorival Silvestre Júnior played with: Santos (7.2), Guillermo Varela (7.3), Fabrício Bruno (7.3), Pablo (7.2), Ayrton Lucas (7.2), Victor Hugo (6.4), Diego (6.9), Arturo Vidal (6.9), Marinho (8.1), Mateusão (6.5) and Everton (8.0).

Substitutes

Flamengo made 4 changes: Mateusao for Matheus Franca (46′), A. Vidal for Igor Jesus (73′), Everton for Petterson (84′) and Marinho for C. Santos (89′).

Top player: Marinho

Probably the most impressive player in Flamengo was Marinho.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 23 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.