Athletico PR 1-0 Palmeiras: tops 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Santana

CURITIBA. Athletico PR conquers Palmeiras 1-0 after A. Santana scored just 1 goal (23').

CURITIBA. Athletico PR overcomes Palmeiras 1-0 after A. Santana scored just 1 goal (23′). Palmeiras was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

Athletico PR remained in 9 people redcard Hugo Moura (70′ for a double yellow card) and L. Scolari (75′ for a red card) were sent off.

The match was played at the Arena da Baixada stadium in Curitiba on Tuesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Roberto Tobar Vargas who was helped by Christian Schiemann and Claudio Alejandro Rios Ortiz. The 4th official was Cristián Garay. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.7 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.​

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  Athletico PR

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  Palmeiras

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  31 Aug 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Palmeiras was in firm control of the ball 64% while Athletico PR was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Palmeiras was more aggressive with 93 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Athletico PR succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Athletico PR shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Palmeiras shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Athletico PR received 2 yellow cards (Hugo Moura and Vitinho). On the other side, Palmeiras received 1 yellow card (Ze Rafael).

Hugo Moura (Athletico PR) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (70′).

Hugo Moura (Athletico PR) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (75′).

After this match, Athletico PR will have 10 points like Libertad to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Palmeiras will stay with 18 points to stay in the 1st place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Copa Libertadores match, Athletico PR will play away with Palmeiras on the 7th of September with a 16-11 head to head statistic in favor of Palmeiras (11 draws).

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  Palmeiras

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  Athletico PR

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  7 Sep 2022 Full time

Palmeiras will host Athletico PR on the 7th of September with a 16-11 head to head stats in favor of Palmeiras (11 draws).

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  Palmeiras

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  Athletico PR

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  7 Sep 2022 Full time

Athletico PR and Palmeiras will play the return match on the at the Allianz Parque

Athletico PR: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari chose to play with the following team: Bento (6.8), Khellven (6.5), Pedro Henrique (7.2), Thiago Heleno (7.0), Abner Vinícius (7.4), Fernandinho (6.7), Hugo Moura (6.6), Alex Santana (7.3), Agustín Canobbio (6.4), Vitor Roque (6.6) and Vitinho (6.4).

Substitutes

Athletico PR made 5 changes: A. Canobbio for Romulo (85′), Vitinho for T. Cuello (86′), Vitor Roque for Pablo (87′), A. Santana for Erick (90′) and Fernandinho for Leo Cittadini (90′).

Top player: Abner Vinícius

Probably the most impressive player in Athletico PR was Abner Vinícius even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 20 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Palmeiras: Formation and Lineups

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

On the opposite side, Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira played with: Weverton (6.5), Marcos Rocha (6.9), Gustavo Gómez (7.2), Murilo (6.9), Joaquín Piquerez (6.9), Gabriel Menino (7.3), Zé Rafael (7.0), Dudu (6.1), Raphael Veiga (6.3), Rony (7.4) and José López (6.3).

Substitutes

Palmeiras made 5 changes: R. Veiga for Tabata (52′), Ze Rafael for Wesley (64′), Rony for Rafael Navarro (84′), Marcos Rocha for Mayke (84′) and Ze Rafael for E. Atuesta (85′).

Top player: Rony

The player who no doubt impressed Palmeiras the most was Rony.

His rating is (7.4) with 16 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.