Copa Libertadores: Athletico PR manages to draw 2-2 with Palmeiras after recovering a 0-2 deficit
SãO PAULO. Palmeiras manages to recover against Athletico PR with a goal on the Pablo 64' and a goal on the D. Terans 85'.
SãO PAULO. Palmeiras manages to recover against Athletico PR with a goal on the Pablo 64′ and a goal on the D. Terans 85′.
The match was played at the Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo on Tuesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Esteban Ostojich who was helped by Carlos Barreiro and Andrés Nievas. The 4th official was José Burgos. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.94 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Palmeiras was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Athletico PR that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Palmeiras was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Palmeiras to win the match.
Palmeiras shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Athletico PR shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Palmeiras received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel Menino and Weverton). On the opposite side, Athletico PR received 4 yellow cards (A. Santana, A. Canobbio, Pedrinho and T. Heleno).
(Palmeiras) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (45′).
After playing this match, Palmeiras will have 18 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Athletico PR will have 10 points like Libertad to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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3'3'
Gustavo Scarpa
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28'28'
A. Santana
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40'40'
Gabriel Menino
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43'43'
A. Canobbio
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45'45'
Murilo Cerqueira
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46'46'
Luan
Tabata
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46'46'
Pedrinho
Abner
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46'46'
Romulo
A. Canobbio
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46'46'
D. Terans
A. Santana
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55'55'
G. Gomez
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63'63'
Pablo
Erick
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64'64'
Pablo
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67'67'
Pedrinho
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79'79'
Wesley
Rony
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79'79'
Mayke
Marcos Rocha
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82'82'
T. Heleno
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85'85'
D. Terans
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87'87'
M. Merentiel
J. Piquerez
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87'87'
E. Atuesta
Gabriel Menino
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90'90'
Matheus Fernandes
Vitor Roque
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90'90'
Weverton
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Palmeiras: Formation and Lineups
Palmeiras started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira chose to play with the following team: Weverton , Marcos Rocha , Gustavo Gómez , Murilo , Joaquín Piquerez , Gabriel Menino , Zé Rafael , Dudu , Bruno Tabata , Gustavo Scarpa and Rony .
Substitutes
Palmeiras made 5 changes: Tabata for Luan (46′), Rony for Wesley (79′), Marcos Rocha for Mayke (79′), J. Piquerez for M. Merentiel (87′) and Gabriel Menino for E. Atuesta (87′).
Top player: Dudu
Probably the most impressive player in Palmeiras was Dudu.
His rating is with 26 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Athletico PR: Formation and Lineups
Athletico PR started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari played with: Bento , Khellven , Pedro Henrique , Thiago Heleno , Abner Vinícius , Fernandinho , Erick , Alex Santana , Agustín Canobbio , Vitor Roque and Vitinho .
Substitutes
Athletico PR made 5 changes: Abner for Pedrinho (46′), A. Canobbio for Romulo (46′), A. Santana for D. Terans (46′), Erick for Pablo (63′) and Vitor Roque for Matheus Fernandes (90′).
Top player: David Terans
The player who no doubt impressed Athletico PR the most was David Terans.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
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