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Fortaleza conquers América Mineiro 2-1 with T. Gallardo scoring 2 goals

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BELO HORIZONTE. Fortaleza beat América Mineiro to win 2-1. T. Gallardo was the key to score 2 goals.

BELO HORIZONTE. Fortaleza beat América Mineiro to win 2-1. T. Gallardo was the key to score 2 goals. It was Fortaleza to strike first with a goal of Thiago Gallardo at the 34′. Then Thiago Gallardo scored again for Fortaleza in the 83′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, W. Paulista reduced the distance for América Mineiro with a penalty. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ América Mineiro was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).​

Fortaleza remained in 10 people after Caio Alexandre received a double yellow card in the 74′. Anyway, Fortaleza still succeeded in win this match playing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio stadium in Belo Horizonte on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo with the help of Fabrini Bevilaqua Costa and Daniel Luis Marques. The 4th official was Michel Patrick Costa Guimarães. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.15 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.​

Match Statistics

América Mineiro was in firm control of the ball 67% while Fortaleza was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

América Mineiro was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Fortaleza was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

América Mineiro shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Fortaleza shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

América Mineiro received 1 yellow card (Henrique Almeida). On the other side, Fortaleza received 3 yellow cards (Caio Alexandre, Tinga and Romarinho).

Also, Fortaleza didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (74′).

After playing this contest, América Mineiro will stay with 45 points to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Fortaleza will have 41 points to stay in the 10th place.

Match Events

  • 34'
    34'

    Thiago Gallardo

  • 37'
    37'

    Henrique Almeida

  • 46'
    46'

    G. Mastriani

    Henrique Almeida

  • 46'
    46'

    Martin Benitez

    Gustavo

  • 54'
    54'

    Caio Alexandre

  • 60'
    60'

    Tinga

  • 64'
    64'

    Aloisio

    Felipe Azevedo

  • 64'
    64'

    Lucas Crispim

    Robson

  • 65'
    65'

    Romarinho

    Pedro Rocha

  • 71'
    71'

    Danilo Avelar

    Marlon

  • 74'
    74'

    Caio Alexandre

  • 76'
    76'

    W. Paulista

    Juninho

  • 79'
    79'

    Romarinho

  • 83'
    83'

    Thiago Gallardo

  • 84'
    84'

    Ronald

    Hercules

  • 85'
    85'

    Habraao

    Romarinho

  • 87'
    87'

    T. Galhardo do Nascimento Rocha (Goal Disallowed)

  • 89'
    89'

    Moises

    Thiago Gallardo

  • 90'
    90'

    W. Paulista (Penalty)

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, América Mineiro will host Flamengo on the 22nd of October with a 7-0 head to head statistic in favor of Flamengo (2 draws).

Fortaleza will host Atlético Mineiro on the 24th of October with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Atlético Mineiro (2 draws).

América Mineiro: Formation and Lineups

América Mineiro started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Vágner Carmo Mancini chose to play with the following team: Matheus Cavichioli (6.6), Luan Patrick (7.3), Ricardo Silva (7.1), Éder (6.5), Marlon Lopes (7.3), Alê (6.9), Gustavinho (6.2), Juninho (6.6), Matheusinho (6.8), Felipe Azevedo (6.4) and Henrique Almeida (6.4).

Substitutes

América Mineiro made 5 changes: Henrique Almeida for G. Mastriani (46′), Gustavo for Martin Benitez (46′), Felipe Azevedo for Aloisio (64′), Marlon for Danilo Avelar (71′) and Juninho for W. Paulista (76′).

Top player: Marlon Lopes

The player who no doubt impressed América Mineiro the most was Marlon Lopes.

His rating is (7.3) with 36 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Fortaleza: Formation and Lineups

Fortaleza started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Juan Pablo Vojvoda played with: Fernando Miguel (7.6), Tinga (7.4), Emanuel Brítez (7.6), Titi (7.1), Juninho Capixaba (6.5), Pedro Rocha (7.2), Hércules (6.4), Caio Alexandre (6.9), Zé Welison (6.4), Robson (6.1) and Thiago Galhardo (8.4).

Substitutes

Fortaleza made 2 changes: Robson for Lucas Crispim (64′) and Pedro Rocha for Romarinho (65′).

Top player: Thiago Galhardo

Probably the most impressive player in Fortaleza was Thiago Galhardo.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 16 passes (56% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A

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