Palmeiras 1-0 Santos: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Merentiel
SãO PAULO. Palmeiras tops Santos 1-0 after M. Merentiel scored just 1 goal (77').
SãO PAULO. Palmeiras prevails over Santos 1-0 after M. Merentiel scored just 1 goal (77′).
Palmeiras remained in 10 people after Danilo received a red card in the 60′. Anyway, Palmeiras still was able to win this match playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.4 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Palmeiras was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Santos that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Palmeiras was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Palmeiras won the encounter.
Palmeiras shot 20 times, 3 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Santos shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Palmeiras received 5 yellow cards (Ze Rafael, Gabriel Menino, G. Gomez, A. Ferreira and A. Ferreira). On the opposite side, Santos received 4 yellow cards (V. Zanocelo, Marcos Leonardo, Y. Soteldo and Camacho).
(Palmeiras) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (60′).
After playing this match, Palmeiras will have 54 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Santos will stay with 34 points to move up in the 11th place.
Match Events
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35'35'
V. Zanocelo
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45'45'
Marcos Leonardo
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55'55'
Ze Rafael
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59'59'
Miguel Merentiel
Tabata
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59'59'
Mayke
Marcos Rocha
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60'60'
Danilo
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67'67'
Carlos Sanchez
V. Zanocelo
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67'67'
Angelo Gabriel
Lucas Braga
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67'67'
Gabriel Menino
Gustavo Scarpa
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72'72'
Y. Soteldo
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75'75'
Gabriel Menino
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77'77'
M. Merentiel
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80'80'
E. Atuesta
Rony
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80'80'
Luan
Dudu
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82'82'
Rwan
Lucas Barbosa
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90'90'
G. Gomez
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90'90'
Guilherme Camacho
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90'90'
A. Ferreira
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90'90'
A. Ferreira
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Palmeiras will play away against Atlético Mineiro on the 29th of September with a 13-11 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Mineiro (15 draws).
Santos will host Athletico PR on the 28th of September with a 20-11 head to head record in favor of Santos (6 draws).
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 , Danilo , Zé Rafael , Gustavo Scarpa , Bruno Tabata , Dudu and Rony .
Substitutes
Palmeiras made 5 changes: Marcos Rocha for Mayke (59′), Tabata for M. Merentiel (59′), Gustavo Scarpa for Gabriel Menino (67′), Rony for E. Atuesta (80′) and Dudu for Luan (80′).
Top player: Dudu
The player who no doubt impressed Palmeiras the most was Dudu even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
Santos: Formation and Lineups
Santos started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Luiz Carlos Cirne Lima de Lorenzi played with: João Paulo , Madson , Maicon , Eduardo Bauermann , Felipe Jonatan , Lucas Barbosa , Guilherme Camacho , Vinicius Zanocelo , Lucas Braga , Marcos Leonardo and Yeferson Soteldo .
Substitutes
Santos made 3 changes: V. Zanocelo for Carlos Sanchez (67′), Lucas Braga for Angelo Gabriel (67′) and Lucas Barbosa for Rwan (82′).
Top player: Eduardo Bauermann
Probably the most impressive player in Santos was Eduardo Bauermann.
His rating is with 28 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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