Serie A: Athletico PR snatches a draw versus Fortaleza
CURITIBA. Athletico PR succeeded in snatch a late draw against Fortaleza with a late goal from Pablo.
CURITIBA. Athletico PR succeeded in clinch a draw against Fortaleza with a late goal from Pablo scored in the (90′) after Fortaleza got a lead with a goal from T. Gallardo (16′). Athletico PR was far superior when it came to possession ball (63%)
The match was played at the Arena da Baixada stadium in Curitiba on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Rafael Rodrigo Klein. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.84 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 85%.
Match Statistics
Athletico PR was in firm control of the ball 63% while Fortaleza was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Athletico PR was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Athletico PR to win the match.
Athletico PR shot 22 times, 5 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Fortaleza shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Athletico PR received 2 yellow cards (Thiago Heleno and T. Cuello). On the opposite side, Fortaleza received 2 yellow cards (J. P. Vojvoda and B. Ceballos).
After playing this match, Athletico PR will have 47 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Fortaleza will have 37 points like Botafogo, Santos, Goiás and São Paulo to move up in the 11th place.
Match Events
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11'11'
N. Hernández Rodríguez (Goal Disallowed)
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16'16'
Thiago Gallardo
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42'42'
Juan Vojvoda
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46'46'
Christian
Erick
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63'63'
Khellven
L. Orejuela
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63'63'
Romulo
A. Canobbio
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63'63'
Vitor Bueno
D. Terans
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63'63'
Moisés
Pedro Rocha
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63'63'
Hércules
Lucas Crispim
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75'75'
B. Ceballos
Marcelo Benevenuto
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75'75'
Jose Welison
Romarinho
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76'76'
B. Ceballos
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82'82'
Thiago Heleno
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85'85'
T. Cuello
Vitinho
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85'85'
Robson
Thiago Gallardo
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90'90'
Pablo
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90'90'
T. Cuello
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Athletico PR will play away against Corinthians on the 9th of October with a 14-6 head to head stats in favor of Corinthians (12 draws).
Fortaleza will host Avaí on the 9th of October with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Fortaleza (3 draws).
Athletico PR: Formation and Lineups
Athletico PR adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari chose to play with the following team: Bento , Luis Orejuela , Thiago Heleno , Nicolás Hernández , Pedrinho , Fernandinho , Erick , Agustín Canobbio , David Terans , Vitinho and Pablo .
Substitutes
Athletico PR made 5 changes: Erick for Christian (46′), L. Orejuela for Khellven (63′), A. Canobbio for Romulo (63′), D. Terans for Vitor Bueno (63′) and Vitinho for T. Cuello (85′).
Top player: Khellven
Probably the most impressive player in Athletico PR was Khellven.
His rating is with 14 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 63′.
Fortaleza: Formation and Lineups
Also Fortaleza adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Juan Pablo Vojvoda played with: Fernando Miguel , Tinga , Marcelo Benevenuto , Titi , Emanuel Brítez , Lucas Sasha , Caio Alexandre , Pedro Rocha , Lucas Crispim , Romarinho and Thiago Galhardo .
Substitutes
Fortaleza made 5 changes: Lucas Crispim for Hercules (63′), Pedro Rocha for Moises (63′), Marcelo Benevenuto for B. Ceballos (75′), Romarinho for Jose Welison (75′) and Thiago Gallardo for Robson (85′).
Top player: Thiago Galhardo
The player who no doubt impressed Fortaleza the most was Thiago Galhardo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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