Serie A: Botafogo prevails over Atlético Mineiro 2-0 on Monday

BELO HORIZONTE. Botafogo tops Atlético Mineiro with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Sa (76') and a goal from T. Soares (84').

BELO HORIZONTE. Botafogo prevails over Atlético Mineiro with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Sa (76′) and a goal from T. Soares (84′). Atlético Mineiro was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Leandro Pedro Vuaden with the help of Michael Stanislau and Leirson Peng Martins. The 4th official was Wanderson Alves de Souza. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.94 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.​

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  Atlético Mineiro

  0

  

  Botafogo

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  7 Nov 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Atlético Mineiro was in firm control of the ball 66% while Botafogo was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Atlético Mineiro was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Botafogo succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Atlético Mineiro shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Botafogo shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Atlético Mineiro received 2 yellow cards (Rever and Allan). On the opposite side, Botafogo received 5 yellow cards (Fernando Marcal, Patrick de Paula, Lucas Perri, Gabriel and Victor Sa).

After this encounter, Atlético Mineiro will stay with 52 points like América Mineiro to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Botafogo will have 47 points like Santos to stay in the 11th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Atlético Mineiro will host Cuiabá on the 10th of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Atlético Mineiro (1 draw).

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  Atlético Mineiro

  3

  

  Cuiabá

  0

  10 Nov 2022 Full time

Botafogo will host Santos on the 10th of November with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of Santos (9 draws).

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  Botafogo

  3

  

  Santos

  0

  10 Nov 2022 Full time

Atlético Mineiro: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Alexi Stival chose to play with the following team: Éverson (6.0), Mariano (6.3), Jemerson (6.8), Réver (6.7), Dodô (6.8), Jair (7.6), Allan (6.4), Matías Zaracho (7.1), Nacho Fernández (6.4), Keno (6.8) and Eduardo Vargas (6.1).

Substitutes

Atlético Mineiro made 5 changes: Keno for Cristian Pavon (67′), Nacho Fernandez for Santos Ademir (68′), Matias Zaracho for Yan Phillipe (72′), Jair for Calebe (81′) and Dodo for Rubens (82′).

Top player: Jair

Probably the most impressive player in Atlético Mineiro was Jair.

His rating is (7.6) with 47 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Botafogo: Formation and Lineups

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

On the opposite side, Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro played with: Gatito Fernández (6.2), Daniel Borges (6.9), Adryelson (6.9), Víctor Cuesta (7.2), Júnior Santos (6.7), Patrick de Paula (6.9), Tchê Tchê (6.5), Marçal (7.2), Gabriel Pires (7.0), Jeffinho (6.8) and Tiquinho Soares (7.5).

Substitutes

Botafogo made 5 changes: Gatito Fernandez for Lucas Perri (20′), Patrick de Paula for Lucas Fernandes (46′), Jeffinho for Luis Henrique (62′), Junior Santos for Victor Sa (62′) and Tiquinho Soares for Matheus Nascimento (90′).

Top player: Tiquinho Soares

Probably the most impressive player in Botafogo was Tiquinho Soares.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 25 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.