Serie A: Flamengo wipes out Athletico PR 5-0 with a great performance
RIO DE JANEIRO. Flamengo demolishes Athletico PR 5-0 with goals of
RIO DE JANEIRO. Flamengo demolishes Athletico PR 5-0 with goals of Fabricio Bruno (56′), Fabricio Bruno (59′), Ayrton Lucas (63′), Lazaro (72′) and Pedro (90′). Flamengo was vastly superior ball possession (69%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Wilton Pereira Sampaio with the help of Bruno Raphael Pires and Cristhian Passos Sorence. The 4th official was Rafael Martins de Sá. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 25 degrees Celsius or 76.96 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.
Match Statistics
Flamengo was in firm control of the ball 69% while Athletico PR was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Flamengo was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Flamengo won the contest.
Flamengo shot 20 times, 11 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Athletico PR shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Flamengo received 3 yellow cards (Pablo, Hugo Souza and Thiago Maia). On the other side, Athletico PR received 2 yellow cards (Vitor Bueno and A. Santana).
After playing this match, Flamengo will have 36 points to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Athletico PR will stay with 37 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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44'44'
Pablo
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44'44'
Hugo Souza
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49'49'
Thiago Maia
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54'54'
Vitor Bueno
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56'56'
Fabricio Bruno
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59'59'
Fabricio Bruno
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62'62'
Leo Cittadini
Vitor Bueno
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63'63'
Ayrton Lucas
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67'67'
A. Santana
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70'70'
A. Canobbio
Romulo
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70'70'
Matheus Fernandes
A. Santana
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72'72'
Lazaro
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76'76'
Vitinho
Lazaro
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76'76'
A. Vidal
Victor Hugo
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83'83'
G. De Arrascaeta
Diego
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83'83'
Pedro
Everton
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84'84'
Gabriel Barbosa
Marinho
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87'87'
Abner
Pedrinho
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90'90'
Pedro
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Flamengo will play away with Palmeiras on the 21st of August with a 11-11 head to head record.
Athletico PR will host América Mineiro on the 21st of August with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of América Mineiro (1 draw).
Flamengo: Formation and Lineups
Flamengo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dorival Silvestre Júnior chose to play with the following team: Santos , Matheuzinho , Fabrício Bruno , Pablo , Ayrton Lucas , Victor Hugo , Thiago Maia , Diego , Marinho , Lázaro and Everton .
Substitutes
Flamengo made 5 changes: Lazaro for Vitinho (76′), Victor Hugo for A. Vidal (76′), Diego for G. De Arrascaeta (83′), Everton for Pedro (83′) and Marinho for Gabriel Barbosa (84′).
Top player: Marinho
The player who no doubt impressed Flamengo the most was Marinho even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 17 passes (94% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Athletico PR: Formation and Lineups
Athletico PR started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari played with: Anderson , Luis Orejuela , Matheus Felipe , Nicolás Hernández , Pedrinho , Erick , Alex Santana , Rômulo , Vitor Bueno , Vitinho and Vitor Roque .
Substitutes
Athletico PR made 4 changes: Vitor Bueno for Leo Cittadini (62′), Romulo for A. Canobbio (70′), A. Santana for Matheus Fernandes (70′) and Pedrinho for Abner (87′).
Top player: Erick
Probably the most impressive player in Athletico PR was Erick.
His rating is with 28 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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