Serie A: Internacional conquers Fluminense 3-0
PORTO ALEGRE. Internacional was in the end too strong for Fluminense.
PORTO ALEGRE. Internacional was eventually too strong for Fluminense with the goal of F. Bustos (36′), Alexandre Alemao (72′) and C. de Pena (90′). Fluminense was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Estádio José Pinheiro Borda stadium in Porto Alegre on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Ramon Abatti who had the assistance of Kleber Lucio Gil and Thiago Americano Labes. The 4th official was Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.7 degrees Celsius or 67.53 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.
Match Statistics
Fluminense was in firm control of the ball 68% while Internacional was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Fluminense was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. Still, Internacional was able to find the solution to win this match.
Internacional shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Fluminense shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Internacional received 1 yellow card (Daniel). On the other side, Fluminense received 1 yellow card (Marrony).
After playing this match, Internacional will have 33 points to move up in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Fluminense will stay with 38 points to move up in the 4th place.
Match Events
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36'36'
F. Bustos
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46'46'
Felipe Melo
Manoel
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59'59'
Nathan
Jhon Arias
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62'62'
M. Magalhães Prado (Goal Disallowed)
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70'70'
John Kennedy
G. Cano
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70'70'
Willian
Ganso
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71'71'
Daniel
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72'72'
Alexandre Alemao
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77'77'
Marrony
Martinelli
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78'78'
Pedro Henrique
Mauricio
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78'78'
B. Romero
Alexandre Alemao
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84'84'
Liziero
Johnny
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84'84'
Alan Patrick
M. Wanderson
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89'89'
Marrony
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90'90'
C. de Pena
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Internacional will play away against Avaí on the 22nd of August with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Internacional (1 draw).
Fluminense will host Coritiba on the 20th of August with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Coritiba (9 draws).
Internacional: Formation and Lineups
Internacional started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Luiz Antônio Venker de Menezes chose to play with the following team: Daniel , Fabricio Bustos , Vitão , Gabriel Mercado , Renê , Gabriel , Maurício , Johnny , Carlos De Pena , Wanderson and Alexandre Alemão .
Substitutes
Internacional made 4 changes: Mauricio for Pedro Henrique (78′), Alexandre Alemao for B. Romero (78′), Johnny for Liziero (84′) and M. Wanderson for Alan Patrick (84′).
Top player: Johnny
The player who no doubt impressed Internacional the most was Johnny even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 18 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14.
Fluminense: Formation and Lineups
Fluminense started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Fernando Diniz Silva played with: Fábio , Samuel Xavier , Nino , Manoel , Caio Paulista , André , Matheus Martinelli , Matheus Martins , Ganso , Jhon Arias and Germán Cano .
Substitutes
Fluminense made 5 changes: Manoel for Felipe Melo (46′), Jhon Arias for Nathan (59′), G. Cano for John Kennedy (70′), Ganso for Willian (70′) and Martinelli for Marrony (77′).
Top player: Nino
Probably the most impressive player in Fluminense was Nino.
His rating is with 58 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
