English:
Chapecoense Secures Narrow Victory in Hard-Fought Match in Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais – In a match corresponding to Round 17 of the Brazilian Serie B, Chapecoense-SC managed a valuable narrow victory against América Mineiro at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio. Italo scored the only goal of the match in the 5th minute, triggering celebration on the visiting team’s bench.
The match, officiated by Fernando Antonio Mendes de Salles Nascimento Filho, was tense and contested. Despite América Mineiro’s clear superiority in ball possession (66% compared to Chapecoense’s 34%), the home team failed to convert their opportunities. América Mineiro generated 25 shots, only 7 of which were on target. Chapecoense, on the other hand, was more effective, albeit with a smaller volume of shots (11 in total, 4 on target).
A goal by W. Clar for Chapecoense was disallowed by VAR in the 22nd minute for offside, maintaining the minimum advantage on the scoreboard. The match was marked by intensity, with a total of 11 fouls committed by Chapecoense and 12 by América Mineiro. The referee showed yellow cards to Julio Cesar for América Mineiro, and to Leo Vieira, Victor Caetano and Pedro Perotti for Chapecoense. Corners also reflected América Mineiro’s territorial dominance, with 7 in their favor compared to Chapecoense’s 3. Despite the dominance and numerous chances, América Mineiro failed to overturn the score, letting important points slip away at home.
Substitutions america mineiro: at minute 40 Ricardo Silva came in and Mariano went out., at minute 46 Miqueias came in and Felipe Amaral went out., at minute 46 David Lopes came in and F. Elizari went out., at minute 63 Arthur Sousa came in and Heber went out., at minute 71 F. Labandeira came in and Stenio went out.
Substitutions chapecoense-sc: at minute 46 Jorge Jimenez came in and Pedro Martins went out., at minute 71 Neto Pessoa came in and Pedro Perotti went out., at minute 77 Bruno Leonardo came in and Bressan went out., at minute 83 Mailton came in and Gabriel Inocencio went out., at minute 84 Giovanni Augusto came in and Marcinho went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
America Mineiro
class=”wg_loader”>
