America MG 0-1 Fortaleza CE result

How the match unfolded

Lucas Sasha opened the scoring for Fortaleza CE after 6 minutes. It was America MG 0-1 Fortaleza CE at half-time.

Match statistics

Corners finished 3-5. The referee showed 5 yellow cards, 3 to America MG and 2 to Fortaleza CE. America MG committed 22 fouls to Fortaleza CE's 10, and the offside count read 1-1.

America MG's yellow cards went to Rafael Barcelos in the 41st minute, Otávio Gonçalves in the 46th minute and Luidy in the 89th minute. Booked for Fortaleza CE: Pierre (22') and Lucas Xavier Gazal (48').

The players

The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to Tomás Cardona (Fortaleza CE, 7.7), Luiz Fernando (Fortaleza CE, 7.5) and Maurício Júnior (Fortaleza CE, 7.5). From the America MG bench came Filipe Dahora on 9 minutes, Luidy on 45 minutes, Felipe Amaral on 70 minutes and Julio César Leme Do Nascimento on 85 minutes, among 5 changes. Fortaleza CE made 5 changes: Lucas Crispim for Rodriguinho (57'), Rodrigo Santos for Vitinho (58'), Pedro Henrique for Nathan Fogaça (71') and Juan Cantillo for Luiz Fernando (71').

Before the match

America MG came into the match with 4 wins and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches — 4 wins in a row. Their most recent game was a 1-0 win over Ceara SC for America MG. Before kick-off, Fortaleza CE's last 5 matches had brought 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Fortaleza CE lost 2-1 away to Gremio Novorizontino in their last match. Rafael Rodrigo Klein was the referee, averaging 4.8 yellow cards per match across 89 matches in our records.

The bigger picture

America MG's winning streak stops at 4. A 3-game wait for victory is over for Fortaleza CE.

Next fixtures

Next up for America MG: home to Avai FC on Saturday 14 November. Fortaleza CE's next match is at home against Vila Nova Goiania on 14 November.