Serie A Regular Season - 16

Atletico Paranaense 1 - 1 FT Flamengo

Arena da Baixada

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Futmetrix Verdict
67
FT
Sun, May 17
Português
Atletico Paranaense
1-1
Flamengo
⚡ Intensity 53
⚖️ Balance 44
🏆 Stakes 56
🎲 Upset 26
Late drama secures a heated draw.

Late Pedro Strike Rescues Flamengo in Heated Draw

Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 67/100. A frantic 1-1 draw at Arena da Baixada frustrated the title-chasing visitors while proving the hosts' resilience in the battle for continental football.

Opening Act

Arena da Baixada was rocking before the ink on the teamsheets dried. Atletico Paranaense drew first blood just 11 minutes in. A precise delivery from G. Benavidez allowed S. Mendoza to find the back of the net, completely shaking up the tactical blueprint. This early breakthrough generated immense Intensity as the visitors scrambled to adjust. The hosts sat deep, daring their opponents to break them down, turning the opening half-hour into a gritty battle for territory in midfield.

The Pivot

The tactical picture completely flipped as the clock ticked on. Flamengo dominated possession, hoarding 64% of the ball and initiating wave after wave of attacks. A barrage of 30 combined shots turned the pitch into a shooting gallery, yet the Balance of the match hinged on the men between the sticks. Santos produced a heroic display, making three crucial saves to keep his team ahead. Meanwhile, Alex Sandro marshalled the visitors' backline flawlessly, delivering a Man of the Match performance that shut down any dangerous counter-attacks.

Resolution

Relentless pressure eventually fractures even the strongest walls. With just six minutes of normal time remaining, substitute Bruno Henrique made his mark, setting up Pedro for a clinical equaliser. The enormous Stakes boiled over in stoppage time when Danilo was shown a straight red card for a reckless challenge. Reduced to ten men, the visitors had to abandon their pursuit of a winner. The final whistle confirmed a hard-fought point that leaves both sides locked in their respective top-table pursuits.

Key Questions

How did the red card for Danilo impact the match?

Danilo's stoppage-time dismissal forced Flamengo to abandon their late push for a winner, forcing them to settle for a hard-fought away draw.

What does this mean for Atletico Paranaense's season?

The point keeps them firmly in fifth place, strengthening their bid for Copa Libertadores qualification as the season progresses.

How did substitute Alex Sandro change the game?

Though actually a starter, his Man of the Match performance anchored the defence, providing the vital platform for Flamengo's late attacking surges.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
36%
64%
Atletico Paranaense 36%
Flamengo 64%
Shots
18
12
Atletico Paranaense 18
Flamengo 12
Shots on Target
5
3
Atletico Paranaense 5
Flamengo 3
Expected Goals (xG)
1.01
1.42
Atletico Paranaense 1.01
Flamengo 1.42
Passes
288
533
Atletico Paranaense 288
Flamengo 533
Pass Accuracy
78%
86%
Atletico Paranaense 78%
Flamengo 86%
Corners
9
7
Atletico Paranaense 9
Flamengo 7
Fouls
9
12
Atletico Paranaense 9
Flamengo 12
Yellow Cards
2
3
Atletico Paranaense 2
Flamengo 3
Red Cards
0
1
Atletico Paranaense 0
Flamengo 1

Match Events

11' S. Mendoza (G. Benavidez)
J. Carrascal 🟨 25'
28' 🔄 Leo Derik Claudinho
40' 🟨 Felipinho
45'+5 🟨 O. Hellmann
HT
56' 🟨 Jadson
Samuel Lino Everton 🔄 59'
S. Niguez Bruno Henrique 🔄 59'
65' 🔄 B. Zapelli Joao Cruz
66' 🔄 L. Esquivel Gilberto Junior
Danilo 🟨 70'
Leo Ortiz Emerson Royal 🔄 82'
Pedro (Bruno Henrique) 84'
Danilo 🟨 90'+2
Danilo 🟥 90'+2
Pedro Vitao 🔄 90'+3
J. Carrascal Ayrton Lucas 🔄 90'+3
90'+5 🔄 Felipinho Renan Peixoto
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Atletico Paranaense

Goalkeepers
Santos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Arthur Dias
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Juan Felipe Aguirre
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lucas Esquivel
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
24%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Gastón Benavídez
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
7
Rating
Jádson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Felipinho
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Bruno Zapelli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
65
Entry
Leonardo Derik
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Stiven Mendoza
FINISHER
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
7.9
Rating
Kevin Viveros
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
6
Fouls Won
6
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Matheus Soares
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Mycael
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Claudinho
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Léo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gilberto Junior
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
João Cruz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diogo Riquelme
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dudu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Chiqueti
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Isaac
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Leozinho
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Renan Peixoto Nepomuceno
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
2
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Flamengo

Goalkeepers
Agustín Rossi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Guillermo Varela
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Danilo
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
3
Fouls
6.9
Rating
Léo Pereira
MAGNET
MAGNET
88
Activity
88
Activity
84
Passes
4
Duels
Alex Sandro
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
80%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Léo Ortiz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
8
Late Mins
8
Late Mins
82
Total Mins
82
Entry
Saúl Ñíguez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
59
Total Mins
59
Entry
Jorge Carrascal
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
0
Assists
32%
Pass Acc
Lucas Paquetá
MAGNET
MAGNET
76
Activity
76
Activity
69
Passes
7
Duels
Samuel Lino
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
59
Total Mins
59
Entry
Forwards
Pedro
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
BENCH
Dyogo Alves
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Andrew
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Vitão
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
4
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Emerson Royal
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ayrton Lucas
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
4
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luiz Felipe
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Everton
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
38
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Wallace Yan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bruno Henrique
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Assist
1
Assist
38
Minutes
6.7
Rating

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
09/29/2024 Flamengo 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense Serie A Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho
06/16/2024 Atletico Paranaense 1 - 1 Flamengo Serie A Ligga Arena
09/14/2023 Flamengo 0 - 3 Atletico Paranaense Serie A Estádio Kleber José de Andrade
07/13/2023 Atletico Paranaense 0 - 2 Flamengo Copa Do Brasil Ligga Arena
07/06/2023 Flamengo 2 - 1 Atletico Paranaense Copa Do Brasil Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho
05/07/2023 Atletico Paranaense 2 - 1 Flamengo Serie A Arena da Baixada
10/29/2022 Flamengo 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense CONMEBOL Libertadores Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
08/18/2022 Atletico Paranaense 0 - 1 Flamengo Copa Do Brasil Arena da Baixada
08/14/2022 Flamengo 5 - 0 Atletico Paranaense Serie A Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho
07/28/2022 Flamengo 0 - 0 Atletico Paranaense Copa Do Brasil Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho
09/29/2024
Serie A Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho
06/16/2024
Serie A Ligga Arena
09/14/2023
Serie A Estádio Kleber José de Andrade
07/13/2023
Copa Do Brasil Ligga Arena
07/06/2023
Copa Do Brasil Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho
05/07/2023
Serie A Arena da Baixada
10/29/2022
CONMEBOL Libertadores Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
08/18/2022
Copa Do Brasil Arena da Baixada
08/14/2022
Serie A Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho
07/28/2022
Copa Do Brasil Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho
Atletico Paranaense Win
Flamengo Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Palmeiras 16 35 26 13 +13 DPalmeiras 1 - 1 Cruzeiro (17-05-2026)DRemo 1 - 1 Palmeiras (10-05-2026)DPalmeiras 1 - 1 Santos (02-05-2026)WRB Bragantino 0 - 1 Palmeiras (26-04-2026)WPalmeiras 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (19-04-2026)
2 Flamengo 14 30 27 12 +15 WGremio 0 - 1 Flamengo (10-05-2026)DFlamengo 2 - 2 Vasco DA Gama (03-05-2026)WAtletico-MG 0 - 4 Flamengo (26-04-2026)WFlamengo 2 - 0 Bahia (19-04-2026)WFluminense 1 - 2 Flamengo (12-04-2026)
3 Fluminense 16 30 27 21 +6 WFluminense 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (16-05-2026)DFluminense 2 - 2 Vitoria (09-05-2026)LInternacional 2 - 0 Fluminense (03-05-2026)WFluminense 2 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (26-04-2026)WSantos 2 - 3 Fluminense (19-04-2026)
4 Sao Paulo 16 24 22 18 +4 LFluminense 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (16-05-2026)LCorinthians 3 - 2 Sao Paulo (10-05-2026)DSao Paulo 2 - 2 Bahia (03-05-2026)WSao Paulo 1 - 0 Mirassol (26-04-2026)LVasco DA Gama 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (18-04-2026)
5 Atletico Paranaense 15 23 20 16 +4 LVasco DA Gama 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (10-05-2026)DAtletico Paranaense 0 - 0 Gremio (02-05-2026)WAtletico Paranaense 3 - 1 Vitoria (26-04-2026)LPalmeiras 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (19-04-2026)WAtletico Paranaense 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (12-04-2026)
6 Bahia 15 23 21 19 +2 DBahia 1 - 1 Gremio (17-05-2026)LBahia 1 - 2 Cruzeiro (10-05-2026)DSao Paulo 2 - 2 Bahia (03-05-2026)DBahia 2 - 2 Santos (25-04-2026)LFlamengo 2 - 0 Bahia (19-04-2026)
7 Coritiba 16 23 21 19 +2 WSantos 0 - 3 Coritiba (17-05-2026)DCoritiba 2 - 2 Internacional (09-05-2026)LVitoria 4 - 1 Coritiba (02-05-2026)LGremio 1 - 0 Coritiba (26-04-2026)WCoritiba 2 - 0 Atletico-MG (19-04-2026)
8 Internacional 16 21 20 17 +3 WInternacional 4 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (16-05-2026)DCoritiba 2 - 2 Internacional (09-05-2026)WInternacional 2 - 0 Fluminense (03-05-2026)DBotafogo 2 - 2 Internacional (25-04-2026)LInternacional 1 - 2 Mirassol (19-04-2026)
9 Botafogo 15 21 29 28 +1 WBotafogo 3 - 1 Corinthians (17-05-2026)DAtletico-MG 1 - 1 Botafogo (10-05-2026)LBotafogo 1 - 2 Remo (02-05-2026)DBotafogo 2 - 2 Internacional (25-04-2026)WChapecoense-sc 1 - 4 Botafogo (18-04-2026)
10 Atletico-MG 16 21 21 22 -1 WAtletico-MG 3 - 1 Mirassol (16-05-2026)DAtletico-MG 1 - 1 Botafogo (10-05-2026)WCruzeiro 1 - 3 Atletico-MG (03-05-2026)LAtletico-MG 0 - 4 Flamengo (26-04-2026)LCoritiba 2 - 0 Atletico-MG (19-04-2026)
11 RB Bragantino 15 20 17 18 -1 LSantos 2 - 0 RB Bragantino (10-05-2026)WChapecoense-sc 1 - 2 RB Bragantino (03-05-2026)LRB Bragantino 0 - 1 Palmeiras (26-04-2026)WRB Bragantino 4 - 2 Remo (19-04-2026)LCruzeiro 2 - 1 RB Bragantino (12-04-2026)
12 Vasco DA Gama 16 20 22 25 -3 LInternacional 4 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (16-05-2026)WVasco DA Gama 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (10-05-2026)DFlamengo 2 - 2 Vasco DA Gama (03-05-2026)LCorinthians 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (26-04-2026)WVasco DA Gama 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (18-04-2026)
13 Cruzeiro 16 20 21 26 -5 DPalmeiras 1 - 1 Cruzeiro (17-05-2026)WBahia 1 - 2 Cruzeiro (10-05-2026)LCruzeiro 1 - 3 Atletico-MG (03-05-2026)WRemo 0 - 1 Cruzeiro (25-04-2026)WCruzeiro 2 - 0 Gremio (18-04-2026)
14 Vitoria 14 19 18 20 -2 DFluminense 2 - 2 Vitoria (09-05-2026)WVitoria 4 - 1 Coritiba (02-05-2026)LAtletico Paranaense 3 - 1 Vitoria (26-04-2026)DVitoria 0 - 0 Corinthians (18-04-2026)WVitoria 2 - 0 Sao Paulo (11-04-2026)
15 Gremio 16 18 16 18 -2 DBahia 1 - 1 Gremio (17-05-2026)LGremio 0 - 1 Flamengo (10-05-2026)DAtletico Paranaense 0 - 0 Gremio (02-05-2026)WGremio 1 - 0 Coritiba (26-04-2026)LCruzeiro 2 - 0 Gremio (18-04-2026)
16 Santos 16 18 21 25 -4 LSantos 0 - 3 Coritiba (17-05-2026)WSantos 2 - 0 RB Bragantino (10-05-2026)DPalmeiras 1 - 1 Santos (02-05-2026)DBahia 2 - 2 Santos (25-04-2026)LSantos 2 - 3 Fluminense (19-04-2026)
17 Corinthians 16 18 14 18 -4 LBotafogo 3 - 1 Corinthians (17-05-2026)WCorinthians 3 - 2 Sao Paulo (10-05-2026)LMirassol 2 - 1 Corinthians (03-05-2026)WCorinthians 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (26-04-2026)DVitoria 0 - 0 Corinthians (18-04-2026)
18 Remo 16 15 19 27 -8 WChapecoense-sc 2 - 3 Remo (17-05-2026)DRemo 1 - 1 Palmeiras (10-05-2026)WBotafogo 1 - 2 Remo (02-05-2026)LRemo 0 - 1 Cruzeiro (25-04-2026)LRB Bragantino 4 - 2 Remo (19-04-2026)
19 Mirassol 15 13 17 23 -6 LAtletico-MG 3 - 1 Mirassol (16-05-2026)DMirassol 1 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (10-05-2026)WMirassol 2 - 1 Corinthians (03-05-2026)LSao Paulo 1 - 0 Mirassol (26-04-2026)WInternacional 1 - 2 Mirassol (19-04-2026)
20 Chapecoense-sc 15 9 16 30 -14 LChapecoense-sc 2 - 3 Remo (17-05-2026)DMirassol 1 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (10-05-2026)LChapecoense-sc 1 - 2 RB Bragantino (03-05-2026)LFluminense 2 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (26-04-2026)LChapecoense-sc 1 - 4 Botafogo (18-04-2026)