Mineiro 0-0 Ceará: Visitors dig in to deny Mineiro
Mineiro were helde ach other to a 0-0 draw by Ceará on Monday at Governador Magalhaes Pinto. Mineiro were looking to pick up points after winning their previous two games in the competition. The most recent was against the Santos FC away (2-1), the other to Fluminense at home (2-0). Ceará were unable to beat Goiás EC in a 1-1 draw. Mineiro are currently 7th with 46 points from 31 matches, while Ceará sit in 16th, with 32 points from 31.
Substitutions for Mineiro included Rubens, Alan Kardec, Cristian Pavon, Ademir and Eduardo Vargas for Dodo, Ignacio Fernandez, Eduardo Sasha, Keno and Otavio, respectively. Ceará brought on Fernando Sobral, Cleber Bomfim, Geovane, Jhon Vasquez and Diego, to replace Richard, Jo, Vinicius Lima, Guilherme Castilho and Bruno Pacheco.
There were bookings for Otavio, Keno and Jemerson from Mineiro, and Luiz Otavio, Vinicius Lima, Richardson, Diego and Ze Roberto, for Ceará.
Mineiro will next play Flamengo away, with Ceará facing Cuiaba at home.
| Technical card: | |
|---|---|
| Atl. Mineiro: | Rafael Monteiro, Guga, Jemerson, Junior Alonso, Dodo (Rubens, min.64), Matias Zaracho, Ignacio Fernandez (Alan Kardec, min.64), Otavio (Eduardo Vargas, min.82), Allan, Keno (Ademir, min.72) and Eduardo Sasha (Cristian Pavon, min.72) |
| Ceará: | Joao Ricardo, Nino Paraiba, Luiz Otavio, Gabriel Lacerda, Victor Luis, Guilherme Castilho (Jhon Vasquez, min.65), Bruno Pacheco (Diego, min.76), Richard (Fernando Sobral, min.37), Vinicius Lima (Geovane, min.64), Jo (Cleber Bomfim, min.64), Richardson and Ze Roberto |
| Stadium: | Governador Magalhaes Pinto |
| Goals: | 0-0 |
