BRASILEIRÃO 23: MATCHDAY 16 – 20

In all the leagues in the world, there are players who excel in parts of the season rather than the whole season. For this type of article, we evaluate the players of the Brasileirão 23 and their performances so that it is possible to understand which were the best players from Matchweek 16 up to (and including) Matchday 20.

Goalkeepers (GKs):

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Marcos Felipe	8.46	Back 4	450	Bahia
Tadeu	7.88	Back 4	450	Goiás
Wéverton	7.79	Back 4	360	Palmeiras
Lucas Perri	7.68	Back 4	450	Botafogo
Bento	7.41	Back 5	180	Athletico Paranaense

Centre-Backs (CBs):

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
David Luiz	8.17	Back 4	180	Flamengo
Léo Pereira	7.86	Back 4	315	Flamengo
Diego	7.76	Back 4	360	São Paulo
Murillo	7.46	Back 4	180	Corinthians
Nino	7.44	Back 4	360	Fluminense

Full-Backs (FBs):

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Igor Gomes	8.54	Back 4	180	Internacional
Juninho Capixaba	8.04	Back 4	180	RB Bragantino
Gilberto	7.85	Back 4	422	Bahia
Fabricio Bustos	7.74	Back 4	270	Internacional
Caio Paulista	7.66	Back 4	262	São Paulo

Midfielders (Ms) & Wingers (Ws):

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Cauly Souza	8.67	Back 4	450	Bahia
Giorgian De Arrascaeta	8.49	Back 4	270	Flamengo
Raphael Veiga	8.46	Back 4	333	Palmeiras
André	8.23	Back 4	360	Fluminense
Jhon Arias	8.15	Back 4	436	Fluminense

Centre-Fowards (CFs):

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Luis Suárez	8.09	Back 4	180	Grêmio
Hulk	7.65	Back 4	449	Atlético Mineiro
Tiquinho Soares	7.56	Back 4	202	Botafogo
Germán Cano	7.38	Back 4	360	Fluminense
Pablo Vegetti	7.34	Back 4	197	Vasco da Gama

All players shown played, at least, 180 minutes in one of the predefined types of defense.

Data from FBref.