BELO HORIZONTE. Palmeiras and Cruzeiro draw 1-1. Endrick scored the first goal (21′) for Palmeiras. Nikão settled the score (80′). Cruzeiro was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 44,190 spectators. The referee was Anderson Daronco who was helped by Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa and Rafael da Silva Alves. The 4th official was Rafael Rodrigo Klein. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.06 degrees Celsius or 87.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Cruzeiro has 47 points to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Palmeiras will has 70 points to hold in the 1st place.
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Cruzeiro – Formation
Cruzeiro started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Paulo Autuori de Mello decided to play with the following team: Rafael Cabral
, William , João Marcelo , Luciano Castán , Marlon , Ian Luccas , Lucas Silva , Japa , Matheus Pereira , Bruno Rodrigues and Arthur Gomes .The home team had on the bench: Wesley Gasolina, Lucas Oliveira, Nikão
, Kaiki , Fernando Henrique , H. Palacios, Henrique Rodrigues Cardoso, Ruan Matheus Rodrigues Santos, Rafael Elias, João Pedro, Robert and Anderson.Cruzeiro could not rely on the presence of Fernando Henrique (injured) and Robert (injured).
Substitutions
Cruzeiro made 4 changes: Ian Luccas for Fernando Henrique (15′), Arthur Gomes for Robert (60′), Marlon for Kaiki (76′) and Lucas Silva for Nikão (76′).
Player of the match: Matheus Pereira
The most impressive player for Cruzeiro was Matheus Pereira.
His rating is
with 56 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.Palmeiras – Formation
Palmeiras started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira played with: Weverton
, Marcos Rocha , Gustavo Gómez , Murilo , Mayke , Richard Rios , Zé Rafael , Vanderlan , Raphael Veiga , Endrick and Breno Lopes .The following players were sitting on the bench: Luan, Artur
, José López , Eduard Atuesta, Jailson, Gustavo Garcia, Kaiky Naves, Fabinho , Kevin, Jhon Jhon, Estêvão and Marcelo Lomba.Substitutions
Palmeiras made 4 changes: Richard Rios for Eduard Atuesta (86′), Breno Lopes for Artur (69′), Endrick for José López (69′) and Zé Rafael for Fabinho (78′).
Player of the match: Endrick
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Palmeiras was Endrick.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 10 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Cuiabá – Athletico PR – 3-0
- Vasco da Gama – Bragantino – 2-1
- Bahia – Atlético Mineiro – 4-1
- Coritiba – Corinthians – 0-2
- Internacional – Botafogo – 3-1
- Cruzeiro – Palmeiras – 1-1
- Santos – Fortaleza – 1-2
- São Paulo – Flamengo – 1-0
- Fluminense – Grêmio – 2-3