BELO HORIZONTE. Cruzeiro conquers Náutico with a 2-0 win with a goal from William (55′) and a goal from Richard (90′). Cruzeiro was decisively better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Cruzeiro was in firm control of the ball 63% while Náutico was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cruzeiro was putting more pressure with 135 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cruzeiro won the match.
Cruzeiro shot 28 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Náutico shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cruzeiro received 4 yellow cards (Anderson Paixão, Filipe Machado , Neto Moura and Richard). On the other side, Náutico received 4 yellow cards (Jean Mangabeira, Júlio, Paul Breitner Villero Arevalo and Juan Gauto).
Match Timeline
Standings
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Cruzeiro – Formation
Cruzeiro adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pedro Miguel Marques da Costa Filipe decided to play with the following team: Rafael Cabral
, William , Lucas Oliveira , Luciano Castan , Marlon , Ramiro , Filipe Machado , Mateus Vital , Nikão , Bruno Rodrigues and Gilberto .The home team had on the bench: Anderson, Kaiki
, Neris, Igor Formiga, Matheus Jussa, Neto Moura , Wallisson Luiz, Richard Coelho , Daniel Jr, Rafael Bilú , Wesley and Stênio.Cruzeiro could not rely on the presence of Júlio (injured) and Wesley (injured).
Substitutions
Cruzeiro made 6 changes: Mateus Vital for Julio (37′), Filipe Machado for Richard (46′), Ramiro for Neto Moura (64′), Marlon for G. Santiago Oliveira (65′), Marlon for Kaiki Bruno da Silva (75′) and Mateus Vital for Wesley (79′).
Best player: William
The player that probably impressed the most for Cruzeiro was William.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 60 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.Náutico – Formation
Also Náutico adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Luis Eduardo Cavalcanti played with: Vágner
, Victor Ferraz , Denilson , Odivan , Diego Matos , Jean , Juan Gauto , Kayon , Souza , Paul Villero and Jael .They had on the bench: Cássio, Diego Leandro de Lima Ferreira, Diego Ferreira
, Matheus Carvalho, Tiago Puridade, Régis , Gabriel Santiago and Júlio Rodrigues .Náutico could not rely on the presence of Régis (injured) and Diego Ferreira (injured).
Substitutions
Náutico made 3 changes: Kayon Henrique dos Santos for Rafel Bilu (46′), Victor Ferraz for Régis (65′) and Victor Ferraz for Diego Ferreira (78′).
Best player: Vágner
The most impressive player for Náutico was the goalkeeper: Vágner. His rating is 7.70. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Copa do Brasil.