BELO HORIZONTE. Flamengo had a surprising win over Cruzeiro with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Lucas (39′) and a penalty scored by Pedro (44′).
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Rafael Rodrigo Klein who was helped by Bruno Raphael Pires and Mauricio Coelho Silva Penna. The 4th official was Ronei Candido Alves. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 26.84 degrees Celsius or 80.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Cruzeiro was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Flamengo that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cruzeiro was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Flamengo was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Cruzeiro shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Flamengo shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Cruzeiro received 4 yellow cards (Wesley, Marlon, Wesley and H. Palacios). Talking about the opposition, Flamengo received 2 yellow cards (Agustín Rossi and Thiago Maia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Cruzeiro will stay with 31 points like Bahia to sit in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Flamengo will have 47 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Cruzeiro will host Athletico PR on the 24th of November with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Athletico PR (12 draws).
Flamengo will host Bragantino on the 27th of October with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Bragantino (3 draws).
Cruzeiro – Formation
Cruzeiro
70'
69'
Cruzeiro started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jose Ricardo Mannarino decided to play with the following team: Rafael Cabral , H. Palacios , Neris , Luciano Castán , Marlon , Matheus Jussa , Lucas Silva , Matheus Pereira , Ian Luccas , Kaiki and Bruno Rodrigues .
The home team had on the bench: Wesley Gasolina, Mateus Vital , Nikão , Wesley , Fernando Henrique, Arthur Gomes, Stênio, Henrique Rodrigues Cardoso, Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira , João Marcelo, Japa and Anderson.
Cruzeiro could not rely on the presence of Pablo (injured).
Substitutions
Cruzeiro made 4 changes: Matheus Pereira for Nikão (69′), Kaiki for Wesley (46′), Ian Luccas for Mateus Vital (69′) and Bruno Rodrigues for Pablo (85′).
Best player: Nikão
The most impressive player for Cruzeiro was Nikão.
His rating is with 15 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 69′.
Flamengo – Formation
Flamengo
39'
Flamengo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Adenor Leonardo Bacchi played with: Agustín Rossi , Wesley , Fabrício Bruno , David Luiz , Ayrton Lucas , Erick Pulgar , Thiago Maia , Gerson , Everton Ribeiro , Pedro and Bruno Henrique .
They had on the bench: Santos, Guillermo Varela, Rodrigo Caio, Gabriel Barbosa , Everton , Giorgian De Arrascaeta , Filipe Luís, Matheus Cunha, Victor Hugo, Pablo , Luiz Araújo and Matheuzinho.
Flamengo could not rely on the presence of Pablo (injured).
Substitutions
Flamengo made 4 changes: David Luiz for Pablo (55′), Everton Ribeiro for Giorgian De Arrascaeta (79′), Pedro for Gabriel Barbosa (79′) and Bruno Henrique for Everton (79′).
Best player: Agustín Rossi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Flamengo was the goalkeeper: Agustín Rossi. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Santos – Bragantino – 1-3
- Bahia – Internacional – 1-0
- Cruzeiro – Flamengo – 0-2
- Goiás – São Paulo – 2-0
- Palmeiras – Atlético Mineiro – 0-2
- Vasco da Gama – Fortaleza – 1-0
