Cruzeiro prevails over Atlético Mineiro 1-0 with a late goal scored by Jemerson. HIGHLIGHTS

BELO HORIZONTE. Cruzeiro snatched a late win Atlético Mineiro 1-0 after Jemerson scored an own goal (87').

October 23, 2023

BELO HORIZONTE. Cruzeiro snatched a late win Atlético Mineiro 1-0 after Jemerson scored an own goal (87′).

The match was played at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Ramon Abatti who was helped by Bruno Boschilia and Alex dos Santos. The 4th official was Murilo Francisco Misson Junior. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 28.4 degrees Celsius or 83.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.

Match Statistics

Atlético Mineiro

0 - 1

Cruzeiro

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

9 Total 14
1 On Target 4
7 Off Target 6
1 Shots blocked 4

95 Attack 97
31 Dangerous attack 46
70 Ball safe 73

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 7

Fouls

15 Total 9
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Atlético Mineiro was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Cruzeiro that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cruzeiro was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cruzeiro won the encounter.

Atlético Mineiro shot 9 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cruzeiro shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Atlético Mineiro received 3 yellow cards (Mauricio Lemos, Bruno Fuchs and Matías Zaracho). Talking about the opposition, Cruzeiro received 3 yellow cards (Rafael Elias, Matheus Jussa and Neris).

Match Timeline

39'

Neris- Yellow

Bruno Fuchs- Yellow

41'

42'

Rodrigo Battaglia- sub ->Alan Franco

46'

Jemerson- sub ->Bruno Fuchs

46'

Matías Zaracho- Yellow

57'

61'

Rafael Elias- sub ->Arthur Gomes

61'

Japa- sub ->Kaiki

61'

Pedrinho- sub ->Igor Gomes

61'

69'

80'

Mateus Vital- sub ->Lucas Silva

Alan Kardec- sub ->Rodrigo Battaglia

85'

Jemerson(own-goal)

87'

Mauricio Lemos- Yellow

90'

Rafael Elias- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Atlético Mineiro will stay with 43 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Cruzeiro will have 34 points like Bahia to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro will play away with Bragantino on the 25th of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Mineiro (5 draws).

Cruzeiro will host Athletico PR on the 24th of November with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Athletico PR (12 draws).

Atlético Mineiro – Formation

Atlético Mineiro

Everson 22.Brazil

7.3

Bruno Fuchs 3.Brazil

6.7

46'

41'

Guilherme Arana 13.Brazil

7.3

Renzo Saravia 26.Argentina

6.0

Mauricio Lemos 28.Uruguay

7.0

90'

Otávio 5.Brazil

7.5

Matías Zaracho 15.Argentina

6.4

61'

57'

Igor Gomes 17.Brazil

6.8

61'

Alan Franco 23.Ecuador

6.4

46'

Hulk 7.Brazil

6.6

Paulinho 10.Brazil

6.6

Substitutes

Matheus Mendes 31.Brazil

Réver 4.Brazil

Igor Rabello 16.Brazil

Jemerson 34.Brazil

6.6

46'

C. Pavón 9.Argentina

6.8

61'

Hyoran 20.Brazil

Rodrigo Battaglia 21.Argentina

6.8

46'

Paulo Vitor 27.Brazil

Pedrinho 38.Brazil

7.0

61'

Alisson Santana 45.Brazil

Patrick 49.Brazil

Alan Kardec 14.Brazil

6.4

85'

Atlético Mineiro adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari decided to play with the following team: Éverson (7.3), Renzo Saravia (6.0), Bruno Fuchs (6.7), Mauricio Lemos (7.0), Guilherme Arana (7.3), Matías Zaracho (6.4), Otávio (7.5), Alan Franco (6.4), Igor Gomes (6.8), Paulinho (6.6) and Hulk (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Réver, Cristian Pavón (6.8), Alan Kardec (6.4), Igor Rabello, Hyoran, Rodrigo Battaglia (6.8), Paulo Vitor, Matheus Mendes, Jemerson (6.6), Pedrinho (7.0), Alisson Santana and Patrick.

Atlético Mineiro could not rely on the presence of Pedrinho (injured).

Substitutions

Atlético Mineiro made 5 changes: Bruno Fuchs for Jemerson (46′), Alan Franco for Rodrigo Battaglia (46′), Matías Zaracho for Cristian Pavón (61′), Igor Gomes for Pedrinho (61′) and Rodrigo Battaglia for Alan Kardec (85′).

Best player: Otávio

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Mineiro was Otávio.

His rating is (7.5) with 58 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

Cruzeiro – Formation

Cruzeiro

Rafael Cabral 1.Brazil

6.7

Luciano Castán 4.Brazil

7.0

William 12.Brazil

7.7

Kaiki 14.Brazil

7.0

61'

Neris 27.Brazil

7.0

39'

Lucas Silva 16.Brazil

7.5

80'

Matheus Jussa 18.Brazil

6.4

42'

Arthur Gomes 19.Brazil

7.0

61'

Filipe Machado 23.Brazil

7.0

Matheus Pereira 96.Brazil

7.0

69'

Bruno Rodrigues 9.Brazil

7.7

Substitutes

Anderson 98.Brazil

Wesley Gasolina 2.Brazil

Lucas Oliveira 6.Brazil

João Marcelo 43.Brazil

Mateus Vital 7.Brazil

6.0

80'

Nikão 10.Brazil

7.0

69'

Fernando Henrique 15.Brazil

Ian Luccas 20.Brazil

Paulo Vitor 30.Brazil

Japa 77.Brazil

6.6

61'

Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira 26.Brazil

Rafael Elias 40.Brazil

6.7

61'

90'

Also Cruzeiro adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Jose Ricardo Mannarino played with: Rafael Cabral (6.7), William (7.7), Neris (7.0), Luciano Castán (7.0), Kaiki (7.0), Filipe Machado (7.0), Matheus Jussa (6.4), Lucas Silva (7.5), Matheus Pereira (7.0), Bruno Rodrigues (7.7) and Arthur Gomes (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Wesley Gasolina, Lucas Oliveira, Mateus Vital (6.0), Nikão (7.0), Fernando Henrique, Ian Luccas, Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira, Paulo Vitor, Rafael Elias (6.7), João Marcelo, Japa (6.6) and Anderson.

Cruzeiro could not rely on the presence of Mateus Vital (injured).

Substitutions

Cruzeiro made 4 changes: Matheus Pereira for Nikão (69′), Arthur Gomes for Rafael Elias (61′), Kaiki for Japa (61′) and Lucas Silva for Mateus Vital (80′).