BELO HORIZONTE. Cruzeiro and Náutico didn’t manage to score any goal on Thursday. Cruzeiro was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Paulo Renato Moreira da Silva Coelho with the support of Thiago Henrique Neto Correa Farinha and Carlos Henrique Alves de Lima Filho. The 4th official was Michel Patrick Costa Guimarães. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Cruzeiro was in firm control of the ball 56% while Náutico was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cruzeiro was has a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 9 were on target. However, that was not enough Cruzeiro to win the match​.

Cruzeiro shot 28 times, 9 on target, 19 off target. On the other side, Náutico shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Cruzeiro received 1 yellow card (Eduardo). On the opposite side, Náutico received 5 yellow cards (M. Trindade, J. Tavares, Vinicius Vargas, Giovanny and Carlao).

Standings

After this encounter, Cruzeiro will have 48 points like Vila Nova to move down in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Náutico will have 53 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

Cruzeiro – Formation

Cruzeiro started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva decided to play with the following team: Fábio (7.0), Rômulo (7.8), Léo Santos (7.4), Eduardo Brock (7.6), Jean Victor (7.1), Adriano (6.8), Nonoca (7.3), Wellington Nem (7.4), Giovanni (7.1), Claudinho (7.1) and Marcelo Moreno (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Marco Antonio, Ariel Cabral (6.9), Marcinho, Vitor Roque (6.7), Felipe Augusto (7.1), Rafael Sóbis (7.1), Lucas França, Norberto Neto, Flávio, Eduardo (6.5), Joseph and Ramon.

Substitutions

Cruzeiro made 5 changes: Giovanni for R. Sobis (67′), Claudinho for Eduardo (68′), Jean Victor for F. Augusto (70′), N. Wellington for V. H. Roque Ferreira (71′) and M. Moreno for A. Cabral (77′).

Best player: Rômulo​

The most impressive player for Cruzeiro was Rômulo.

His rating is (7.8) with 29 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Náutico – Formation

Náutico started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Hélio César Pinto dos Anjos played with: Anderson (7.9), Diogo Hereda (6.4), Rafael Ribeiro (7.2), Carlão (6.9), Júnior Tavares (6.5), Thassio (6.8), Matheus Trindade (6.2), Djavan (6.4), Juninho Carpina (7.0), Alvaro (6.2) and Jacob Murillo (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Guilherme Nunes (6.4), Guillermo Paiva (6.6), Luan Neves, Luiz Henrique (6.7), Vinícius Vargas (6.5), Renan and Giovanny (6.6).

Substitutions

Náutico made 5 changes: D. Hereda for Vinicius Vargas (46′), J. Murillo for Giovanny (61′), Alvaro for G. Paiva (61′), Junior Carpina for L. Henrique (78′) and M. Trindade for Guilherme (84′).

Best player: Anderson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Náutico was the goalkeeper: Anderson. His rating is 7.90. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B.​

• Cruzeiro – Náutico – 0-0