BELO HORIZONTE. Cruzeiro finds the way to recover against Vasco da Gama with a goal on the J. Luis 15′ and a goal on the G. Pec 77′. Cruzeiro was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Leandro Pedro Vuaden with the collaboration of Michael Stanislau and Mauricio Coelho Silva Penna. The 4th official was Murilo Francisco Misson Junior. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 28.67 degrees Celsius or 83.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 4 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 127 Attack 84
- 54 Dangerous attack 29
- 65 Ball safe 80
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Cruzeiro had a strong ball possession 57% while Vasco da Gama was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cruzeiro had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Cruzeiro to win the match.
Cruzeiro shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vasco da Gama shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cruzeiro received 1 yellow card (Arthur Gomes). Talking about the opposition, Vasco da Gama didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Vasco da Gama didn’t end the match with 11 players after Rossi (Vasco da Gama) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (86′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Cruzeiro will have 41 points like Vasco da Gama to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Vasco da Gama will have 41 points like Cruzeiro to hold in the 15th 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).
Vasco da Gama will host Bragantino on the 2nd of December with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Vasco da Gama (7 draws).
Cruzeiro – Formation
Cruzeiro
83'
26'
41'
Cruzeiro started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Paulo Autuori de Mello decided to play with the following team: Rafael Cabral , William , Neris , Luciano Castán , Marlon , Ian Luccas , Filipe Machado , Mateus Vital , Matheus Pereira , Arthur Gomes and Bruno Rodrigues .
The home team had on the bench: Wesley , Kaiki , Fernando Henrique , H. Palacios, Henrique Rodrigues Cardoso, Paulo Vitor, João Marcelo, João Pedro, Japa , Anderson, Lucas Oliveira and Rafael Elias.
Cruzeiro could not rely on the presence of Wesley (injured).
Substitutions
Cruzeiro made 4 changes: Mateus Vital for Wesley (69′), Ian Luccas for Fernando Henrique (83′), Marlon for Kaiki (83′) and Filipe Machado for Rafael Elias (90′).
Player of the match: Filipe Machado
The most impressive player for Cruzeiro was Filipe Machado.
His rating is with 46 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Vasco da Gama – Formation
Vasco da Gama
86'
Vasco da Gama started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Ramón Ángel Díaz played with: Léo Jardim , José Luis Rodríguez , Maicon , Gary Medel , Lucas Piton , Zé Gabriel , Rossi , Paulinho , Praxedes , Gabriel Pec and Pablo Vegetti .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Léo , Alex Teixeira, Jair , Sebastián Ferreira , Dimitri Payet , Gabriel Dias , Figueiredo, Manuel Capasso, Marlon Gomes , Robson Bambu, Serginho and Ivan.
Vasco da Gama could not rely on the presence of Léo (injured).
Substitutions
Vasco da Gama made 5 changes: Rossi for Dimitri Payet (57′), Praxedes for Marlon Gomes (57′), Paulinho for Jair (57′), Maicon for Léo (69′) and Zé Gabriel for Sebastián Ferreira (69′).
Player of the match: Dimitri Payet
The most impressive player for Vasco da Gama was Dimitri Payet.
His rating is with 11 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was amazing also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 57′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Cruzeiro – Vasco da Gama – 2-2
