CURITIBA. Cruzeiro was finally too good for Coritiba. Giovanni (3′), A. F. dos Santos da Silva (8′) and E. Schroeder Brock (61′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
L. Gamalho missed a decisive penalty (68′). That would have allowed Coritiba to draw the match.
L. Gamalho missed 1 penalty (68′) for Coritiba.
The match was played at the Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba on Saturday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Marielson Alves Silva who was helped by Alessandro Álvaro Rocha de Matos and Elicarlos Franco de Oliveira. The 4th official was João Paulo Romano Queiroz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
Coritiba was in firm control of the ball 67% while Cruzeiro was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Coritiba was more aggressive with 124 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Cruzeiro found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Coritiba shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Cruzeiro shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Coritiba received 2 yellow cards (W. Farias and Gui Azevedo). On the opposite side, Cruzeiro received 4 yellow cards (Bruno Jose, M. Pereira, Ramon and A. Cabral).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Coritiba will stay with 54 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Cruzeiro will have 38 points like Remo to stay in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Coritiba will play away with Vasco da Gama on the 16th of October with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Coritiba (6 draws).
Cruzeiro will host Botafogo on the 13th of October with a 13-9 head to head record in favor of Cruzeiro (9 draws).
Coritiba – Formation
Coritiba
84'
49'
The manager Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez decided to play with the following team: Wilson, Henrique, Luciano Castán, Guilherme Biro, Natanael, Rafinha, Willian Farias, Robinho, Val, Léo Gamalho and Igor Paixão.
The home team had on the bench: Matheus Alexandre, Jhony, Bochecha, Wellington Carvalho, William, Matheus Sales, Alex Muralha, Marcio Silva, Romário, Vinícius, Biel and Gui Azevedo.
Substitutions
Coritiba made 4 changes: I. Paixao for William (70′), Valdemir for Gui Azevedo (74′), W. Farias for M. Sales (84′) and Rafinha for Biel (84′).
Cruzeiro – Formation
Cruzeiro
61'
On the other side, Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva played with: Fábio, Eduardo Brock, Ramon, Matheus Pereira, Rômulo, Giovanni, Lucas Ventura, Adriano, Bruno José, Thiago and Vitor Leque.
They had on the bench: Felipe Augusto, Marco Antônio, Léo Santos, Rafael Sóbis, Lucas França, R. Cáceres, Rhodolfo, Keké, Claudinho, A. Cabral, Vinicius and Vitor Roque.
Substitutions
Cruzeiro made 4 changes: Bruno Jose for F. Augusto (44′), M. Pereira for Keke (55′), L. Ventura for A. Cabral (73′) and Vitor for Leo (73′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
