BELO HORIZONTE. Cruzeiro and Botafogo didn’t manage to score any goal on Wednesday..

The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Wednesday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Denis Ribeiro Serafim with the help of Esdras Mariano de Lima and Brígida Cirilo Ferreira. The 4th official was Ronei Candido Alves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possesssion

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

Attitude and shots

Cruzeiro was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Cruzeiro to win the match​.

Cruzeiro shot 24 times, 8 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, Botafogo shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Cruzeiro received 4 yellow cards (E. Schroeder Brock, Giovanni, Fabio and A. F. dos Santos da Silva). On the other side, Botafogo received 2 yellow cards (J. Carli and Carlinhos).

Standings

After this match, Cruzeiro will have 39 points to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Botafogo will have 52 points to stay in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Cruzeiro will play away against Avaí on the 23rd of October with a 3-3 head to head record.

Botafogo will host Brusque on the 20th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Brusque (0 draws).

Cruzeiro – Formation

Cruzeiro adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva decided to play with the following team: Fábio (7.1), Rômulo (8.1), Léo Santos (7.4), Eduardo Brock (7.6), Matheus Pereira (7.8), Adriano (6.7), Nonoca (7.5), Vitor Leque (7.0), Giovanni (8.7), Bruno José (6.2) and Thiago (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Rafael Sóbis (6.5), Jean Victor, Vitor Roque (6.7), Flávio, Eduardo, Marco Antonio (6.5), Keké, Rhodolfo, Felipe Augusto, Lucas França, Joseph, Claudinho (6.9) and Raúl Cáceres.

Substitutions

Cruzeiro made 5 changes: Vitor for R. Sobis (61′), Bruno Jose for V. H. Roque Ferreira (61′), Giovanni for Claudinho (79′), A. F. dos Santos da Silva for Marco Antonio (79′) and I. T. Nascimento Rodrigues for Marco Antonio (84′).

Best player: Giovanni​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruzeiro was Giovanni.

His rating is (8.7) with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses.

Botafogo – Formation

Also Botafogo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Enderson Alves Moreira played with: Diego Loureiro (7.8), Jonathan (7.4), Joel Carli (6.6), Kanu (6.9), Jonathan (6.4), Pedro Castro (6.9), Barreto (6.8), Warley (6.6), Chay (6.3), Marco Antônio (5.8) and Rafael Navarro (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Carlinhos (6.1), Luiz Henrique (6.8), Rafael Moura, Ronald, Ricardinho, Daniel Borges, Matheus Frizzo, Douglas Borges, Diego Gonçalves (6.1), Gilvan and Luís Oyama.

Substitutions

Botafogo made 5 changes: Marco Antonio for D. Goncalves (46′), Jonathan for Carlinhos (67′), Chayene for Henrique Luiz (82′), R. Navarro for R. Moura (89′) and R. Navarro for R. Moura (89′).

Best player: Diego Loureiro​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Botafogo was the goalkeeper: Diego Loureiro. His rating is 7.84. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Cruzeiro – Botafogo – 0-0