BELO HORIZONTE. Cruzeiro was able to clinch a draw against Criciúma with a late goal from B. R. scored in the (90′) after Criciúma got a lead with a goal from H. (40′). Cruzeiro was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (75%)
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Marielson Alves Silva with the support of Jucimar dos Santos Dias and Daniella Coutinho Pinto. The 4th official was Vinicius Gomes do Amaral. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 28.9 degrees Celsius or 84.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Cruzeiro had a superior ball possession 75% while Criciúma was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cruzeiro had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Cruzeiro to win the match.
Cruzeiro shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Criciúma shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cruzeiro received 4 yellow cards (Matheus Bidu, Machado, Neto Moura and Rafael Silva). Talking about the opposition, Criciúma received 3 yellow cards (Ze Marcos, Gustavo and Rodrigo).
(Cruzeiro) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (86′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Cruzeiro will have 59 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Criciúma will have 38 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Cruzeiro will host CSA on the 4th of November with a 4-1 head to head in favor of CSA (3 draws).
Criciúma will host Tombense on the 4th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Tombense (0 draws).
Cruzeiro – Formation
Cruzeiro
67'
45'
90'
86'
Cruzeiro started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez decided to play with the following team: Rafael Cabral , Zé Ivaldo , Lucas Oliveira , Eduardo Brock , Matheus Bidú , Filipe Machado , Daniel Júnior , Neto Moura , Wesley , Luvannor Henrique and Edu .
The home team had on the bench: Bruno Rodrigues , Jajá , Leonardo Pais, Chay, Marquinhos Cipriano, Geovane , Willian Oliveira, Gabriel Mesquita, Rafael Silva , Lincoln , Pablo Siles and Stênio.
Substitutions
Cruzeiro made 5 changes: Matheus Bidu for B. R. Rodrigues do Nascimento (46′), Wesley for Jaja (46′), Edu for Lincoln (46′), Eduardo Brock for Geovane (67′) and Luvannor for Rafael Silva (83′).
Best player: Filipe Machado
The most impressive player for Cruzeiro was Filipe Machado.
His rating is with 79 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.
Criciúma – Formation
Criciúma
Criciúma started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Cláudio Tencati played with: Gustavo , Cristovam , Rodrigo Fagundes , Zé Marcos , Helder Santos , Marcelo Hermes , Hygor , Arilson , Marcos Serrato , Fellipe Mateus and Caio Dantas .
These were the players on the bench: Fernando Viana , Rômulo , Rafael Bilú , Alisson, Oswaldo Henriquez , Renan Areias, Thiago Alagoano, Rayan and Gedeilson.
Substitutions
Criciúma made 4 changes: Hygor for Rafael Bilu (62′), Marcelo Hermes for Romulo (68′), Fellipe Mateus for O. Henriquez (68′) and Caio Dantas for F. Viana (89′).
Best player: Gustavo
The most impressive player for Criciúma was the goalkeeper: Gustavo. His rating is 7.90. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
