BELO HORIZONTE. Cruzeiro conquers Operário PR 1-0 after E. scored just 1 goal (45′). Cruzeiro was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Thursday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Douglas Marques das Flores with the help of Anderson Jose De Moraes Coelho and Amanda Pinto Matias. The 4th official was Michel Patrick Costa Guimarães. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 19 Total 9
- 5 On Target 3
- 14 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 153 Attack 70
- 54 Dangerous attack 26
- 98 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 15
- 5 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Cruzeiro was in firm control of the ball 67% while Operário PR was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cruzeiro was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cruzeiro won the match.
Cruzeiro shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Operário PR shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Cruzeiro received 5 yellow cards (Daniel Jr, Edu, Willian, Ze Ivaldo and Chay). Talking about the opposition, Operário PR received 1 yellow card (Junior Brandao).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Cruzeiro will have 62 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Operário PR will stay with 30 points to hold in the 18th 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 record in favor of CSA (3 draws).
Operário PR will host Novorizontino on the 4th of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Novorizontino (0 draws).
Cruzeiro – Formation
Cruzeiro
87'
61'
45'
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 , Jajá , Filipe Machado , Daniel Júnior , Willian Oliveira , Matheus Bidú , Bruno Rodrigues and Edu .
The home team had on the bench: Marquinhos Cipriano, Pablo Siles, Geovane , Wesley, Leonardo Pais , Luvannor Henrique , Lincoln, Pedro Castro, Rodolfo, Chay , Stênio and Gabriel Mesquita.
Substitutions
Cruzeiro made 5 changes: Ze Ivaldo for Geovane (69′), Edu for Luvannor (70′), Daniel Jr for Leonardo Pais (78′), Jaja for Chay (78′) and Oliveira for Pedro Castro (87′).
Best player: Daniel Júnior
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruzeiro was Daniel Júnior even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Operário PR – Formation
Operário PR
Operário PR started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Matheus Silva Ferreira da Costa played with: Vanderlei , Arnaldo , Dirceu , Renie , Fabiano , Rafael Chorão , Fernando Neto , Paulo Victor , Javier Reina , Giovanni Confreste and Junior Brandão .
These were the players on the bench: Lucas Mendes , Lucas Vital, Pablo Diogo, Tomas Bastos , Gustavo Alcino, Getterson, Paulo Sérgio , Arthur Neves, Simão, Jean Carlo and Felipe Saraiva .
Substitutions
Operário PR made 5 changes: Javier Reina for Tomas Bastos (59′), Rafael Chorao for Lucas Mendes (59′), Arnaldo for J. Carlo (70′), Junior Brandao for Paulo Sergio (80′) and Fernando Neto for Felipe Saraiva (80′).
Best player: Vanderlei
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Operário PR was the goalkeeper: Vanderlei. His rating is 7.05. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Cruzeiro – Operário PR – 1-0
