MACEIó, ALAGOAS. Cruzeiro prevails over CRB with a 2-0 win with a goal from Stenio (53′) and a goal from B. R. (90′). Cruzeiro was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Anselmo squandered a decisive penalty (24′). That would have allowed CRB to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estádio Universitário da UFAL stadium in Maceió, Alagoas on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo who was helped by Daniel Paulo Ziolli and Vanessa Santos Azevedo. The 4th official was José Ricardo Vasconcellos Laranjeira. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.7 degrees Celsius or 71.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Cruzeiro had a superior ball possession 62% while CRB was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cruzeiro had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cruzeiro won the match.
CRB shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Cruzeiro shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
CRB received 3 yellow cards (Guilherme Romao, Negueba and C. Wellington). Regarding the opposition, Cruzeiro received 1 yellow card (Stenio).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, CRB will stay with 40 points like Ponte Preta and Tombense to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Cruzeiro will have 62 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, CRB will host Bahia on the 4th of November with a 7-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bahia (3 draws).
Cruzeiro will host CSA on the 4th of November with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of CSA (3 draws).
CRB – Formation
CRB
85'
40'
CRB started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Daniel Pollo Barioni decided to play with the following team: Diogo Silva , Raul Prata , Gum , Wellington Carvalho , Guilherme Romão , Claudinei , Juninho Valoura , Emerson Negueba , Bruninho , Paulinho Moccelin and Anselmo Ramon .
The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Conceição , Diego Ivo, Maycon Douglas , Gabriel, Uillian Correia, Iago Mendonça, Yago, Guilherme Lopes , David Brall, Richard , Vitor Caetano and Reginaldo .
Substitutions
CRB made 5 changes: Negueba for Richard (67′), Paulinho Moccelin for Gabriel Conceicao (68′), Claudinei for Maycon (82′), Guilherme Romao for G. Lopes (83′) and Raul Prata for Reginaldo (85′).
Best player: Raul Prata
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for CRB was Raul Prata.
His rating is with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Cruzeiro – Formation
Cruzeiro
53'
Cruzeiro started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez played with: Rafael Cabral , Geovane , Lucas Oliveira , Eduardo Brock , Stênio , Neto Moura , Filipe Machado , Marquinhos Cipriano , Luvannor Henrique , Bruno Rodrigues and Lincoln .
They had on the bench: Wesley, Luis Felipe, Leonardo Pais , Daniel Júnior , Pablo Siles, Pedro Castro, Rômulo, Gabriel Mesquita, Kaiki , Chay and Rafael Silva.
Substitutions
Cruzeiro made 5 changes: Lincoln for Daniel Jr (67′), Stenio for Leonardo Pais (67′), M. Cipriano for Kaiki (73′), Luvannor for Rafael Silva (89′) and Neto Moura for Pedro Castro (89′).
Best player: Rafael Cabral
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruzeiro was the goalkeeper: Rafael Cabral. His rating is 8.80. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Chapecoense – CSA – 1-0
- Brusque – Vila Nova – 0-1
- CRB – Cruzeiro – 0-2
- Tombense – Londrina – 1-1
- Novorizontino – Grêmio – 2-0
- Sampaio Corrêa – Criciúma – 1-1
