RECIFE. Sport Recife prevails over Cruzeiro 3-1. Sport Recife got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Chico (21′) and Vagner Love (40′). Cruzeiro tried to recover with a goal from Bruno Rodrigues (57′). Notwithstanding, the contest was closed by a goal (78′) scored by F. Labandeira for Sport Recife. Cruzeiro was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho stadium in Recife on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Savio Pereira Sampaio with the support of Bruno Boschilia and Lucas Costa Modesto. The 4th official was Jose Woshington.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 6 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 68 Attack 137
- 36 Dangerous attack 68
- 80 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 10
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Cruzeiro was in firm control of the ball 68% while Sport Recife was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cruzeiro was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Sport Recife succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Sport Recife shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Cruzeiro shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Sport Recife received 1 yellow card (Lucas Hernandez). On the opposite side, Cruzeiro received 1 yellow card (Oliveira).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sport Recife will have 52 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Cruzeiro will stay with 72 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Sport Recife will play away with Vila Nova on the 6th of November with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Sport Recife (5 draws).
Cruzeiro will host CSA on the 6th of November with a 4-1 head to head in favor of CSA (3 draws).
Sport Recife – Formation
Sport Recife
66'
58'
21'
Sport Recife started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Claudinei dos Santos Oliveira decided to play with the following team: Saulo , Eduardo , Rafael Thyere , Chico , Lucas Hernández , Luciano Juba , Fabinho , Ronaldo Henrique , Denner Melz , Facundo Labandeira and Vágner Love .
The home team had on the bench: Fábio Alemão, Wanderson , Renzo Azevedo Pimentel de Moura, Ezequiel Jacinto de Biasi, Ray Andrés Vanegas Zúñiga, Thiago Ferreira Lopes, Jáderson Flores dos Reis, William Oliveira, Javier Parraguez, Giovanni , Carlos Eduardo Soares Mota and Blas Antonio Cáceres Garay.
Substitutions
Sport Recife made 5 changes: Denner for Giovanni (66′), Lucas Hernandez for Wanderson (66′), Vagner Love for J. Parraguez (81′), F. Labandeira for Fabio Alemao (81′) and Ronaldo Henrique for Willian Oliveira (88′).
Best player: Chico
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sport Recife was Chico.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Cruzeiro – Formation
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez played with: Rafael Cabral , Geovane , Lucas Oliveira , Eduardo Brock , Wesley Gasolina , Willian Oliveira , Pedro Castro , Marquinhos Cipriano , Rafael Silva , Bruno Rodrigues and Lincoln .
They had on the bench: Juan Christian Pereira Coelho, , Eduardo Ageu Almeida Santos, Jajá , Gabriel José Ferreira Mesquita, Edu , Xavier , Daniel Júnior and Kaiki .
Substitutions
Cruzeiro made 5 changes: Rafael Silva for Daniel Jr (32′), Wesley for Jaja (36′), Lincoln for Edu (67′), M. Cipriano for Kaiki (67′) and Pedro Castro for Matheus (67′).
Best player: Bruno Rodrigues
The player that probably impressed the most for Cruzeiro was Bruno Rodrigues.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Sport Recife – Cruzeiro – 3-1
