Serie B: Cruzeiro conquers Vasco da Gama 3-0
BELO HORIZONTE. Cruzeiro was in the end too much to handle for Vasco da Gama.
BELO HORIZONTE. Cruzeiro was ultimately too good for Vasco da Gama with the goal of Machado (25′), Edu (60′) and Luvannor (86′). Cruzeiro took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Flavio Rodrigues De Souza with the help of Alex Ang Ribeiro and Gustavo Rodrigues de Oliveira. The 4th official was Wanderson Alves de Souza. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 22.5 degrees Celsius or 72.41 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 64%.
Match Statistics
Cruzeiro was in firm control of the ball 59% while Vasco da Gama was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Cruzeiro was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Cruzeiro won the encounter.
Cruzeiro shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Vasco da Gama shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cruzeiro received 2 yellow cards (Stenio and Kaiki). On the other side, Vasco da Gama received 2 yellow cards (Paulo Victor and Yuri Lara).
After this contest, Cruzeiro will have 65 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Vasco da Gama will stay with 48 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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18'18'
Willian
Neto Moura
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25'25'
Machado
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37'37'
Paulo Victor
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45'45'
Stenio
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46'46'
Edimar
Paulo Victor
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46'46'
L. Figueiredo
Raniel
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58'58'
Daniel Jr
Lincoln
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58'58'
Wesley
Stenio
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60'60'
Edu
B. R. Rodrigues do Nascimento
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65'65'
A. Teixeira
Nene
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65'65'
Gabriel Pec
Leo Matos
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79'79'
Kaiki
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80'80'
Fabio Gomes
M. Gomes
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80'80'
Luvannor
Edu
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80'80'
M. Cipriano
Kaiki
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86'86'
Luvannor
M. Cipriano
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90'90'
Yuri Lara
Next match
In the upcoming Serie B match, Cruzeiro will play away with Ponte Preta on the 28th of September with a 12-5 head to head in favor of Cruzeiro (2 draws).
Vasco da Gama will host Londrina on the 30th of September with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Vasco da Gama (0 draws).
Cruzeiro: Formation and Lineups
Cruzeiro started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez chose to play with the following team: Rafael Cabral , Zé Ivaldo , Lucas Oliveira , Eduardo Brock , Stênio , Neto Moura , Filipe Machado , Kaiki , Edu , Bruno Rodrigues and Lincoln .
Substitutes
Cruzeiro made 5 changes: Neto Moura for Willian (18′), Lincoln for Daniel Jr (58′), Stenio for Wesley (58′), Edu for Luvannor (80′) and Kaiki for M. Cipriano (80′).
Top player: Filipe Machado
The player who no doubt impressed Cruzeiro the most was Filipe Machado.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 30 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.Vasco da Gama: Formation and Lineups
Vasco da Gama started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Jorge José de Amorim Campos played with: Thiago Rodrigues , Léo Matos , Danilo Boza , Anderson Conceição , Paulo Victor , Andrey Santos , Yuri Lara , Marlon Gomes , Nenê , Eguinaldo and Raniel .
Substitutes
Vasco da Gama made 5 changes: Paulo Victor for Edimar (46′), Raniel for L. Figueiredo (46′), Nene for A. Teixeira (65′), Leo Matos for Gabriel Pec (65′) and M. Gomes for Fabio Gomes (80′).
Top player: Yuri Lara
Probably the most impressive player in Vasco da Gama was Yuri Lara.
His rating is
with 13 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.