Palmeiras vs Cruzeiro, 2019 Brasileirao
· Brazilian Serie AAbout
Palmeiras are hosting Cruzeiro
at Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo, Brazil, starting on
. The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Felipe Melo.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Marquinhos Gabriel (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 2': Attempt saved. Rafael Santos (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 3': Foul by Felipe Melo (Palmeiras).
- 3': Fred (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Pedro Rocha (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fred.
- 6': Attempt saved. David (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 6': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Weverton.
- 7': Foul by Léo (Cruzeiro).
- 7': Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Dudu (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by David (Cruzeiro).
- 8': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras).
- 8': Fred (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Bruno Henrique (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Marquinhos Gabriel (Cruzeiro).
- 9': Attempt missed. Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dudu.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Luiz Adriano (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 11': Attempt missed. Felipe Melo (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gustavo Scarpa.
- 17': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Léo.
- 18': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Fred.
- 18': Dangerous play by Luiz Adriano (Palmeiras).
- 18': Fred (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Felipe Melo (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 27': Attempt blocked. David (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrique.
- 27': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Bruno Henrique.
- 28': Dangerous play by Diogo Barbosa (Palmeiras).
- 28': Pedro Rocha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Diogo Barbosa (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Pedro Rocha (Cruzeiro).
- 32': Dudu (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Foul by Éderson Silva (Cruzeiro).
- 33': Diogo Barbosa (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Éderson Silva (Cruzeiro).
- 34': Attempt missed. Felipe Melo (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Willian.
- 36': Felipe Melo (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Fred (Cruzeiro).
- 38': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Rocha.
- 40': Cacá (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Luiz Adriano (Palmeiras).
- 44': David (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras).
- 45': Foul by Luis Orejuela (Cruzeiro).
- 45': Willian (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Goal! Palmeiras 1, Cruzeiro 0. Bruno Henrique (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luiz Adriano.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Palmeiras 1, Cruzeiro 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Palmeiras 1, Cruzeiro 0.
- 46': Felipe Melo (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Fred (Cruzeiro).
- 48': Foul by Felipe Melo (Palmeiras).
- 48': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Marquinhos Gabriel (Cruzeiro) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 50': Marquinhos Gabriel (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Foul by Bruno Henrique (Palmeiras).
- 52': Marquinhos Gabriel (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Rafael Santos (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Willian (Palmeiras) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Foul by Léo (Cruzeiro).
- 56': Luiz Adriano (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Dudu (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Barbosa with a cross.
- 57': Foul by Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras).
- 57': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Felipe Melo (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
- 60': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Henrique.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Vitor Hugo (Palmeiras) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dudu with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Vitor Hugo (Palmeiras).
- 61': Éderson Silva (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcos Rocha.
- 63': Foul by Felipe Melo (Palmeiras).
- 63': Pedro Rocha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Attempt missed. David (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 65': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Thiago Neves replaces David.
- 65': Foul by Bruno Henrique (Palmeiras).
- 65': Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Dudu (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Henrique (Cruzeiro).
- 67': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Fábio.
- 68': Foul by Felipe Melo (Palmeiras).
- 68': Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Felipe Melo (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Sassá replaces Fred.
- 72': Substitution, Palmeiras. Miguel Borja replaces Luiz Adriano.
- 72': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Egidio replaces Rafael Santos because of an injury.
- 73': Foul by Dudu (Palmeiras).
- 73': Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Egidio with a cross.
- 74': Foul by Dudu (Palmeiras).
- 74': Pedro Rocha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Dudu (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras).
- 76': Sassá (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Bruno Henrique (Palmeiras).
- 77': Pedro Rocha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Substitution, Palmeiras. Zé Rafael replaces Willian.
- 80': Cacá (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Zé Rafael (Palmeiras).
- 84': Foul by Éderson Silva (Cruzeiro).
- 84': Miguel Borja (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Palmeiras. Lucas Lima replaces Gustavo Scarpa.
- 85': Foul by Sassá (Cruzeiro).
- 85': Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras).
- 85': Sassá (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Dudu (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Egidio (Cruzeiro).
- 87': Foul by Éderson Silva (Cruzeiro).
- 87': Zé Rafael (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Éderson Silva (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Offside, Palmeiras. Lucas Lima tries a through ball, but Vitor Hugo is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt missed. Zé Rafael (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dudu.
- 89': Dudu (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro).
- 90'+1': Foul by Egidio (Cruzeiro).
- 90'+1': Lucas Lima (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Luis Orejuela (Cruzeiro).
- 90'+2': Miguel Borja (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Zé Rafael (Palmeiras).
- 90'+3': Luis Orejuela (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Vitor Hugo.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Palmeiras 1, Cruzeiro 0.
- 0': Match ends, Palmeiras 1, Cruzeiro 0.
- 0': Match ends, Palmeiras 1, Cruzeiro 0.
Statistics
 CRU |
PAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.9 | Possession | 57.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 273 | Accurate Passes | 399 |
| 351 | Passes | 461 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 8 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 19 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Brazilian Serie A
Venue: Allianz Parque
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 35,578
Venue: Allianz Parque
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 35,578
Brazil Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 35 | +29 | 70 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 35 | +26 | 70 |
| 3 | Internacional | 35 | +22 | 65 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 34 | +15 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Palmeiras (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Weverton (GK) |
| 4 | Vitor Hugo |
| 15 | Gustavo Gómez |
| 6 | Diogo Barbosa |
| 2 | Marcos Rocha |
| 14 | Gustavo Scarpa |
| 30 | Felipe Melo  |
| 19 | Bruno Henrique |
| 10 | Luiz Adriano |
| 29 | Willian |
| 7 | Dudu |
Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fábio (GK) |
| 3 | Léo |
| 14 | Cacá |
| 36 | Rafael Santos |
| 28 | Luis Orejuela |
| 20 | Marquinhos Gabriel |
| 8 | Henrique |
| 15 | Éderson |
| 9 | Fred |
| 32 | Pedro Rocha |
| 11 | David |
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