Cruzeiro vs Grêmio, 2023 Brasileiro Serie A

· Brazilian Serie A

Cruzeiro

64': Bruno Nascimento
90'+8': Lucas Da Cruz Oliveira

FT
1 - 0

Grêmio

About

Cruzeiro are hosting Grêmio at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio (Independência), Belo Horizonte, 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.
2': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Grêmio) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
2': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
3': Attempt blocked. Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Oliveira.
3': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Wálter Kannemann.
5': Foul by Richard (Cruzeiro).
5': João Pedro (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Nikão (Cruzeiro).
8': Lucas Silva (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Luciano Castán (Cruzeiro).
9': Luis Suárez (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Nathan (Grêmio).
10': Richard (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt missed. Ramiro (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gilberto with a headed pass.
14': Attempt blocked. Lucas Oliveira (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramiro.
20': Diogo Barbosa (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Ramiro (Cruzeiro).
21': Attempt blocked. Nathan (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Attempt saved. Nathan (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
22': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Bruno Alves.
23': Foul by Marlon (Cruzeiro).
23': Vina (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Hand ball by Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro).
28': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Vina.
28': Attempt saved. Gilberto (Cruzeiro) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikão with a cross.
29': Attempt saved. Bruno Rodrigues (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mateus Vital.
29': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gabriel Grando.
30': Attempt blocked. Luciano Castán (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramiro.
30': Attempt missed. Ramiro (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
30': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Bruno Alves.
30': Attempt missed. Richard (Cruzeiro) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nikão with a cross following a corner.
33': Foul by Bruno Rodrigues (Cruzeiro).
33': Vina (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Offside, Grêmio. Nathan tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
34': Foul by Diogo Barbosa (Grêmio).
34': William (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Attempt saved. Bruno Rodrigues (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by William with a cross.
35': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gabriel Grando.
36': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Lucas Silva.
36': Foul by Ramiro (Cruzeiro).
36': Franco Cristaldo (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Ramiro (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Franco Cristaldo.
38': Hand ball by Bruno Rodrigues (Cruzeiro).
39': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Alves (Grêmio).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Foul by Gilberto (Cruzeiro).
43': Wálter Kannemann (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Gilberto (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt saved. Vina (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
45'+1': Foul by Lucas Silva (Grêmio).
45'+1': Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gilberto.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cruzeiro 0, Grêmio 0.
45': Second Half begins Cruzeiro 0, Grêmio 0.
46': Foul by Nathan (Grêmio).
46': William (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt saved. Richard (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
48': Attempt blocked. Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
49': Luis Suárez (Grêmio) is shown the yellow card.
49': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Wálter Kannemann.
50': Attempt blocked. Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard.
50': Attempt missed. Gilberto (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ramiro with a cross.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Oliveira (Cruzeiro).
51': Delay in match because of an injury Vina (Grêmio).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Foul by Marlon (Cruzeiro).
54': Vina (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Offside, Grêmio. Bruno Alves tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
56': Attempt missed. Gilberto (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ramiro.
58': Attempt missed. Ramiro (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
58': Richard (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card.
58': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Rafael Bilu replaces Nikão.
58': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Filipe Machado replaces Ramiro.
59': Foul by William (Cruzeiro).
59': Nathan (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Lucas Oliveira (Cruzeiro).
59': Luis Suárez (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Lucas Oliveira (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Delay in match because of an injury Gilberto (Cruzeiro).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Attempt missed. Rafael Bilu (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mateus Vital.
64': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Bruno Alves.
64': Goal! Cruzeiro 1, Grêmio 0. Bruno Rodrigues (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filipe Machado with a cross following a corner.
67': Bitelo (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Marlon (Cruzeiro).
67': Marlon (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Foul by Nathan (Grêmio).
69': William (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Offside, Grêmio. Nathan tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
72': Foul by Gilberto (Cruzeiro).
72': Lucas Silva (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Attempt saved. Franco Cristaldo (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nathan.
75': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Grêmio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franco Cristaldo.
75': Attempt saved. Franco Cristaldo (Grêmio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Richard (Cruzeiro).
76': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Neto Moura replaces Richard because of an injury.
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Attempt saved. Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Rodrigues with a through ball.
78': Foul by William (Cruzeiro).
78': Nathan (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Filipe Machado (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Nathan (Grêmio).
80': Substitution, Grêmio. André Henrique replaces Vina.
80': Substitution, Grêmio. Zinho replaces Nathan.
81': Attempt saved. Bitelo (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
81': Attempt blocked. Zinho (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
82': Offside, Cruzeiro. Gilberto tries a through ball, but Mateus Vital is caught offside.
82': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Wallisson replaces Mateus Vital.
83': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Lucas Oliveira.
84': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Marlon.
85': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Marlon.
85': Attempt missed. Bruno Alves (Grêmio) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Franco Cristaldo with a cross following a corner.
86': Bruno Alves (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Neto Moura (Cruzeiro).
87': Substitution, Grêmio. Gustavinho replaces Franco Cristaldo.
87': Substitution, Grêmio. Everton replaces Lucas Silva.
88': Foul by Filipe Machado (Cruzeiro).
88': Gustavinho (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by André Henrique (Grêmio).
88': Rafael Cabral (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Cabral (Cruzeiro).
90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+1': Foul by Filipe Machado (Cruzeiro).
90'+1': João Pedro (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury William (Cruzeiro).
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Bruno Rodrigues (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neto Moura.
90'+4': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by João Pedro.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Rafael Bilu (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
90'+5': Attempt missed. André Henrique (Grêmio) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavinho.
90'+6': Bitelo (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+6': Foul by Rafael Bilu (Cruzeiro).
90'+8': Foul by Lucas Oliveira (Cruzeiro).
90'+8': Luis Suárez (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+8': Second yellow card to Lucas Oliveira (Cruzeiro) for a bad foul.
90'+8': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
90'+9': Foul by Wálter Kannemann (Grêmio).
90'+9': William (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+10': Wálter Kannemann (Grêmio) is shown the yellow card.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Cruzeiro 1, Grêmio 0.
0': Match ends, Cruzeiro 1, Grêmio 0.

Statistics

GRE		CRU
8	Fouls	21
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	11
5	Saves	7
50.7	Possession	49.3
11	SHOTS	21
7	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
404	Accurate Passes	393
511	Passes	488
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
17	Crosses	24
0.1	Cross %	0.3
43	Long Balls	65
15	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	6
11	Effective Tackles	7
17	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
11	Interceptions	17
18	Effective Clearances	19
18	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Brazilian Serie A

Venue: Estádio Raimundo Sampaio (Independência)
Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Attendance: 21,605

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

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rafael (GK)
4	Luciano Castan
6	Lucas Da Cruz Oliveira
3	Marlon
12	William
7	Mateus Vital
17	Ramiro
25	Richard
21	Gilberto
9	Bruno Nascimento
10	Nikão

Cruzeiro Substitutes:

Wesley, Wallison Luiz , Neto Moura , Kaiki, Machado, Igor Marques, Neris, Anderson Paixão, Stenio Zanetti Toledo, Matheus Jussa, Juan Christian Pereira Coelho, Bilu.

Grêmio (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Gabriel Chapecó (GK)
4	Wálter Kannemann
34	Bruno Alves
6	Diogo Barbosa
18	João Pedro
19	Franco Cristaldo
39	Bitello
16	Lucas Silva
9	Luis Suárez
7	Nathan
11	Vinicius

Grêmio Substitutes:

Darlan Mendes, Gustavinho, André Henrique, Everton, Bruno Uvini, Luis Henrique Hoffmann, Zé Guilherme, Thomas, Mila, Adriel, Natã, Felipe.

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