Corinthians vs Cruzeiro, 2024 Brasileiro Serie A
· Brazilian Serie AAbout
Corinthians are hosting Cruzeiro
at Neo Química Arena, 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': Foul by Jonathan (Cruzeiro).
- 1': Rodrigo Garro (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Corinthians) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo Garro.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Matheuzinho (Corinthians) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Corner, Corinthians. Conceded by Zé Ivaldo.
- 6': Foul by Memphis Depay (Corinthians).
- 6': Ramiro (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Matheuzinho.
- 7': Foul by Zé Ivaldo (Cruzeiro).
- 7': Hugo Souza (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Corinthians) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Breno Bidon.
- 11': Goal! Corinthians 1, Cruzeiro 0. Memphis Depay (Corinthians) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 16': Goal! Corinthians 2, Cruzeiro 0. Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by André Ramalho following a fast break.
- 19': Attempt saved. Raniele (Corinthians) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Bidu.
- 20': Foul by André Carrillo (Corinthians).
- 20': Kaiki (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by André Carrillo (Corinthians).
- 20': Kaiki (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Corinthians. Conceded by Wesley Gasolina.
- 24': Foul by Breno Bidon (Corinthians).
- 24': Ramiro (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Álvaro Barreal (Cruzeiro).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt missed. Wesley Gasolina (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Silva.
- 30': Attempt missed. Lautaro Díaz (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wesley Gasolina with a cross.
- 30': Delay in match (Cruzeiro).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Raniele.
- 34': Attempt missed. Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zé Ivaldo with a headed pass following a corner.
- 34': Goal! Corinthians 2, Cruzeiro 1. Kaiki (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mateus Vital.
- 36': Foul by Ramiro (Cruzeiro).
- 36': Matheus Bidu (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Hand ball by Fabrizio Peralta (Cruzeiro).
- 39': Attempt saved. Breno Bidon (Corinthians) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Garro with a through ball.
- 40': Foul by Breno Bidon (Corinthians).
- 40': Álvaro Barreal (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by André Ramalho (Corinthians).
- 41': Jonathan (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': André Ramalho (Corinthians) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Raniele (Corinthians).
- 42': Wesley Gasolina (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Wesley Gasolina (Cruzeiro).
- 44': Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Kaiki (Cruzeiro).
- 45': Matheuzinho (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Kaiki (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Gustavo Henrique (Corinthians) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
- 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Díaz (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Vital.
- 45'+4': Foul by Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro).
- 45'+4': Memphis Depay (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Corinthians 2, Cruzeiro 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Corinthians 2, Cruzeiro 1.
- 45': Substitution, Corinthians. Talles Magno replaces Yuri Alberto.
- 46': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabrizio Peralta.
- 47': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Breno Bidon.
- 48': Offside, Cruzeiro. Lucas Silva is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Ramiro (Cruzeiro).
- 51': Raniele (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Ramiro (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Raniele (Corinthians).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Japa replaces Mateus Vital.
- 55': Attempt saved. Talles Magno (Corinthians) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Breno Bidon.
- 55': Corner, Corinthians. Conceded by Anderson.
- 58': Foul by Raniele (Corinthians).
- 58': Japa (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Substitution, Corinthians. Alex Santana replaces Raniele.
- 60': Substitution, Corinthians. Igor Coronado replaces Breno Bidon.
- 60': Foul by André Carrillo (Corinthians).
- 60': Álvaro Barreal (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': André Carrillo (Corinthians) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Corinthians) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 64': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Matheus Henrique replaces Álvaro Barreal.
- 64': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Walace replaces Fabrizio Peralta.
- 66': Foul by Alex Santana (Corinthians).
- 66': Matheus Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matheus Henrique.
- 68': Substitution, Corinthians. Charles replaces André Carrillo.
- 69': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Corinthians) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Bidu.
- 73': Charles (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Matheus Henrique (Cruzeiro).
- 73': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Lucas Romero replaces Lucas Silva.
- 73': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Kenji replaces Wesley Gasolina.
- 75': Delay in match (Cruzeiro).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Foul by Matheus Henrique (Cruzeiro).
- 79': Rodrigo Garro (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Zé Ivaldo (Cruzeiro).
- 80': Talles Magno (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
- 82': Igor Coronado (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Matheuzinho.
- 84': Foul by Zé Ivaldo (Cruzeiro).
- 84': Igor Coronado (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Offside, Corinthians. Gustavo Henrique is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Alex Santana (Corinthians).
- 87': Walace (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Alex Santana (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Ramiro (Cruzeiro).
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Talles Magno (Corinthians).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Alex Santana (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Japa (Cruzeiro).
- 90'+1': Memphis Depay (Corinthians) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Igor Coronado with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Talles Magno (Corinthians) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Charles (Corinthians).
- 90'+2': Japa (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Memphis Depay (Corinthians) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Memphis Depay (Corinthians).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Corinthians. Pedro Raúl replaces Memphis Depay because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Walace (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Japa with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Foul by Pedro Raúl (Corinthians).
- 90'+5': Jonathan (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Corinthians 2, Cruzeiro 1.
- 0': Match ends, Corinthians 2, Cruzeiro 1.
Statistics
 CRU |
COR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 55.2 | Possession | 44.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 431 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 483 | Passes | 395 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 27 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 10 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 13 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Brazilian Serie A
Venue: Neo Química Arena
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Venue: Neo Química Arena
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Brazil Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botafogo | 34 | +26 | 69 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 34 | +28 | 67 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 33 | +15 | 63 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 34 | +15 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Corinthians (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Souza (GK) |
| 13 | Gustavo Henrique |
| 5 | André Ramalho |
| 21 | Matheus Bidu |
| 2 | Mateuzinho |
| 94 | Memphis Depay |
| 14 | Raniele |
| 10 | Rodrigo Garro |
| 27 | Breno Bidon |
| 19 | André Carrillo  |
| 9 | Yuri Alberto |
Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 98 | Anderson Paixão (GK) |
| 5 | Zé Ivaldo |
| 34 | Jonathan Jesus |
| 6 | Kaiki |
| 2 | Wesley |
| 7 | Mateus Vital |
| 33 | Fabrizio Peralta |
| 16 | Lucas Silva |
| 26 | Lautaro Díaz |
| 21 | Álvaro Barreal |
| 17 | Ramiro |
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