BELO HORIZONTE. Cruzeiro succeeded in turn the tables against CSA. Cruzeiro was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jean Pierre Goncalves Lima assisted by Jorge Eduardo Bernardi and Luanderson Lima dos Santos. The 4th official was Vinicius Gomes do Amaral. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
Cruzeiro
3 - 2
CSA
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 24 Total 16
- 10 On Target 5
- 14 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 83
- 47 Dangerous attack 38
- 133 Ball safe 104
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 18
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
Cruzeiro had a strong ball possession 65% while CSA was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cruzeiro had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cruzeiro won the match.
Cruzeiro shot 24 times, 10 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, CSA shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Cruzeiro received 4 yellow cards (Oliveira, Geovane Jesus, Romulo and Luvannor). Talking about the opposition, CSA received 4 yellow cards (Yann Rolim, Diego Renan, and Geovane Batista).
Match Timeline
Standings
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After this encounter, Cruzeiro will have 78 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, CSA will stay with 42 points to remain in the 17th place.
