Cruzeiro 3-1 Athletico PR: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 6 September 2026

Result

Cruzeiro 3-1 Athletico PR

Serie A · Sunday 6 September 2026, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Cruzeiro · Athletico PR

Cruzeiro 3-1 Athletico PR: match report

Cruzeiro won against Athletico PR 3-1 in Serie A on Sunday 6 September 2026. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Matheus Pereira opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Matheus Pereira (30'), Lucas Romero (71') and Kaio Jorge (82', penalty). Athletico PR scored through João Cruz (45+1').

Discipline: Cruzeiro received 2 yellow cards; Athletico PR received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cruzeiro were 6th on 39 points from 25 and Athletico PR 3rd on 45 points from 25. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 3rd with 57 points, and Athletico PR 5th with 54.

Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Athletico PR in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Matheus Pereira of Cruzeiro (8.6), ahead of Lucas Romero (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Cruzeiro win, 0 draws and 2 for Athletico PR.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Goal · Matheus PereiraCruzeiro · 1-0
  • 33'Yellow card · Gabriel RojasCruzeiro
  • 45+1'Goal · João CruzAthletico PR · 1-1
  • 45+8'Missed penalty · Matheus PereiraCruzeiro
  • 62'Yellow card · Juan Felipe AguirreAthletico PR
  • 64'Yellow card · Fabrício BrunoCruzeiro
  • 71'Goal · Lucas RomeroCruzeiro · 2-1
  • 79'Yellow card · MycaelAthletico PR
  • 82'Penalty goal · Kaio JorgeCruzeiro · 3-1

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Cruzeiro 1, draws 0, Athletico PR 2.

Team news

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Cruzeiro line-up (4-2-3-1)

Otávio Costa, Fagner, Fabrício Bruno, João Marcelo, Gabriel Rojas, Lucas Romero, Matheus Henrique, Keny Arroyo, Matheus Pereira, Gerson, Kaio Jorge

Athletico PR line-up (3-4-2-1)

Mycael, Dantas, Juan Felipe Aguirre, Arthur Dias, Gilberto, Wadson, Luiz Gustavo, Stiven Mendoza, Leozinho, João Cruz, Kevin Viveros