Cruzeiro 3-0 Chapecoense: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 21 October 2018
Result
Cruzeiro 3-0 Chapecoense
Serie A · Sunday 21 October 2018, 22:00 UTC · half-time 3-0
Cruzeiro 3-0 Chapecoense: match report
Cruzeiro defeated Chapecoense 3-0 in Serie A on Sunday 21 October 2018. It was 3-0 at half-time.
Thiago Neves opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Thiago Neves (22'), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (30') and Dedé (44'). Chapecoense did not score.
Discipline: Cruzeiro received 2 yellow cards; Chapecoense received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Cruzeiro were 11th on 37 points from 28 and Chapecoense 18th on 31 points from 29. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 8th with 53 points, and Chapecoense 15th with 44.
Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Chapecoense in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Giorgian de Arrascaeta of Cruzeiro (8.5), ahead of Dedé (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Cruzeiro win, 0 draws and 2 for Chapecoense.
Going into the match Cruzeiro's last five read L-L-W-D-D and Chapecoense's L-W-L-L-W.
Key events
- 22'Goal · Thiago Neves
- 30'Goal · Giorgian de Arrascaeta
- 44'Goal · Dedé
- 51'Yellow card · Dedé
- 85'Yellow card · Héctor Canteros
- 88'Yellow card · Edílson
Head-to-head
Team news
Cruzeiro line-up (4-2-3-1)
Fábio, Léo, Egídio, Edílson, Dedé, Ariel Cabral, Henrique, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Robinho, Thiago Neves, Hernán Barcos
Chapecoense line-up (4-1-4-1)
Jandrei, Eduardo, Rafael Thyere, Bruno Pacheco, Douglas, Héctor Canteros, Agustín Doffo, Amaral, D. Torres, Gustavo Barreto, Leandro Pereira