Cruzeiro 3-1 Fluminense: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 12 November 2017

Result

Cruzeiro 3-1 Fluminense

Serie A · Sunday 12 November 2017, 21:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Cruzeiro · Fluminense · Serie A predictions

Cruzeiro 3-1 Fluminense: match report

Cruzeiro beat Fluminense 3-1 in Serie A on Sunday 12 November 2017. The half-time score was 1-1.

Pedro opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Lucas Romero (17'), Diogo Barbosa (58') and Thiago Neves (72'). Fluminense scored through Pedro (7').

Discipline: Cruzeiro received 4 yellow cards; Fluminense received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cruzeiro were 5th on 51 points from 33 and Fluminense 13th on 43 points from 33. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 5th with 57 points, and Fluminense 14th with 47.

Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Fluminense in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Thiago Neves of Cruzeiro (8.6), ahead of Robinho (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Cruzeiro wins, 1 draw and 0 for Fluminense.

Going into the match Cruzeiro's last five read L-W-D-L-L and Fluminense's D-W-D-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · PedroFluminense · 0-1
  • 17'Goal · Lucas RomeroCruzeiro · 1-1
  • 26'Yellow card · MuriloCruzeiro
  • 31'Yellow card · Lucas RomeroCruzeiro
  • 41'Yellow card · MarlonFluminense
  • 54'Yellow card · RobinhoCruzeiro
  • 58'Goal · Diogo BarbosaCruzeiro · 2-1
  • 68'Yellow card · Renato ChavesFluminense
  • 72'Goal · Thiago NevesCruzeiro · 3-1
  • 82'Yellow card · Thiago NevesCruzeiro
  • 87'Yellow card · Matheus AlessandroFluminense

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Cruzeiro 0, draws 1, Fluminense 0.

Team news

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

Fábio, Ezequiel, Diogo Barbosa, Manoel, Murilo, Lucas Silva, Robinho, Lucas Romero, Thiago Neves, Rafinha, Rafael Sóbis

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

Diego Cavalieri, Lucas, Renato Chaves, Marlon, Henrique, Douglas Augusto, Gustavo Scarpa, Marlon Freitas, Marcos Júnior, Wendel, Pedro