Cruzeiro 0-2 Palmeiras: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 8 December 2019
Result
Cruzeiro 0-2 Palmeiras
Serie A · Sunday 8 December 2019, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Cruzeiro 0-2 Palmeiras: match report
Cruzeiro were beaten by Palmeiras 0-2 in Serie A on Sunday 8 December 2019. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Zé Rafael opened the scoring in the 58th minute. Cruzeiro did not score. Palmeiras scored through Zé Rafael (58') and Dudu (84').
Discipline: Cruzeiro received no yellow cards; Palmeiras received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Cruzeiro were 17th on 36 points from 37 and Palmeiras 2nd on 71 points from 37. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 17th with 36 points, and Palmeiras 2nd with 74.
Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-3-3 and Palmeiras in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Marcos Rocha of Palmeiras (8.3), ahead of Antônio Carlos (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Cruzeiro wins, 5 draws and 2 for Palmeiras.
Going into the match Cruzeiro's last five read L-L-L-L-D and Palmeiras's W-L-L-L-D.
Key events
- 58'Goal · Zé Rafael
- 59'Yellow card · Zé Rafael
- 84'Goal · Dudu
Head-to-head
Team news
Cruzeiro line-up (4-3-3)
Fábio, Luis Orejuela, Cacá, Léo, Dodô, Wadson, Henrique, Éderson, Marquinhos Gabriel, Pedro Rocha, Ezequiel
Palmeiras line-up (4-2-3-1)
Weverton, Marcos Rocha, Luan, Antônio Carlos, Diogo Barbosa, Bruno Henrique, Matheus Fernandes, Zé Rafael, Lucas Lima, Raphael Veiga, Dudu