Cruzeiro 1-1 Sport Recife: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 24 July 2016

Result

Cruzeiro 1-1 Sport Recife

Serie A · Sunday 24 July 2016, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Cruzeiro · Sport Recife · Serie A predictions

Cruzeiro 1-1 Sport Recife: match report

Cruzeiro drew with Sport Recife 1-1 in Serie A on Sunday 24 July 2016. The half-time score was 0-1.

Rogério opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Cruzeiro's goal came from Willian (90+2'). Sport Recife scored through Rogério (38') and Rogério (51').

Discipline: Cruzeiro received 1 yellow card; Sport Recife received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cruzeiro were 14th on 18 points from 15 and Sport Recife 18th on 12 points from 15. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 6th with 53 points, and Sport Recife 17th with 44.

Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sport Recife in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Rogério of Sport Recife (8.6), ahead of Magrão (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Cruzeiro wins, 2 draws and 2 for Sport Recife.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Yellow card · Rodney WallaceSport Recife
  • 38'Goal · RogérioSport Recife · 0-1
  • 51'Goal · RogérioSport Recife · 0-2
  • 76'Yellow card · MagrãoSport Recife
  • 77'Yellow card · SerginhoSport Recife
  • 80'Yellow card · Giorgian de ArrascaetaCruzeiro
  • 80'Yellow card · RogérioSport Recife
  • 90+2'Goal · WillianCruzeiro · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Cruzeiro 6, draws 2, Sport Recife 2.

Team news

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

Fábio, Léo, Bruno Rodrigo, Lucas, Edimar, Ariel Cabral, Rafael Sóbis, Henrique, Willian Bigode, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Ramón Ábila

Sport Recife line-up (4-2-3-1)

Magrão, Ronaldo Alves, Matheus Ferraz, Rodney Wallace, Samuel Xavier, Serginho, Rithely, Diego Souza, Rogério, Everton Felipe, Edmilson