Flamengo 2-0 Cruzeiro: result and report
Serie A · Wednesday 8 November 2017
Result
Flamengo 2-0 Cruzeiro
Serie A · Wednesday 8 November 2017, 23:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Flamengo 2-0 Cruzeiro: match report
Flamengo defeated Cruzeiro 2-0 in Serie A on Wednesday 8 November 2017. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Éverton opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Flamengo's goals came from Éverton (37') and Vinicius Junior (90+4'). Cruzeiro did not score.
Discipline: Flamengo received 2 yellow cards; Cruzeiro received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Flamengo were 7th on 47 points from 32 and Cruzeiro 5th on 51 points from 32. Flamengo went on to finish that season 6th with 56 points, and Cruzeiro 5th with 57.
Flamengo lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cruzeiro in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Éverton of Flamengo (9.3), ahead of Renê (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Flamengo wins, 1 draw and 0 for Cruzeiro.
Going into the match Flamengo's last five read L-D-L-W-W and Cruzeiro's W-D-L-L-W.
Key events
- 28'Yellow card · Henrique
- 37'Goal · Éverton
- 55'Yellow card · Rhodolfo
- 56'Yellow card · Manoel
- 64'Yellow card · Rafael Sóbis
- 90+4'Goal · Vinicius Junior
- 90+5'Yellow card · Lucas Paquetá
Head-to-head
Team news
Flamengo line-up (4-2-3-1)
Diego Alves, Renê, Pará, Rafael Vaz dos Santos, Rhodolfo, Willian Arão, Everton Ribeiro, Éverton, Gustavo Cuéllar, Lucas Paquetá, Felipe Vizeu
Cruzeiro line-up (4-2-3-1)
Fábio, Ezequiel, Diogo Barbosa, Manoel, Murilo, Henrique, Alisson, Robinho, Lucas Romero, Thiago Neves, Rafael Marques