Flamengo 1-0 Cruzeiro: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 12 August 2018

Result

Flamengo 1-0 Cruzeiro

Serie A · Sunday 12 August 2018, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Flamengo · Cruzeiro · Serie A predictions

Flamengo 1-0 Cruzeiro: match report

Flamengo won against Cruzeiro 1-0 in Serie A on Sunday 12 August 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

The only goal came from Henrique Dourado of Flamengo in the 23rd minute.

Discipline: Flamengo received 3 yellow cards; Cruzeiro received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Flamengo were 2nd on 34 points from 17 and Cruzeiro 8th on 25 points from 17. Flamengo went on to finish that season 2nd with 72 points, and Cruzeiro 8th with 53.

Flamengo lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Cruzeiro in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Everton Ribeiro of Flamengo (8.1), level with Lucas Paquetá (8.1).

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Yellow card · Henrique DouradoFlamengo
  • 23'Goal · Henrique DouradoFlamengo · 1-0
  • 39'Yellow card · Lucas PaquetáFlamengo
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Alejandro CabralCruzeiro
  • 63'Yellow card · RanielCruzeiro
  • 81'Yellow card · Giorgian de ArrascaetaCruzeiro
  • 84'Yellow card · Diego AlvesFlamengo

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Flamengo 1, draws 1, Cruzeiro 0.

Team news

Flamengo line-up (4-1-4-1)

Diego Alves, Rodinei, Miguel Trauco, Réver, Léo Duarte, Everton Ribeiro, Diego, Lucas Paquetá, Vitinho, Piris da Motta, Henrique Dourado

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

Rafael, Ezequiel, Léo, Marcelo Hermes, Manoel, Ariel Cabral, Henrique, David, Rafinha, Federico Mancuello, Raniel