Grêmio 2-4 Cruzeiro: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 18 October 2026
Result
Grêmio 2-4 Cruzeiro: match report
Grêmio lost to Cruzeiro 2-4 in Serie A on Sunday 18 October 2026. The half-time score was 2-1.
Carlos Vinícius opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Grêmio's goals came from Carlos Vinícius (17', penalty) and Cristian Pavón (41'). Cruzeiro scored through Kaio Jorge (23'), Kaio Jorge (48'), Kaio Jorge (61') and João Marcelo (80').
Discipline: Grêmio received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Cruzeiro received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Grêmio were 18th on 31 points from 30 and Cruzeiro 7th on 48 points from 30. Grêmio went on to finish that season 17th with 37 points, and Cruzeiro 3rd with 57.
Grêmio 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 Kaio Jorge of Cruzeiro (9.0), ahead of Matheus Pereira (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Grêmio wins, 1 draw and 4 for Cruzeiro.
Key events
- 17'Penalty goal · Carlos Vinícius
- 23'Goal · Kaio Jorge
- 41'Goal · Cristian Pavón
- 48'Goal · Kaio Jorge
- 61'Goal · Kaio Jorge
- 67'Yellow card · João Marcelo
- 71'Yellow card · Matheus Pereira
- 73'Red card · Walter Kannemann
- 73'Yellow card · Walter Kannemann
- 74'Yellow card · Erick Noriega
- 76'Yellow card · Keny Arroyo
- 80'Goal · João Marcelo
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
- Roger
- Luis Eduardo
- Fabrizio Peralta
- Gabriel Pec
- Luis Sinisterra
- Néiser Villarreal
- Jovane Cabral
- Matheus Nascimento
- Felipe Morais
- Juan Nardoni
- Wallace
Grêmio line-up (4-2-3-1)
Weverton, Diego Caito, Gustavo Martins, Walter Kannemann, Marlon, Mathías Villasanti, Danilo Barbosa, Cristian Pavón, Filip Krovinovic, Francis Amuzu, Carlos Vinícius
Cruzeiro line-up (4-2-3-1)
Otávio Costa, William, João Marcelo, Jonathan Jesus, Lucas Villalba, Zé Lucas, Lucas Romero, Keny Arroyo, Matheus Pereira, Gerson, Kaio Jorge