Palmeiras 3-1 Cruzeiro: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 30 September 2018

Result

Palmeiras 3-1 Cruzeiro

Serie A · Sunday 30 September 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

Palmeiras · Cruzeiro · Serie A predictions

Palmeiras 3-1 Cruzeiro: match report

Palmeiras beat Cruzeiro 3-1 in Serie A on Sunday 30 September 2018. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Lucas Lima opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Palmeiras's goals came from Lucas Lima (23'), Hyoran (42') and G. Gómez (66', penalty). Cruzeiro scored through Federico Mancuello (31', penalty).

Discipline: Palmeiras received 5 yellow cards; Cruzeiro received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Palmeiras were 2nd on 50 points from 26 and Cruzeiro 7th on 37 points from 26. Palmeiras went on to finish that season 1st with 80 points, and Cruzeiro 8th with 53.

Palmeiras 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 Hyoran of Palmeiras (8.1), ahead of Dudu (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Palmeiras win, 5 draws and 4 for Cruzeiro.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Yellow card · Federico MancuelloCruzeiro
  • 23'Goal · Lucas LimaPalmeiras · 1-0
  • 30'Yellow card · G. GómezPalmeiras
  • 31'Penalty goal · Federico MancuelloCruzeiro · 1-1
  • 37'Yellow card · Felipe MeloPalmeiras
  • 42'Goal · HyoranPalmeiras · 2-1
  • 66'Penalty goal · G. GómezPalmeiras · 3-1
  • 69'Yellow card · EzequielCruzeiro
  • 73'Yellow card · HyoranPalmeiras
  • 82'Yellow card · Marcelo HermesCruzeiro
  • 83'Yellow card · FredCruzeiro
  • 88'Yellow card · LéoCruzeiro
  • 90+1'Yellow card · ManoelCruzeiro
  • 90+4'Yellow card · DeyversonPalmeiras
  • 90+5'Yellow card · MoisésPalmeiras

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Palmeiras 1, draws 5, Cruzeiro 4.

Team news

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

Fernando Prass, Marcos Rocha, Luan, Gustavo Gómez, Victor Luís, Bruno Henrique, Felipe Melo, Dudu, Lucas Lima, Hyoran, Deyverson

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

Rafael, Ezequiel, Manoel, Léo, Marcelo Hermes, Lucas Romero, Ariel Cabral, Bruno Silva, Federico Mancuello, David, Raniel