Sport Recife 0-1 Cruzeiro: result and report
Serie A · Wednesday 16 November 2016
Result
Sport Recife 0-1 Cruzeiro
Serie A · Wednesday 16 November 2016, 23:45 UTC · half-time 0-1
Sport Recife 0-1 Cruzeiro: match report
Sport Recife were beaten by Cruzeiro 0-1 in Serie A on Wednesday 16 November 2016. It was 0-1 at half-time.
The only goal came from Henrique of Cruzeiro in the 43rd minute.
Discipline: Sport Recife received 3 yellow cards; Cruzeiro received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sport Recife were 16th on 40 points from 34 and Cruzeiro 9th on 46 points from 34. Sport Recife went on to finish that season 17th with 44 points, and Cruzeiro 6th with 53.
Sport Recife 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 Renê of Sport Recife (7.8), level with Manoel (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sport Recife wins, 3 draws and 2 for Cruzeiro.
Going into the match Sport Recife's last five read W-W-L-W-L and Cruzeiro's W-L-W-D-D.
Key events
- 0'Yellow card · Neto Moura
- 42'Missed penalty · Diego Souza
- 43'Goal · Henrique
- 45+2'Yellow card · Neto Moura
- 56'Yellow card · Marcos Vinícius
- 69'Yellow card · Rafael Sóbis
- 75'Yellow card · Luis Carlos Ruiz
Head-to-head
Team news
Sport Recife line-up (4-2-3-1)
Magrão, Ronaldo Alves, Renê, Matheus Ferraz, Samuel Xavier, Rithely, Neto Moura, Diego Souza, Rogério, Everton Felipe, Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales
Cruzeiro line-up (4-2-3-1)
Rafael, Léo, Bryan, Manoel, Lucas Romero, Ariel Cabral, Rafael Sóbis, Henrique, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Marcos Vinicius, Willian Bigode