Vasco da Gama 0-3 Cruzeiro: result and report

Serie A · Thursday 3 August 2017

Result

Vasco da Gama 0-3 Cruzeiro

Serie A · Thursday 3 August 2017, 23:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

Vasco da Gama · Cruzeiro · Serie A predictions

Vasco da Gama 0-3 Cruzeiro: match report

Vasco da Gama were beaten by Cruzeiro 0-3 in Serie A on Thursday 3 August 2017. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Thiago Neves opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Vasco da Gama did not score. Cruzeiro scored through Thiago Neves (3'), Sassá (19', penalty) and Robinho (88').

Discipline: Vasco da Gama received 4 yellow cards; Cruzeiro received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Vasco da Gama were 11th on 23 points from 17 and Cruzeiro 8th on 23 points from 17. Vasco da Gama went on to finish that season 7th with 56 points, and Cruzeiro 5th with 57.

Vasco da Gama 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 Murilo of Cruzeiro (7.8), ahead of Sassá (7.7).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Thiago NevesCruzeiro · 0-1
  • 18'Yellow card · Rafael MarquesVasco da Gama
  • 19'Penalty goal · SassáCruzeiro · 0-2
  • 73'Yellow card · Lucas SilvaCruzeiro
  • 76'Yellow card · Paulo VitorVasco da Gama
  • 82'Yellow card · GilbertoVasco da Gama
  • 86'Yellow card · Andrés RíosVasco da Gama
  • 88'Goal · RobinhoCruzeiro · 0-3

Team news

Vasco da Gama line-up (4-2-3-1)

Martín Silva, Gilberto, Lucas Rocha, Rafael Marques, Henrique Silva, Jean Irmer, Paulinho, Wellington, Wagner, Damian Escudero, Paulo Vitor

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

Fábio, Léo, Bryan, Lucas Romero, Murilo, Henrique, Lucas Silva, Élber, Thiago Neves, Rafinha, Sassá