Brazilian Serie A

Fortaleza vs Cruzeiro, 2025 Brasileiro Serie A

· Brazilian Serie A
Fortaleza
  • Red Card 83': Pedro Augusto
FT
0 - 2
Cruzeiro
  • 34': Kaio Jorge
  • 41': Lucas Silva

About

Fortaleza are hosting Cruzeiro at Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by Christian.
  • 4': Attempt saved. William (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by João Ricardo (Fortaleza).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by William.
  • 4': Delay in match because of an injury João Ricardo (Fortaleza).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Kaiki (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 5': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Benjamín Kuscevic.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marquinhos.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by William.
  • 10': Foul by Gustavo Mancha (Fortaleza).
  • 10': Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Romero with a through ball.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Marquinhos (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Barbosa.
  • 14': Foul by Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza).
  • 14': Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card.
  • 18': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gustavo Mancha.
  • 20': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gustavo Mancha.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaiki with a cross.
  • 24': Foul by William (Cruzeiro).
  • 24': Guillermo Fernández (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Hand ball by Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza).
  • 25': Offside, Cruzeiro. Christian is caught offside.
  • 26': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza).
  • 26': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Kaiki (Cruzeiro).
  • 29': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by Lucas Silva.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. William (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaio Jorge.
  • 34': Goal! Fortaleza 0, Cruzeiro 1. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Barbosa with a through ball.
  • 36': Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Christian (Cruzeiro).
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Barbosa with a cross.
  • 37': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Guillermo Fernández.
  • 38': Corner,Fortaleza. Conceded by Lucas Silva.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Tinga (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 40': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza).
  • 40': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Goal! Fortaleza 0, Cruzeiro 2. Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Barbosa.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marquinhos.
  • 44': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Guillermo Fernández.
  • 45': Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Christian (Cruzeiro).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Guillermo Fernández (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Breno Lopes.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Gustavo Mancha (Fortaleza).
  • 45'+2': Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Gustavo Mancha (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Fortaleza 0, Cruzeiro 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fortaleza 0, Cruzeiro 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Fortaleza. Eros Mancuso replaces Diogo Barbosa.
  • 45': Substitution, Fortaleza. Pedro Augusto replaces Guillermo Fernández.
  • 45': Substitution, Fortaleza. Tomás Pochettino replaces Emmanuel Martínez.
  • 47': Foul by Zé Welison (Fortaleza).
  • 47': Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Breno Lopes (Fortaleza).
  • 47': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro).
  • 48': Zé Welison (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Breno Lopes (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro).
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Zé Welison (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Breno Lopes.
  • 50': Corner,Fortaleza. Conceded by Lucas Romero.
  • 53': Offside, Cruzeiro. Kaio Jorge is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro).
  • 53': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Tinga (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Lucero.
  • 58': Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro).
  • 60': Hand ball by Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza).
  • 61': Foul by Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza).
  • 61': William (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tinga.
  • 64': Corner,Fortaleza. Conceded by Lucas Villalba.
  • 64': Foul by Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza).
  • 64': Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Yannick Bolasie replaces Marquinhos.
  • 67': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Eduardo replaces Gabriel Barbosa.
  • 70': Foul by Tinga (Fortaleza).
  • 70': Kaiki (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Fortaleza. Calebe replaces Zé Welison.
  • 72': Corner,Fortaleza. Conceded by William.
  • 73': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Cruzeiro).
  • 73': Tinga (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cássio (Cruzeiro). Assisted by Breno Lopes with a cross.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Cássio (Cruzeiro).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gustavo Mancha.
  • 78': Corner,Fortaleza. Conceded by Lucas Romero.
  • 78': Substitution, Fortaleza. Lucca Prior replaces Breno Lopes.
  • 79': Corner,Fortaleza. Conceded by Yannick Bolasie.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by Christian.
  • 82': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Kenji replaces Kaio Jorge.
  • 82': Christian (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza).
  • 83': Second yellow card to Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza) for a bad foul.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Christian (Cruzeiro).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Eduardo (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 86': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Benjamín Kuscevic.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Kaiki (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by William with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calebe.
  • 90': Foul by Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza).
  • 90': Kenji (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Murilo Rhikman replaces Lucas Romero.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Lautaro Díaz replaces Christian.
  • 90'+3': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+5': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gustavo Mancha.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Cruzeiro).
  • 90'+5': Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fortaleza 0, Cruzeiro 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Fortaleza 0, Cruzeiro 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 6
50.7 Possession 49.3
17 SHOTS 10
8 ON GOAL 1
0.5 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
383 Accurate Passes 361
444 Passes 416
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 27
0.1 Cross % 0.1
42 Long Balls 46
21 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 5
19 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 10
23 Effective Clearances 31
23 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: Brazilian Serie A

Venue: Castelão
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Attendance: 12,483

Brazil Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Flamengo 21 +35 47
2 Cruzeiro 22 +20 44
3 Palmeiras 20 +12 43
4 Bahia 20 +6 36
Full Standings

Line-Ups

FOR Fortaleza (4-3-3)

No. Name
100 João Ricardo (GK)
39 Gustavo Mancha Yellow Card
13 Benjamín Kuscevic
16 Diogo Barbosa
2 Tinga
5 Guillermo Fernández
8 Emmanuel Martínez Yellow Card
17 José Welison
9 Juan Martín Lucero
26 Breno
22 Yago Pikachu
Fortaleza Substitutes:
Emanuel Britez, Deyverson, Lucca, Eros Mancuso, Calebe, Gastón Ávila, Brenno, Tomás Pochettino, Allanzinho, Pedro Augusto, Titi, Kervin Andrade.

CRU Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Cássio (GK)
25 Lucas Villalba Yellow Card
15 Fabrício Bruno
6 Kaiki
12 William
9 Gabriel Barbosa
16 Lucas Silva
29 Lucas Romero
19 Kaio Jorge
17 Marquinhos
88 Christian
Cruzeiro Substitutes:
Yannick Bolasie, Carlos Eduardo, Murilo Rhikman, Mateo Gamarra, Lautaro Díaz, Kaique Kenji, Rodriguinho, Juan Dinenno, Kauã Prates, Jonathan Jesus, Fagner, Leó Aragão.

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