Cruzeiro vs Santos, 2026 Brasileiro Serie A
· Brazilian Serie AAbout
Cruzeiro are hosting Santos
at Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, 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.
- 2': Foul by Gerson (Cruzeiro).
- 2': Rony (Santos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by Igor Vinícius (Santos).
- 3': Gerson (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, Cruzeiro. Keny Arroyo is caught offside.
- 6': Matheus Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (Santos).
- 6': Álvaro Barreal (Santos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Foul by Christian Oliva (Santos).
- 10': Kaiki (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by William (Cruzeiro).
- 12': Rony (Santos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': William (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Menino (Santos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Rony (Santos).
- 26': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro).
- 26': Christian Oliva (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Christian (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Gustavo Henrique (Santos).
- 28': Foul by Rony (Santos).
- 28': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Gerson (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gabriel Brazão (Santos). Assisted by Keny Arroyo.
- 29': Luan Peres (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Keny Arroyo (Cruzeiro).
- 31': Christian Oliva (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro).
- 31': Delay in match (Cruzeiro).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (Santos).
- 35': Offside, Santos. Rony is caught offside.
- 38': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Lucas Veríssimo.
- 39': Attempt missed. Néiser Villarreal (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by William with a cross.
- 42': Foul by Néiser Villarreal (Cruzeiro).
- 42': Luan Peres (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Matheus Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Rony (Santos).
- 44': Foul by Gustavo Henrique (Santos).
- 44': Matheus Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Offside, Cruzeiro. William is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Gustavo Henrique (Santos).
- 45'+2': Christian (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Gustavo Henrique (Santos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Rony (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Cruzeiro 0, Santos 0.
- 45': Substitution, Santos. Thaciano replaces Moisés.
- 45': Second Half begins Cruzeiro 0, Santos 0.
- 46': Foul by Gerson (Cruzeiro).
- 46': Rony (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Rony (Santos) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Menino following a fast break.
- 49': Igor Vinícius (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro).
- 50': Luan Peres (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Néiser Villarreal (Cruzeiro).
- 50': Foul by Keny Arroyo (Cruzeiro).
- 50': Igor Vinícius (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Néiser Villarreal (Cruzeiro).
- 52': Lucas Veríssimo (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Gerson (Cruzeiro).
- 53': Gabriel Menino (Santos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Christian Oliva (Santos) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gustavo Henrique.
- 54': Foul by Gustavo Henrique (Santos).
- 54': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Néiser Villarreal (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gabriel Brazão (Santos). Assisted by Kaiki with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gabriel Brazão.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Brazão (Santos).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Attempt missed. Kaiki (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by William with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Foul by Gonzalo Escobar (Santos).
- 60': Christian (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro).
- 62': Álvaro Barreal (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Offside, Santos. Thaciano is caught offside.
- 65': Thaciano (Santos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro).
- 66': Offside, Santos. Lucas Veríssimo is caught offside.
- 67': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Thaciano.
- 69': Rony (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro).
- 70': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Bruno Rodrigues replaces Néiser Villarreal.
- 70': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Wanderson replaces Keny Arroyo.
- 72': Offside, Cruzeiro. Christian is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Thaciano (Santos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
- 74': Attempt saved. Wanderson (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gabriel Brazão (Santos).
- 74': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gabriel Brazão.
- 78': Delay in match (Cruzeiro).
- 81': Substitution, Santos. Tomás Rincón replaces Christian Oliva.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Santos).
- 81': Gerson (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro).
- 83': Gustavo Henrique (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Santos).
- 84': Gerson (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Tomás Rincón (Santos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gabriel Menino.
- 85': Substitution, Santos. João Schmidt replaces Gustavo Henrique.
- 85': Substitution, Santos. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Gabriel Menino.
- 86': Attempt missed. Christian (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Offside, Cruzeiro. Lucas Villalba is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Kaique Kenji replaces Christian.
- 87': Luan Peres (Santos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Bruno Rodrigues (Cruzeiro).
- 89': Foul by Lucas Veríssimo (Santos).
- 89': Bruno Rodrigues (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Benjamín Rollheiser (Santos) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matheus Cunha (Cruzeiro). Assisted by Rony.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Villalba.
- 90'+3': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gonzalo Escobar.
- 90'+4': Offside, Cruzeiro. Matheus Pereira is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Lucas Silva replaces Matheus Henrique.
- 90'+5': Offside, Santos. Álvaro Barreal is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Bruno Rodrigues (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by João Schmidt (Santos).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Cruzeiro 0, Santos 0.
- 90'+9': Gabriel Menino (Santos) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, Cruzeiro 0, Santos 0.
Statistics
 SAN |
CRU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 5 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 39.8 | Possession | 60.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 250 | Accurate Passes | 403 |
| 333 | Passes | 481 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 3 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 31 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Brazilian Serie A
Venue: Estadio Mineirão
Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Attendance: 43,252
Venue: Estadio Mineirão
Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Attendance: 43,252
Brazil Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 18 | +17 | 41 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 17 | +15 | 34 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 18 | +5 | 31 |
| 4 | Athletico Paranaense | 18 | +6 | 30 |
Line-Ups
Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Matheus Cunha Queiroz (GK) |
| 25 | Lucas Villalba |
| 15 | Fabrício Bruno |
| 6 | Kaiki |
| 12 | William  |
| 10 | Matheus Pereira |
| 11 | Gerson |
| 8 | Matheus Henrique |
| 22 | Neyser Villareal |
| 99 | Keny Arroyo |
| 88 | Christian |
Santos (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | Gabriel Brazão (GK) |
| 14 | Luan Peres |
| 4 | Lucas Verissimo |
| 31 | Gonzalo Escobar |
| 18 | Igor |
| 48 | Gustavo Henrique |
| 28 | Christian Oliva |
| 21 | Moisés |
| 25 | Gabriel Menino |
| 11 | Rony |
| 22 | Álvaro Barreal |
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