Brazilian Serie A

Vasco da Gama vs Cruzeiro, 2026 Brasileiro Serie A

· Brazilian Serie A
Vasco da Gama
  • 33': Tchê Tchê
  • 55': Lucas Freitas
  • 90'+2': David
FT
3 - 1
Cruzeiro
  • 90'+5': Felipe Morais

About

Vasco da Gama are hosting Cruzeiro at Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Lucas Piton (Vasco da Gama).
  • 1': João Costa (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Luciano Rodríguez (Cruzeiro).
  • 2': Lucas Freitas (Vasco da Gama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Néiser Villarreal (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Costa.
  • 5': Attempt saved. João Costa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Léo Jardim (Vasco da Gama).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Luciano Rodríguez (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Léo Jardim (Vasco da Gama). Assisted by Gabriel Rojas.
  • 9': Thiago Mendes (Vasco da Gama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Kaique Kenji (Cruzeiro).
  • 14': Corner, Vasco da Gama. Conceded by William.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Adson (Vasco da Gama) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner by Otávio (Cruzeiro). Assisted by Andrés Gómez.
  • 15': Corner, Vasco da Gama. Conceded by Otávio.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Facundo Colidio (Vasco da Gama) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Cuesta with a headed pass.
  • 18': William (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Vasco da Gama).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Luciano Rodríguez (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by William.
  • 23': Attempt saved. João Costa (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Léo Jardim (Vasco da Gama). Assisted by Kaique Kenji with a cross.
  • 24': Foul by João Marcelo (Cruzeiro).
  • 24': Facundo Colidio (Vasco da Gama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': João Marcelo (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Offside, Vasco da Gama. Santiago Sosa is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Adson (Vasco da Gama) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Léo Jardim following a fast break.
  • 27': Kaique Kenji (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Adson (Vasco da Gama).
  • 27': Adson (Vasco da Gama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Foul by João Costa (Cruzeiro).
  • 28': Thiago Mendes (Vasco da Gama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Matheus Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Vasco da Gama).
  • 31': Attempt saved. Facundo Colidio (Vasco da Gama) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Otávio (Cruzeiro). Assisted by Lucas Piton.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Andrés Gómez (Vasco da Gama) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Otávio (Cruzeiro). Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Andrés Gómez (Vasco da Gama) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tchê Tchê.
  • 33': Goal! Vasco da Gama 1, Cruzeiro 0. Tchê Tchê (Vasco da Gama) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 36': João Marcelo (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Andrés Gómez (Vasco da Gama).
  • 37': Lucas Piton (Vasco da Gama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by João Costa (Cruzeiro).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Adson (Vasco da Gama) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Otávio (Cruzeiro). Assisted by Andrés Gómez.
  • 39': Corner, Vasco da Gama. Conceded by Otávio.
  • 40': Corner, Vasco da Gama. Conceded by Otávio.
  • 41': Corner, Vasco da Gama. Conceded by Gabriel Rojas.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Santiago Sosa (Vasco da Gama) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Facundo Colidio (Vasco da Gama) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner by Otávio (Cruzeiro).
  • 41': Corner, Vasco da Gama. Conceded by Otávio.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Lucas Freitas (Vasco da Gama) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Piton with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, Vasco da Gama. Conceded by João Marcelo.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Facundo Colidio (Vasco da Gama) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Otávio (Cruzeiro). Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
  • 44': Foul by Gabriel Rojas (Cruzeiro).
  • 44': Tchê Tchê (Vasco da Gama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+4': Zé Lucas (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Tchê Tchê (Vasco da Gama).
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Kaique Kenji (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zé Lucas.
  • 45'+5': Foul by João Costa (Cruzeiro).
  • 45'+5': Thiago Mendes (Vasco da Gama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Vasco da Gama 1, Cruzeiro 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Vasco da Gama 1, Cruzeiro 0.
  • 47': Gabriel Rojas (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Adson (Vasco da Gama).
  • 49': Foul by Jonathan Jesus (Cruzeiro).
  • 49': Facundo Colidio (Vasco da Gama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Luciano Rodríguez (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Lucas Freitas (Vasco da Gama).
  • 52': Jonathan Jesus (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Facundo Colidio (Vasco da Gama).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Adson (Vasco da Gama) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 54': Corner, Vasco da Gama. Conceded by João Marcelo.
  • 55': Goal! Vasco da Gama 2, Cruzeiro 0. Lucas Freitas (Vasco da Gama) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Piton with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Facundo Colidio (Vasco da Gama) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Piton.
  • 57': Corner, Vasco da Gama. Conceded by Jonathan Jesus.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Santiago Sosa (Vasco da Gama) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Piton with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Corner, Vasco da Gama. Conceded by Matheus Henrique.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Facundo Colidio (Vasco da Gama) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
  • 62': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Matheus Pereira replaces Luciano Rodríguez.
  • 62': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Wesley replaces João Costa.
  • 64': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Carlos Cuesta.
  • 66': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Lucas Piton (Vasco da Gama).
  • 66': Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Léo Jardim (Vasco da Gama). Assisted by Néiser Villarreal.
  • 67': Zé Lucas (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Andrés Gómez (Vasco da Gama).
  • 69': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Carlos Cuesta.
  • 70': Substitution, Vasco da Gama. José Rodríguez replaces Adson.
  • 71': Corner, Vasco da Gama. Conceded by Jonathan Jesus.
  • 74': Thiago Mendes (Vasco da Gama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by William (Cruzeiro).
  • 75': Andrés Gómez (Vasco da Gama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by William (Cruzeiro).
  • 78': Attempt saved. Kaique Kenji (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Léo Jardim (Vasco da Gama). Assisted by William.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Facundo Colidio (Vasco da Gama) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
  • 79': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Felipe Morais replaces Kaique Kenji.
  • 79': Substitution, Vasco da Gama. David replaces Facundo Colidio.
  • 79': Substitution, Vasco da Gama. Cauan Barros replaces Santiago Sosa.
  • 79': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Lucas Silva replaces Zé Lucas.
  • 80': Cauan Barros (Vasco da Gama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by William (Cruzeiro).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Felipe Morais (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 84': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Wanderson replaces Néiser Villarreal.
  • 85': Substitution, Vasco da Gama. Marino Hinestroza replaces Andrés Gómez.
  • 85': Substitution, Vasco da Gama. Ramon Rique replaces Tchê Tchê.
  • 86': Thiago Mendes (Vasco da Gama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by William (Cruzeiro).
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Paulo Henrique (Vasco da Gama) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Foul by Ramon Rique (Vasco da Gama).
  • 87': Felipe Morais (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Paulo Henrique (Vasco da Gama) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
  • 89': Foul by David (Vasco da Gama).
  • 89': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by David (Vasco da Gama).
  • 90': João Marcelo (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Vasco da Gama 3, Cruzeiro 0. David (Vasco da Gama) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramon Rique with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Cauan Barros (Vasco da Gama).
  • 90'+4': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Lucas Freitas (Vasco da Gama) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Thiago Mendes.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Vasco da Gama 3, Cruzeiro 1. Felipe Morais (Cruzeiro) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Vasco da Gama 3, Cruzeiro 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Vasco da Gama 3, Cruzeiro 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 11
7 Saves 5
54.7 Possession 45.3
11 SHOTS 21
6 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
413 Accurate Passes 311
484 Passes 386
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 7
19 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 45
16 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 6
14 Effective Tackles 13
26 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 9
32 Effective Clearances 29
32 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: Brazilian Serie A

Venue: Estádio São Januário
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Palmeiras 25 +24 52
2 Flamengo 24 +27 48
3 Athletico Paranaense 25 +12 45
4 Fluminense 25 +7 42
Full Table

Line-Ups

VAS Vasco da Gama (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Léo Jardim (GK)
43 Lucas Freitas
46 Carlos Cuesta
5 Santiago Sosa
6 Lucas Piton
96 Paulo Henrique
23 Thiago Mendes
3 Tchê Tchê
11 Andrés Gómez
28 Adson Yellow Card
9 Facundo Colidio
Vasco da Gama Substitutes:
Cauan Barros, José Luis Rodríguez, Nuno Moreira, David, Bruno André Azevedo Ribeiro, Ramon Rique, Marino Hinestroza, Claudio Spinelli, Riquelme Avellar, Alan Saldivia, Daniel Fuzato.

CRU Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
81 Otávio Costa (GK)
34 Jonathan Jesus
43 João Marcelo Yellow Card
27 Gabriel Rojas
12 William
97 Luciano Rodríguez
7 Matheus Henrique
5 Zé Lucas
22 Neyser Villareal
70 Kaique Kenji
67 João Costa
Cruzeiro Substitutes:
Fagner, Felipe Morais, Lucas Romero, Kaio Jorge, Lucas Silva, Wesley Ribeiro, Marquinhos, Kauã Moraes Silva, Matheus Pereira, Cássio, Lucas Villalba, Wanderson.

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