Cruzeiro vs Racing Club, 2018 Copa Libertadores, Group Stage
· CONMEBOL LibertadoresAbout
Cruzeiro are hosting Racing Club
at Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, starting on
. The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Romero.
- 3': Foul by Augusto Solari (Racing Club).
- 3': Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Goal! Cruzeiro 1, Racing Club 0. Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Henrique.
- 5': Attempt missed. Sassá (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Neves with a through ball.
- 5': Delay in match Sassá (Cruzeiro) because of an injury.
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Racing Club).
- 7': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Goal! Cruzeiro 2, Racing Club 0. Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 14': Foul by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
- 14': Ricardo Centurión (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Augusto Solari (Racing Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 15': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Egidio.
- 19': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Alejandro Donatti.
- 20': Foul by Robinho (Cruzeiro).
- 20': Ricardo Centurión (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Alexis Soto (Racing Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Centurión.
- 24': Hand ball by Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro).
- 24': Egidio (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Iván Pillud (Racing Club).
- 26': Attempt blocked. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robinho with a cross.
- 26': Attempt missed. Egidio (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 28': Goal! Cruzeiro 2, Racing Club 1. Ricardo Centurión (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 29': Foul by Ricardo Centurión (Racing Club).
- 29': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
- 29': Ricardo Centurión (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Miguel Barbieri (Racing Club).
- 33': Sassá (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Egidio.
- 37': Hand ball by Sassá (Cruzeiro).
- 39': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Racing Club).
- 39': Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Augusto Solari (Racing Club) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 40': Attempt missed. Alejandro Donatti (Racing Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neri Cardozo.
- 41': Foul by Augusto Solari (Racing Club).
- 41': Robinho (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Augusto Solari (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt missed. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Sassá with a cross.
- 43': Offside, Cruzeiro. Giorgian de Arrascaeta tries a through ball, but Sassá is caught offside.
- 44': Diego González (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Robinho (Cruzeiro).
- 44': Robinho (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Lucas Romero.
- 45'+3': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Neri Cardozo.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Cruzeiro 2, Racing Club 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Cruzeiro 2, Racing Club 1.
- 47': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Neri Cardozo.
- 48': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Miguel Barbieri.
- 50': Foul by Alexis Soto (Racing Club).
- 50': Sassá (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Neri Cardozo (Racing Club).
- 52': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Egidio (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thiago Neves.
- 53': Offside, Cruzeiro. Henrique tries a through ball, but Thiago Neves is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Racing Club).
- 55': Léo (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Lucas Romero.
- 58': Attempt saved. Sassá (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
- 58': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Juan Musso.
- 59': Attempt missed. Henrique (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robinho with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Foul by Miguel Barbieri (Racing Club).
- 64': Sassá (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Delay in match Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) because of an injury.
- 65': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Rafael Sóbis replaces Thiago Neves because of an injury.
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Foul by Alexis Soto (Racing Club).
- 67': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Lautaro Martínez (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Attempt missed. Ricardo Centurión (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Musso following a fast break.
- 69': Foul by Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro).
- 69': Lautaro Martínez (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Miguel Barbieri (Racing Club).
- 70': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Miguel Barbieri (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Diego González (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Léo (Cruzeiro).
- 71': Léo (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Bruno Silva replaces Robinho.
- 73': Substitution, Racing Club. Federico Zaracho replaces Augusto Solari.
- 74': Hand ball by Lautaro Martínez (Racing Club).
- 74': Foul by Egidio (Cruzeiro).
- 74': Ricardo Centurión (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Offside, Racing Club. Ricardo Centurión tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 77': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Léo.
- 78': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Raniel replaces Sassá.
- 79': Foul by Bruno Silva (Cruzeiro).
- 79': Lisandro López (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt saved. Ricardo Centurión (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iván Pillud.
- 80': Foul by Bruno Silva (Cruzeiro).
- 80': Lisandro López (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Substitution, Racing Club. Brian Mansilla replaces Neri Cardozo.
- 83': Attempt missed. Egidio (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rafael Sóbis.
- 85': Substitution, Racing Club. Lucas Orban replaces Miguel Barbieri because of an injury.
- 86': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Rafael Sóbis.
- 87': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Alexis Soto.
- 87': Attempt missed. Léo (Cruzeiro) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Diego González (Racing Club).
- 88': Raniel (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Diego González (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Raniel (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta following a fast break.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Brian Mansilla (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Centurión with a cross.
- 90'+3': Foul by Dedé (Cruzeiro).
- 90'+3': Lautaro Martínez (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Ricardo Centurión (Racing Club).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cruzeiro 2, Racing Club 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Cruzeiro 2, Racing Club 1.
Statistics
 RAC |
CRU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 64.1 | Possession | 35.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 514 | Accurate Passes | 253 |
| 596 | Passes | 335 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 27 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 19 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 13 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores
Venue: Estadio Mineirão
Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Venue: Estadio Mineirão
Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
CONMEBOL Libertadores Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing Club | 6 | +11 | 13 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 6 | +3 | 8 |
| 3 | Bucaramanga | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 4 | Colo Colo | 6 | -10 | 5 |
Line-Ups
Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fábio (GK) |
| 3 | Léo  |
| 26 | Dedé |
| 6 | Egídio |
| 29 | Lucas Romero |
| 30 | Thiago Neves |
| 16 | Lucas Silva |
| 8 | Henrique |
| 23 | Sassá |
| 10 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta |
| 19 | Robinho |
Racing Club (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 2 | Alejandro Donatti |
| 6 | Miguel Barbieri |
| 8 | Diego González |
| 23 | Alexis Soto |
| 4 | Ivan Pillud |
| 19 | Neri Cardozo |
| 22 | Ricardo Centurion |
| 18 | Augusto Solari |
| 15 | Lisandro López |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
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