Cruzeiro vs Botafogo, 2023 Brasileiro Serie A

· Brazilian Serie A

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Cruzeiro are hosting Botafogo at Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, 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.
2': Offside, Cruzeiro. Filipe Machado tries a through ball, but William is caught offside.
6': Foul by Filipe Machado (Cruzeiro).
6': Marlon Freitas (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Leonel Di Plácido.
10': Hand ball by Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro).
11': Hand ball by Marçal (Botafogo).
15': Foul by Gilberto (Cruzeiro).
15': Víctor Cuesta (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Offside, Botafogo. Marlon Freitas tries a through ball, but Júnior Santos is caught offside.
21': Delay in match because of an injury Anderson (Cruzeiro).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Eduardo (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Matheus Jussa (Cruzeiro).
25': Delay in match because of an injury Eduardo (Botafogo).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Hand ball by Matheus Jussa (Cruzeiro).
27': Attempt missed. Matheus Jussa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
31': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Júnior Santos.
32': Attempt saved. Luciano Castán (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross.
34': Foul by Neris (Cruzeiro).
34': Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Adryelson.
35': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Víctor Cuesta.
38': Arthur Gomes (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo).
38': Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt blocked. Filipe Machado (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
41': Foul by Matheus Jussa (Cruzeiro).
41': Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Neris (Cruzeiro).
43': Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Substitution, Botafogo. Lucas Fernandes replaces Tiquinho Soares because of an injury.
45'+3': Foul by Júnior Santos (Botafogo).
45'+3': Luciano Castán (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Foul by Filipe Machado (Cruzeiro).
45'+5': Víctor Cuesta (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+6': First Half ends, Cruzeiro 0, Botafogo 0.
45': Second Half begins Cruzeiro 0, Botafogo 0.
45': Substitution, Botafogo. Matías Segovia replaces Júnior Santos.
46': Foul by Lucas Fernandes (Botafogo).
46': William (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Attempt blocked. Gilberto (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by William with a through ball.
47': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Adryelson.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Gilberto (Cruzeiro).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Foul by Eduardo (Botafogo).
53': Luciano Castán (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Marçal.
55': Attempt missed. Matheus Jussa (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
56': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filipe Machado.
56': Foul by Marçal (Botafogo).
56': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Marçal (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
59': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro).
59': Marçal (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Matheus Jussa (Cruzeiro).
60': Lucas Fernandes (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt blocked. Eduardo (Botafogo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonel Di Plácido with a cross.
63': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Neris.
64': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Rafael Elias replaces Gilberto.
65': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Mateus Vital replaces Filipe Machado.
66': Hand ball by Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro).
67': Attempt saved. Matías Segovia (Botafogo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marlon Freitas.
68': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro).
68': Victor Sá (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Delay in match because of an injury William (Cruzeiro).
69': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Helibelton Palacios replaces William because of an injury.
70': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Paulo Vitor replaces Arthur Gomes.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Foul by Helibelton Palacios (Cruzeiro).
71': Tchê Tchê (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Substitution, Botafogo. Janderson replaces Tchê Tchê.
73': Substitution, Botafogo. Carlos Alberto replaces Victor Sá.
74': Foul by Neris (Cruzeiro).
74': Janderson (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Nikão replaces Matheus Pereira.
78': Attempt missed. Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
79': Hand ball by Janderson (Botafogo).
80': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Leonel Di Plácido.
80': Attempt missed. Neris (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikão with a cross following a corner.
80': Foul by Luciano Castán (Cruzeiro).
80': Lucas Perri (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Luciano Castán (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Foul by Helibelton Palacios (Cruzeiro).
86': Lucas Fernandes (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Attempt missed. Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikão.
90': Attempt saved. Rafael Elias (Cruzeiro) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateus Vital with a cross.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Rafael Elias (Cruzeiro) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateus Vital with a cross.
90'+1': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Lucas Perri.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Luciano Castán (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nikão with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Substitution, Botafogo. Danilo Barbosa replaces Eduardo.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cruzeiro 0, Botafogo 0.
0': Match ends, Cruzeiro 0, Botafogo 0.

Statistics

BOT		CRU
7	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	1
32.6	Possession	67.4
2	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
194	Accurate Passes	474
279	Passes	563
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	9
4	Crosses	33
0.5	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	53
19	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	11
16	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
14	Interceptions	7
32	Effective Clearances	5
32	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: Brazilian Serie A

Venue: Estadio Mineirão
Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Attendance: 44,759

Brazil Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Flamengo	38	+51	79
2	Palmeiras	38	+33	76
3	Cruzeiro	38	+24	70
4	Mirassol	38	+24	67

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cruzeiro (4-3-3)

No.	Name
98	Anderson Paixão (GK)
4	Luciano Castan
27	Neris
3	Marlon
12	William
18	Matheus Jussa
16	Lucas Silva
23	Machado
21	Gilberto
19	Arthur Gomes
96	Matheus Pereira

Cruzeiro Substitutes:

Fernando Henrique, Papagaio , Wallison Luiz, João Marcelo, Paulo Vitor, Kaiki, Gabriel Mesquita, Nikão, Mateus Vital, Robert, Stenio Zanetti Toledo, Helibelton Palacios.

Botafogo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Lucas Perri (GK)
15	Víctor Cuesta
34	Adryelson
21	Fernando Marçal
24	Leonel Di Plácido
33	Carlos Eduardo
17	Marlon Freitas
6	Tchê Tchê
9	Tiquinho Soares
7	Joao Victor
37	Júnior Santos

Botafogo Substitutes:

Philipe Sampaio, Carlos Alberto, Gustavo Sauer, JP Galvao, Diego Hernández, Hugo, Matías Segovia, Igo Gabriel, Janderson, Lucas Fernandes, Danilo Barbosa, Gatito Fernández.

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