Fluminense vs Cruzeiro, 2023 Brasileiro Serie A

· Brazilian Serie A

Fluminense

67': Leonardo Fernández

FT
1 - 0

Cruzeiro

About

Fluminense are hosting Cruzeiro at Estadio do Maracanã, 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.
2': Foul by Matheus Jussa (Cruzeiro).
2': Keno (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Samuel Xavier (Fluminense).
5': Wesley (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Matheus Jussa (Cruzeiro).
6': Lima (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Offside, Fluminense. Diogo Barbosa tries a through ball, but Germán Cano is caught offside.
11': Offside, Fluminense. Keno tries a through ball, but Germán Cano is caught offside.
13': Foul by Alexsander (Fluminense).
13': Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Diogo Barbosa (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Foul by Gilberto (Cruzeiro).
15': Delay in match because of an injury Gilberto (Cruzeiro).
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Germán Cano (Fluminense) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Keno.
21': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Matheus Jussa.
22': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Mateus Vital.
24': Foul by Lucas Oliveira (Cruzeiro).
24': John Kennedy (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Attempt saved. Alexsander (Fluminense) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Barbosa.
24': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
25': Attempt missed. Alexsander (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
28': Hand ball by Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro).
30': Foul by Wesley (Cruzeiro).
30': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Wesley (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Felipe Melo (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Gilberto (Cruzeiro).
32': Foul by Nino (Fluminense).
32': Wesley (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Nino (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Wesley (Cruzeiro).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Foul by Wesley (Cruzeiro).
35': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Diogo Barbosa.
39': Foul by Felipe Melo (Fluminense).
39': Nikão (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Felipe Melo (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Delay in match because of an injury Nikão (Cruzeiro).
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Offside, Fluminense. Samuel Xavier tries a through ball, but John Kennedy is caught offside.
43': Felipe Melo (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by William (Cruzeiro).
45'+4': Attempt saved. William (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Silva.
45'+4': Foul by Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro).
45'+4': John Kennedy (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+6': First Half ends, Fluminense 0, Cruzeiro 0.
45': Second Half begins Fluminense 0, Cruzeiro 0.
45': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Arthur Gomes replaces Wesley.
45': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Bruno Rodrigues replaces Gilberto.
45': Substitution, Fluminense. Martinelli replaces Felipe Melo.
47': Attempt saved. Keno (Fluminense) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Barbosa.
47': Attempt blocked. Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Silva.
47': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by André.
51': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Neris.
51': Attempt blocked. Bruno Rodrigues (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikão.
56': Attempt blocked. Keno (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nino.
56': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Lucas Oliveira.
58': Attempt missed. Matheus Jussa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Silva.
58': Foul by Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro).
58': John Kennedy (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt blocked. Lima (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martinelli.
63': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Neris.
64': Attempt missed. John Kennedy (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lima with a cross following a corner.
65': Substitution, Fluminense. Leonardo Fernández replaces Lima.
65': Substitution, Fluminense. Marcelo replaces Alexsander.
66': Foul by Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro).
66': Leonardo Fernández (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Goal! Fluminense 1, Cruzeiro 0. Leonardo Fernández (Fluminense) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
70': Foul by Arthur Gomes (Cruzeiro).
70': Leonardo Fernández (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt saved. Keno (Fluminense) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Kennedy.
71': Foul by Bruno Rodrigues (Cruzeiro).
71': Leonardo Fernández (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Offside, Cruzeiro. Lucas Silva tries a through ball, but Bruno Rodrigues is caught offside.
73': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Filipe Machado replaces Lucas Silva.
74': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Paulo Vitor replaces Nikão.
74': Arthur Gomes (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
75': Attempt saved. Matheus Jussa (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marlon with a cross.
79': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Stênio replaces Mateus Vital.
81': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Diogo Barbosa.
82': Keno (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card.
82': Substitution, Fluminense. Marlon Santos replaces Keno.
83': Attempt missed. Lucas Oliveira (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by William with a cross following a corner.
85': André (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card.
88': Fábio (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card.
88': Offside, Cruzeiro. William tries a through ball, but Bruno Rodrigues is caught offside.
89': Foul by Leonardo Fernández (Fluminense).
89': Lucas Oliveira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Marcelo (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Substitution, Fluminense. Yony González replaces Germán Cano.
90'+1': Hand ball by Paulo Vitor (Cruzeiro).
90'+2': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Bruno Rodrigues (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matheus Jussa.
90'+7': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Neris.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo following a corner.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Fluminense 1, Cruzeiro 0.
0': Match ends, Fluminense 1, Cruzeiro 0.
0': Match ends, Fluminense 1, Cruzeiro 0.

Statistics

CRU		FLU
15	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	6
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	2
40.3	Possession	59.7
7	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
312	Accurate Passes	505
382	Passes	568
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	1
9	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.1
35	Long Balls	35
22	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	5
14	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
6	Interceptions	7
23	Effective Clearances	10
23	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: Brazilian Serie A

Venue: Estadio do Maracanã
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 28,985

Brazil Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Flamengo	12	+22	27
2	Cruzeiro	12	+9	24
3	Bahia	13	+4	24
4	Red Bull Bragantino	12	+3	23

Full Table

Line-Ups

Fluminense (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Fábio (GK)
30	Felipe Melo
33	Nino
16	Diogo Barbosa
2	Samuel Xavier
5	Alexsander
7	André
11	Keno
45	Lima
14	Germán Cano
9	John Kennedy

Fluminense Substitutes:

Danielzinho, David Braz, Leonardo Fernández, Marlon, Yony González, Pedro Rangel, Guga, Martinelli, Marcelo, Lelê, Giovanni, Thiago Santos.

Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rafael (GK)
6	Lucas Oliveira
27	Neris
3	Marlon
12	William
7	Mateus Vital
18	Matheus Jussa
16	Lucas Silva
99	Gilberto
11	Wesley
10	Nikão

Cruzeiro Substitutes:

Fernando Henrique, Ian Luccas, Kaiki, Helibelton Palacios, Gabriel Mesquita, Stenio Zanetti Toledo, Anderson Paixão, Arthur Gomes, Bruno Nascimento, Machado, João Marcelo, Paulo Vitor.

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