Fortaleza vs Cruzeiro, 2025 Brasileiro Serie A

· Brazilian Serie A

Fortaleza

83': Pedro Augusto

FT
0 - 2

Cruzeiro

34': Kaio Jorge
41': Lucas Silva

About

Fortaleza are hosting Cruzeiro at Castelão, Fortaleza, 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.
3': Attempt saved. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by Christian.
4': Attempt saved. William (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by João Ricardo (Fortaleza).
4': Attempt saved. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by William.
4': Delay in match because of an injury João Ricardo (Fortaleza).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Attempt blocked. Kaiki (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
5': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Benjamín Kuscevic.
7': Attempt missed. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marquinhos.
8': Attempt saved. Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by William.
10': Foul by Gustavo Mancha (Fortaleza).
10': Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Romero with a through ball.
12': Attempt blocked. Marquinhos (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Barbosa.
14': Foul by Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza).
14': Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card.
18': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gustavo Mancha.
20': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gustavo Mancha.
21': Attempt missed. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaiki with a cross.
24': Foul by William (Cruzeiro).
24': Guillermo Fernández (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Hand ball by Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza).
25': Offside, Cruzeiro. Christian is caught offside.
26': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza).
26': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Kaiki (Cruzeiro).
29': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt saved. Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by Lucas Silva.
34': Attempt blocked. William (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaio Jorge.
34': Goal! Fortaleza 0, Cruzeiro 1. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Barbosa with a through ball.
36': Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Christian (Cruzeiro).
37': Attempt blocked. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Barbosa with a cross.
37': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Guillermo Fernández.
38': Corner,Fortaleza. Conceded by Lucas Silva.
39': Attempt missed. Tinga (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
40': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza).
40': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Goal! Fortaleza 0, Cruzeiro 2. Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Barbosa.
44': Attempt blocked. Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marquinhos.
44': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Guillermo Fernández.
45': Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Christian (Cruzeiro).
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Guillermo Fernández (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Breno Lopes.
45'+2': Foul by Gustavo Mancha (Fortaleza).
45'+2': Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Gustavo Mancha (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Fortaleza 0, Cruzeiro 2.
45': Second Half begins Fortaleza 0, Cruzeiro 2.
45': Substitution, Fortaleza. Eros Mancuso replaces Diogo Barbosa.
45': Substitution, Fortaleza. Pedro Augusto replaces Guillermo Fernández.
45': Substitution, Fortaleza. Tomás Pochettino replaces Emmanuel Martínez.
47': Foul by Zé Welison (Fortaleza).
47': Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Breno Lopes (Fortaleza).
47': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro).
48': Zé Welison (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Breno Lopes (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro).
50': Attempt blocked. Zé Welison (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino.
50': Attempt blocked. Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Breno Lopes.
50': Corner,Fortaleza. Conceded by Lucas Romero.
53': Offside, Cruzeiro. Kaio Jorge is caught offside.
53': Foul by Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro).
53': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt missed. Tinga (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
55': Attempt missed. Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Lucero.
58': Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro).
60': Hand ball by Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza).
61': Foul by Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza).
61': William (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt blocked. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tinga.
64': Corner,Fortaleza. Conceded by Lucas Villalba.
64': Foul by Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza).
64': Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Yannick Bolasie replaces Marquinhos.
67': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Eduardo replaces Gabriel Barbosa.
70': Foul by Tinga (Fortaleza).
70': Kaiki (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Fortaleza. Calebe replaces Zé Welison.
72': Corner,Fortaleza. Conceded by William.
73': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Cruzeiro).
73': Tinga (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt saved. Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cássio (Cruzeiro). Assisted by Breno Lopes with a cross.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Cássio (Cruzeiro).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gustavo Mancha.
78': Corner,Fortaleza. Conceded by Lucas Romero.
78': Substitution, Fortaleza. Lucca Prior replaces Breno Lopes.
79': Corner,Fortaleza. Conceded by Yannick Bolasie.
81': Attempt saved. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by Christian.
82': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Kenji replaces Kaio Jorge.
82': Christian (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza).
83': Second yellow card to Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza) for a bad foul.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Christian (Cruzeiro).
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Attempt missed. Eduardo (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
86': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Benjamín Kuscevic.
87': Attempt missed. Kaiki (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by William with a cross following a corner.
88': Attempt missed. Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calebe.
90': Foul by Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza).
90': Kenji (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Murilo Rhikman replaces Lucas Romero.
90'+1': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Lautaro Díaz replaces Christian.
90'+3': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+5': Corner,Cruzeiro. Conceded by Gustavo Mancha.
90'+5': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Cruzeiro).
90'+5': Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Fortaleza 0, Cruzeiro 2.
0': Match ends, Fortaleza 0, Cruzeiro 2.

Statistics

CRU		FOR
10	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	6
50.7	Possession	49.3
17	SHOTS	10
8	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
383	Accurate Passes	361
444	Passes	416
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	27
0.1	Cross %	0.1
42	Long Balls	46
21	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	5
19	Tackles	11
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	10
23	Effective Clearances	31
23	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: Brazilian Serie A

Venue: Castelão
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Attendance: 12,483

Brazil Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Flamengo	11	+20	24
2	Cruzeiro	11	+9	23
3	Red Bull Bragantino	11	+6	23
4	Palmeiras	11	+4	22

Full Table

Line-Ups

Fortaleza (4-3-3)

No.	Name
100	João Ricardo (GK)
39	Gustavo Mancha
13	Benjamín Kuscevic
16	Diogo Barbosa
2	Tinga
5	Guillermo Fernández
8	Emmanuel Martínez
17	José Welison
9	Juan Martín Lucero
26	Breno
22	Yago Pikachu

Fortaleza Substitutes:

Emanuel Britez, Deyverson, Lucca, Eros Mancuso, Calebe, Gastón Ávila, Brenno, Tomás Pochettino, Allanzinho, Pedro Augusto, Titi, Kervin Andrade.

Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Cássio (GK)
25	Lucas Villalba
15	Fabrício Bruno
6	Kaiki
12	William
9	Gabriel Barbosa
16	Lucas Silva
29	Lucas Romero
19	Kaio Jorge
17	Marquinhos
88	Christian

Cruzeiro Substitutes:

Yannick Bolasie, Carlos Eduardo, Murilo Rhikman, Mateo Gamarra, Lautaro Díaz, Kaique Kenji, Rodriguinho, Juan Dinenno, Kauã Prates, Jonathan Jesus, Fagner, Leó Aragão.

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