Match Report
Cruzeiro went into the game 6th in the table on 45 points; Bragantino sat 10th on 36 — a 9-point gap. Bragantino had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Cruzeiro 1.5 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Bragantino 1.22 and 1.15, with the league averaging 1.33.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 3 for Cruzeiro, 1 for Bragantino and 3 drawn, at 1.71 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (capacity 62,170). The referee was R. Abatti, with 100 matches in our database and 2.6 yellows per game on average. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cruzeiro: Néiser Villarreal (18'), Christian (50') · Bragantino: José Andrés Hurtado (6')
Key stats
Possession: Cruzeiro 49% · Bragantino 51% · Total shots: 16-15 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 2-7