Match Report
In the standings it was Coritiba 7th on 37 points, Cruzeiro 6th on 42 — separated by 5. Cruzeiro ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 6th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Coritiba 1.31 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Cruzeiro 1.46 and 1.42, with the league averaging 1.32.
19 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Coritiba 8, draws 2, Cruzeiro 9, at 2.58 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 74% of the meetings won by the home side. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.4 goals per game across the last five against 2.58 historically.
Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,502. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Cruzeiro: Matheus Pereira (66')
Key stats
Possession: Coritiba 50% · Cruzeiro 50% · Total shots: 19-20 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 4-2