Match Report
Criciúma (18th, 38 pts) visited Cruzeiro (9th, 52 pts) with 14 points between them. Cruzeiro had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Cruzeiro 1.13 scored and 1.08 conceded per game, Criciúma 1.11 and 1.61, with the league averaging 1.22.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Cruzeiro wins, 1 for Criciúma, 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The match was played at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte (capacity 62,000). Cruzeiro led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cruzeiro: Gabriel Veron (68'), Kaio Jorge (8') · Criciúma: Allano (81')