Match Report
42 points for Cruzeiro (6th), 54 for Flamengo (1st): a 12-point gap. Cruzeiro's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Cruzeiro were scoring 1.46 and conceding 1.42, Flamengo 1.96 and 0.81, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Flamengo carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 32 games: 8 Cruzeiro wins, 18 for Flamengo, 6 draws, at 2.13 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 34% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
R. Pereira de Lima officiated: 89 games logged, averaging 2.6 yellow cards each. The match was played at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (capacity 62,170). Flamengo led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cruzeiro: Keny Arroyo (55'), Matheus Pereira (90') · Flamengo: Pedro (22')
Key stats
Possession: Cruzeiro 48% · Flamengo 52% · Total shots: 24-14 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 3-3