Match Report
Vasco da Gama went into the game 17th in the table on 25 points; Cruzeiro sat 6th on 39 — a 14-point gap. Cruzeiro ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 6th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Vasco da Gama 1.08 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Cruzeiro 1.4 and 1.44, with the league averaging 1.32.
24 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Vasco da Gama 6, draws 9, Cruzeiro 9, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The referee was F. Mendes de Salles Nascimento Fillho, with 29 matches in our database and 1.2 yellows per game on average. Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, capacity 21,880, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Vasco da Gama led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Vasco da Gama: Tchê Tchê (33'), Lucas Freitas (55'), David (90') · Cruzeiro: Felipe Morais (90')
Key stats
Possession: Vasco da Gama 45% · Cruzeiro 55% · Total shots: 22-11 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 11-3