Match Report
Vasco da Gama went into the game 16th in the table on 31 points; Cruzeiro sat 6th on 45 — a 14-point gap. Vasco da Gama ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Vasco da Gama 1.26 scored and 1.52 conceded per game, Cruzeiro 1.5 and 1.43, with the league averaging 1.33.
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 45 matches in our database and 1.9 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