Grêmio 3-0 Cruzeiro · Brasileirão Serie A
Grêmio beat Cruzeiro 3-0 in Brasileirão Serie A. Goals: L. Suárez 29', F. Carballo 54', Pepê 78'. Expected goals (xG): Grêmio 0.6, Cruzeiro 0.6. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Grêmio and Cruzeiro met in Brasileirão Serie A at Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre on Sunday, 27 August 2023.
Goalscorers
Grêmio: L. Suárez 29'; F. Carballo 54'; Pepê 78'. Cruzeiro did not score.
How the match went
The referee showed 7 yellow cards (4 for Grêmio, 3 for Cruzeiro).
Line-ups
Grêmio started in a 4-3-1-2: Gabriel Grando, João Pedro, Pedro Geromel, Walter Kannemann, Cuiabano, Felipe Carballo, Mathias Villasanti, Pepê, Franco Cristaldo, Luis Suárez, João Pedro Galvão.
Cruzeiro started in a 4-2-3-1: Rafael Cabral, Helibelton Palacios, Neris, Luciano Castan, Marlon, Matheus Jussa, Lucas Silva, Wesley Ribeiro, Mateus Vital, Arthur Gomes, Rafael Elias.
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Minute by minute
- 29'Goal! Grêmio 1-0 Cruzeiro. L. Suárez (Grêmio) scores, assisted by F. Cristaldo.
- 45'Half-time. Grêmio 1-0 Cruzeiro.
- 54'Goal! Grêmio 2-0 Cruzeiro. F. Carballo (Grêmio) scores, assisted by L. Suárez.
- 78'Goal! Grêmio 3-0 Cruzeiro. Pepê (Grêmio) scores, assisted by Bitello.
- 90+4'VAR check complete: the goal for Grêmio stands.
- 90'Full-time. Grêmio 3-0 Cruzeiro.
Full commentary (38 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Grêmio vs Cruzeiro.
- 0'Yellow card for Fábio (Grêmio) for argument.
- 5'Attempt missed. João Pedro Galvão (Grêmio), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 5'Attempt blocked. João Pedro Galvão (Grêmio), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 11'Attempt blocked. L. Suárez (Grêmio), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 14'Attempt missed. Pepê (Grêmio), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 23'Attempt missed. M. Vital (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 29'Goal! Grêmio 1-0 Cruzeiro. L. Suárez (Grêmio) scores, assisted by F. Cristaldo.
- 31'Attempt saved. L. Silva (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 35'Attempt missed. F. Carballo (Grêmio), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 38'Yellow card for Neris (Cruzeiro) for foul.
- 44'Attempt missed. A. Gomes (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'5 minutes of added time.
- 45+4'Substitution, Grêmio: R. Ely comes on for P. Geromel.
- 45+5'Yellow card for Marlon (Cruzeiro).
- 45'Half-time. Grêmio 1-0 Cruzeiro.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Cruzeiro: Filipe Machado comes on for M. Jussa.
- 46'Substitution, Cruzeiro: J. Marcelo comes on for Neris.
- 51'Attempt missed. H. Palacios (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 54'Goal! Grêmio 2-0 Cruzeiro. F. Carballo (Grêmio) scores, assisted by L. Suárez.
- 62'Substitution, Cruzeiro: B. Rodrigues comes on for M. Vital.
- 63'Substitution, Grêmio: Ferreira comes on for F. Carballo.
- 63'Substitution, Grêmio: Bitello comes on for João Pedro Galvão.
- 68'Yellow card for L. Suárez (Grêmio) for argument.
- 69'Yellow card for Cuiabano (Grêmio) for foul.
- 72'Substitution, Cruzeiro: P. Vitor comes on for H. Palacios.
- 74'Attempt saved. F. Cristaldo (Grêmio), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
- 78'Goal! Grêmio 3-0 Cruzeiro. Pepê (Grêmio) scores, assisted by Bitello.
- 79'Substitution, Grêmio: Luan comes on for F. Cristaldo.
- 82'Yellow card for Filipe Machado (Cruzeiro) for foul.
- 85'Attempt missed. Rafael Elias (Cruzeiro), header. xG 0.09.
- 86'Substitution, Cruzeiro: Kaiki comes on for Marlon.
- 88'Yellow card for G. Grando (Grêmio) for time wasting.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. A. Gomes (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. Ferreira (Grêmio), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 90+4'VAR check complete: the goal for Grêmio stands.
- 90'Full-time. Grêmio 3-0 Cruzeiro.