Vasco da Gama 3-1 Cruzeiro · Brasileirão Serie A
Vasco da Gama beat Cruzeiro 3-1 in the Brasileirão Serie A. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Vasco da Gama and Cruzeiro met in the Brasileirão Serie A at Estádio São Januário in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, 30 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Vasco da Gama: Tchê Tchê 33'; L. Freitas 55'; David 90'. Cruzeiro: F. Morais 90'.
How the match went
Cruzeiro saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Vasco da Gama had 22 shots with 9 on target, Cruzeiro 11 with 6 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 11 to Vasco da Gama and 3 to Cruzeiro. Vasco da Gama conceded 15 fouls, Cruzeiro 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Vasco da Gama, 1 for Cruzeiro).
Line-ups
Vasco da Gama started in a 4-1-4-1: Léo Jardim, Paulo Henrique, Carlos Cuesta, Lucas Freitas, Lucas Piton, Santiago Sosa, Adson, Tchê Tchê, Thiago Mendes, Andrés Gómez, Facundo Colidio.
Cruzeiro started in a 4-2-3-1: Otávio Costa, William Furtado, João Marcelo, Jonathan Jesus, Gabriel Rojas, Zé Lucas, Matheus Henrique, João Costa, Luciano Rodríguez, Kaique Kenji, Néiser Villarreal.
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Minute by minute
- 33'Goal! Vasco da Gama 1-0 Cruzeiro. Tchê Tchê (Vasco da Gama) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Vasco da Gama 1-0 Cruzeiro.
- 55'Goal! Vasco da Gama 2-0 Cruzeiro. L. Freitas (Vasco da Gama) scores, assisted by L. Piton.
- 90+2'Goal! Vasco da Gama 3-0 Cruzeiro. David (Vasco da Gama) scores, assisted by R. Rique.
- 90+5'Goal! Vasco da Gama 3-1 Cruzeiro. F. Morais (Cruzeiro) scores, assisted by M. Pereira.
- 90'Full-time. Vasco da Gama 3-1 Cruzeiro.
Full commentary (65 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Vasco da Gama vs Cruzeiro.
- 5'Attempt saved. J. Costa (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 5'Attempt blocked. N. Villarreal (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 8'Attempt saved. L. Rodríguez (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 14'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 15'Attempt saved. Adson (Vasco da Gama), header. xG 0.63.
- 15'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 16'Attempt blocked. F. Colidio (Vasco da Gama), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 19'Attempt blocked. L. Rodríguez (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 24'Attempt saved. J. Costa (Cruzeiro), header. xG 0.02.
- 24'Yellow card for J. Marcelo (Cruzeiro) for foul.
- 27'Yellow card for Adson (Vasco da Gama) for foul.
- 27'Attempt missed. Adson (Vasco da Gama), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 31'Attempt saved. F. Colidio (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 32'Attempt blocked. A. Gómez (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 32'Attempt saved. A. Gómez (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 33'Goal! Vasco da Gama 1-0 Cruzeiro. Tchê Tchê (Vasco da Gama) scores.
- 39'Attempt saved. Adson (Vasco da Gama), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 39'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 40'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 41'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 41'Attempt saved. F. Colidio (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 41'Attempt blocked. S. Sosa (Vasco da Gama), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 41'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 42'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 42'Attempt blocked. L. Freitas (Vasco da Gama), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 43'Attempt saved. F. Colidio (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 45'5 minutes of added time.
- 45+5'Attempt blocked. K. Kenji (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'Half-time. Vasco da Gama 1-0 Cruzeiro.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 54'Attempt missed. Adson (Vasco da Gama), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 54'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 55'Goal! Vasco da Gama 2-0 Cruzeiro. L. Freitas (Vasco da Gama) scores, assisted by L. Piton.
- 57'Attempt blocked. F. Colidio (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot. xG 0.27.
- 58'Attempt missed. S. Sosa (Vasco da Gama), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 59'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 60'Attempt missed. F. Colidio (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 62'Substitution, Cruzeiro: Wesley comes on for J. Costa.
- 62'Substitution, Cruzeiro: M. Pereira comes on for L. Rodríguez.
- 64'Corner, Cruzeiro.
- 66'Attempt saved. M. Pereira (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 69'Corner, Cruzeiro.
- 70'Substitution, Vasco da Gama: P. Rodríguez comes on for Adson.
- 71'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 78'Attempt missed. F. Colidio (Vasco da Gama), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 78'Attempt saved. K. Kenji (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 79'Substitution, Cruzeiro: L. Silva comes on for Zé Lucas.
- 79'Substitution, Vasco da Gama: C. Barros comes on for S. Sosa.
- 79'Substitution, Vasco da Gama: David comes on for F. Colidio.
- 79'Substitution, Cruzeiro: F. Morais comes on for K. Kenji.
- 81'Attempt missed. C. Barros (Vasco da Gama), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 82'Attempt missed. F. Morais (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 85'Substitution, Vasco da Gama: R. Rique comes on for Tchê Tchê.
- 85'Substitution, Vasco da Gama: M. Hinestroza comes on for A. Gómez.
- 85'Substitution, Cruzeiro: Wanderson comes on for N. Villarreal.
- 87'Attempt blocked. P. Henrique (Vasco da Gama), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 88'Attempt missed. P. Henrique (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Goal! Vasco da Gama 3-0 Cruzeiro. David (Vasco da Gama) scores, assisted by R. Rique.
- 90+4'Yellow card for L. Freitas (Vasco da Gama) for argument.
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. M. Pereira (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 90+4'Corner, Cruzeiro.
- 90+5'Goal! Vasco da Gama 3-1 Cruzeiro. F. Morais (Cruzeiro) scores, assisted by M. Pereira.
- 90'Full-time. Vasco da Gama 3-1 Cruzeiro.