Cruzeiro 2-2 Avaí: result and report

Serie A · Wednesday 15 November 2017

Result

Cruzeiro 2-2 Avaí

Serie A · Wednesday 15 November 2017, 21:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

Cruzeiro · Avaí · Serie A predictions

Cruzeiro 2-2 Avaí: match report

Cruzeiro drew with Avaí 2-2 in Serie A on Wednesday 15 November 2017. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Júnior Dutra opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Thiago Neves (59') and Judivan (79', penalty). Avaí scored through Júnior Dutra (22', penalty) and Júnior Dutra (90+3').

Discipline: Cruzeiro received 4 yellow cards; Avaí received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cruzeiro were 5th on 54 points from 34 and Avaí 19th on 35 points from 34. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 5th with 57 points, and Avaí 18th with 43.

Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Avaí in a 4-2-4. The highest match rating in our data went to Júnior Dutra of Avaí (8.0), ahead of Robinho (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Cruzeiro wins, 0 draws and 1 for Avaí.

Going into the match Cruzeiro's last five read W-L-W-D-L and Avaí's L-L-L-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Penalty goal · Júnior DutraAvaí · 0-1
  • 29'Yellow card · DigãoCruzeiro
  • 32'Yellow card · JudsonAvaí
  • 59'Goal · Thiago NevesCruzeiro · 1-1
  • 70'Yellow card · LéoCruzeiro
  • 76'Yellow card · Douglas FriedrichAvaí
  • 79'Penalty goal · JudivanCruzeiro · 2-1
  • 79'Yellow card · RobinhoCruzeiro
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Thiago NevesCruzeiro
  • 90+3'Goal · Júnior DutraAvaí · 2-2

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Cruzeiro 0, draws 0, Avaí 1.

Team news

Cruzeiro line-up (4-2-3-1)

Fábio, Léo, Diogo Barbosa, Rafael Galhardo, Digão, Henrique, Robinho, Lucas Romero, Thiago Neves, Rafinha, Jonata

Avaí line-up (4-2-4)

Douglas Friedrich, Betão, Alemão, Maicon, João Paulo, Wellington Simião, Júnior Dutra, Marquinhos, Rômulo Souza, Pedro Castro, Judson