Cruzeiro 3-0 Chapecoense: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 21 October 2018

Result

Cruzeiro 3-0 Chapecoense

Serie A · Sunday 21 October 2018, 22:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

Cruzeiro · Chapecoense · Serie A predictions

Cruzeiro 3-0 Chapecoense: match report

Cruzeiro defeated Chapecoense 3-0 in Serie A on Sunday 21 October 2018. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Thiago Neves opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Thiago Neves (22'), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (30') and Dedé (44'). Chapecoense did not score.

Discipline: Cruzeiro received 2 yellow cards; Chapecoense received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Cruzeiro were 11th on 37 points from 28 and Chapecoense 18th on 31 points from 29. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 8th with 53 points, and Chapecoense 15th with 44.

Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Chapecoense in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Giorgian de Arrascaeta of Cruzeiro (8.5), ahead of Dedé (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Cruzeiro wins, 0 draws and 2 for Chapecoense.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Thiago NevesCruzeiro · 1-0
  • 30'Goal · Giorgian de ArrascaetaCruzeiro · 2-0
  • 44'Goal · DedéCruzeiro · 3-0
  • 51'Yellow card · DedéCruzeiro
  • 85'Yellow card · Héctor CanterosChapecoense
  • 88'Yellow card · EdílsonCruzeiro

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Cruzeiro 0, draws 0, Chapecoense 2.

Team news

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

Fábio, Léo, Egídio, Edílson, Dedé, Ariel Cabral, Henrique, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Robinho, Thiago Neves, Hernán Barcos

Chapecoense line-up (4-1-4-1)

Jandrei, Eduardo, Rafael Thyere, Bruno Pacheco, Douglas, Héctor Canteros, Agustín Doffo, Amaral, D. Torres, Gustavo Barreto, Leandro Pereira