Cruzeiro 3-2 Corinthians: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 11 December 2016

Result

Cruzeiro 3-2 Corinthians

Serie A · Sunday 11 December 2016, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Cruzeiro · Corinthians · Serie A predictions

Cruzeiro 3-2 Corinthians: match report

Cruzeiro beat Corinthians 3-2 in Serie A on Sunday 11 December 2016. The half-time score was 1-1.

Guilherme opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Giorgian de Arrascaeta (24'), Ezequiel (57') and Robinho (59'). Corinthians scored through Guilherme (8') and Marlone (55').

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

Going into the game Cruzeiro were 9th on 50 points from 37 and Corinthians 11th on 49 points from 37. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 6th with 53 points, and Corinthians 13th with 49.

Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Corinthians in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Robinho of Cruzeiro (9.1), ahead of Giorgian de Arrascaeta (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Cruzeiro win, 0 draws and 4 for Corinthians.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · GuilhermeCorinthians · 0-1
  • 20'Yellow card · EdimarCruzeiro
  • 24'Goal · Giorgian de ArrascaetaCruzeiro · 1-1
  • 36'Yellow card · VílsonCorinthians
  • 55'Goal · MarloneCorinthians · 1-2
  • 57'Goal · EzequielCruzeiro · 2-2
  • 59'Goal · RobinhoCruzeiro · 3-2
  • 63'Yellow card · EzequielCruzeiro
  • 66'Yellow card · F. BalbuenaCorinthians
  • 80'Yellow card · GuilhermeCorinthians
  • 89'Yellow card · Guilherme AranaCorinthians

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Cruzeiro 1, draws 0, Corinthians 4.

Team news

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

Rafael, Léo, Manoel, Ezequiel, Edimar, Ariel Cabral, Henrique, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Alisson, Robinho, Rafael Sóbis

Corinthians line-up (4-1-4-1)

Walter, Fabián Balbuena, Uendel, Vílson, Fagner, Marlone, Ángel Romero, Cristian Baroni, Rodriguinho, Camacho, Guilherme