Cruzeiro 2-1 Flamengo: result and report
Serie A · Saturday 22 August 2026
Result
Cruzeiro 2-1 Flamengo: match report
Cruzeiro won against Flamengo 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday 22 August 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Pedro opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Keny Arroyo (55') and Matheus Pereira (90+5'). Flamengo scored through Pedro (22').
Discipline: Cruzeiro received 3 yellow cards; Flamengo received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Cruzeiro were 5th on 36 points from 23 and Flamengo 2nd on 45 points from 22. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 3rd with 57 points, and Flamengo 1st with 73.
Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Flamengo in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Matheus Pereira of Cruzeiro (8.3), ahead of Keny Arroyo (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Cruzeiro win, 1 draw and 3 for Flamengo.
Going into the match Cruzeiro's last five read W-W-W-L-W and Flamengo's W-W-D-D-W.
Key events
- 20'Yellow card · Fabrício Bruno
- 22'Goal · Pedro
- 36'Yellow card · João Marcelo
- 55'Goal · Keny Arroyo
- 82'Yellow card · Bruno Henrique
- 86'Yellow card · Wesley
- 90+5'Goal · Matheus Pereira
Head-to-head
Team news
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Cruzeiro line-up (4-2-3-1)
Otávio Costa, Fagner, Fabrício Bruno, João Marcelo, Lucas Villalba, Lucas Romero, Matheus Henrique, Keny Arroyo, Matheus Pereira, João Costa, Kaio Jorge
Flamengo line-up (4-2-3-1)
Agustín Rossi, Guillermo Varela, Léo Ortiz, Danilo, Ayrton Lucas, Erick Pulgar, Lucas Paquetá, Jorge Carrascal, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Samuel Lino, Pedro