Cruzeiro 4-1 Portuguesa: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 7 December 2008

Result

Cruzeiro 4-1 Portuguesa

Serie A · Sunday 7 December 2008, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Cruzeiro · Portuguesa · Serie A predictions

Cruzeiro 4-1 Portuguesa: match report

Cruzeiro beat Portuguesa 4-1 in Serie A on Sunday 7 December 2008. The half-time score was 0-1.

Athirson opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Thiago Ribeiro (58'), Wanderley (60'), Fernandinho (82') and Fernandinho (86', penalty). Portuguesa scored through Athirson (36').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Cruzeiro were 5th on 64 points from 37 and Portuguesa 19th on 38 points from 37. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 3rd with 67 points, and Portuguesa 19th with 38.

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

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

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Goal · AthirsonPortuguesa · 0-1
  • 58'Goal · Thiago RibeiroCruzeiro · 1-1
  • 60'Goal · WanderleyCruzeiro · 2-1
  • 82'Goal · FernandinhoCruzeiro · 3-1
  • 86'Penalty goal · FernandinhoCruzeiro · 4-1

Head-to-head

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