Cruzeiro 2-0 Santa Cruz: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 28 August 2016

Result

Cruzeiro 2-0 Santa Cruz

Serie A · Sunday 28 August 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Cruzeiro · Santa Cruz · Serie A predictions

Cruzeiro 2-0 Santa Cruz: match report

Cruzeiro won against Santa Cruz 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday 28 August 2016. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Robinho opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Robinho (49') and Ramón Ábila (53'). Santa Cruz did not score.

Discipline: Cruzeiro received 3 yellow cards; Santa Cruz received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cruzeiro were 13th on 25 points from 21 and Santa Cruz 15th on 24 points from 21. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 6th with 53 points, and Santa Cruz 18th with 36.

Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Santa Cruz in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Manoel of Cruzeiro (7.8), level with Lucas Romero (7.8).

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · DerleySanta Cruz
  • 40'Yellow card · Lucas RomeroCruzeiro
  • 44'Yellow card · Uillian CorreiaSanta Cruz
  • 49'Goal · RobinhoCruzeiro · 1-0
  • 53'Goal · Ramón ÁbilaCruzeiro · 2-0
  • 57'Yellow card · Alejandro CabralCruzeiro
  • 90'Yellow card · Rafael SóbisCruzeiro
  • 90+2'Yellow card · KenoSanta Cruz

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Cruzeiro 0, draws 0, Santa Cruz 1.

Team news

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

Rafael, Bruno Rodrigo, Lucas, Manoel, Edimar, Ariel Cabral, Rafael Sóbis, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Robinho, Lucas Romero, Ramón Ábila

Santa Cruz line-up (4-2-3-1)

Tiago Cardoso, Léo Moura, Luan Peres, Danny Morais, Allan Vieira, Uillian Correia, Derley, João Paulo, Keno, Matías Pisano, Grafite