Cruzeiro 2-1 Santos: result and report

Serie A · Saturday 6 May 2023

Result

Cruzeiro 2-1 Santos

Serie A · Saturday 6 May 2023, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Cruzeiro 2-1 Santos: match report

Cruzeiro beat Santos 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday 6 May 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.

Wesley opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Wesley (21') and Wesley (62'). Santos scored through Ângelo Gabriel (57').

Discipline: Cruzeiro received 6 yellow cards; Santos received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cruzeiro were 6th on 6 points from 3 and Santos 11th on 4 points from 3. This fixture belongs to an earlier Serie A season and is kept for reference.

Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Santos in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Wesley of Cruzeiro (8.5), ahead of Marcos Leonardo (7.5).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · WesleyCruzeiro · 1-0
  • 23'Yellow card · Matheus JussaCruzeiro
  • 38'Yellow card · Lucas LimaSantos
  • 45+2'Yellow card · WilliamCruzeiro
  • 57'Goal · Ângelo GabrielSantos · 1-1
  • 62'Goal · WesleyCruzeiro · 2-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Gabriel InocêncioSantos
  • 66'Yellow card · Rodrigo FernándezSantos
  • 69'Yellow card · RamiroCruzeiro
  • 80'Yellow card · Lucas OliveiraCruzeiro
  • 83'Yellow card · RichardCruzeiro
  • 89'Yellow card · Henrique DouradoCruzeiro

Team news

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

Rafael Cabral, William, Lucas Oliveira, Luciano Castán, Marlon, Ramiro, Richard, Rafael Bilu, Mateus Vital, Bruno Rodrigues, Gilberto

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

João Paulo, Nathan, Messias, Joaquim Henrique Pereira Silva, Lucas Pires, Rodrigo Fernández Cedrés, Camacho, Lucas Braga, Lucas Lima, Stiven Mendoza, Marcos Leonardo