Cruzeiro 2-1 São Paulo: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 8 November 2015
Result
Cruzeiro 2-1 São Paulo
Serie A · Sunday 8 November 2015, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Cruzeiro 2-1 São Paulo: match report
Cruzeiro won against São Paulo 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday 8 November 2015. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Luís Fabiano opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Willian (33') and Leandro Damião (81'). São Paulo scored through Luís Fabiano (31').
Discipline: Cruzeiro received 1 yellow card; São Paulo received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cruzeiro were 11th on 42 points from 33 and São Paulo 4th on 51 points from 33. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 8th with 52 points, and São Paulo 4th with 60.
Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-3-3 and São Paulo in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Cruzeiro win, 3 draws and 6 for São Paulo.
Going into the match Cruzeiro's last five read D-W-W-W-D and São Paulo's W-W-D-L-W.
Key events
- 31'Goal · Luís Fabiano
- 33'Goal · Willian
- 63'Yellow card · Manoel
- 81'Goal · Leandro Damião
- 84'Yellow card · Alan Kardec
- 86'Yellow card · Thiago Mendes
Head-to-head
Team news
Cruzeiro expected line-up (4-3-3)
Fábio, Bruno Rodrigo, Fabricio, Manoel, Ceará, Ariel Cabral, Henrique, Willians, Willian Bigode, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Allano
São Paulo expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Rodrigo Caio, Lucão, Bruno, Reinaldo, Thiago Mendes, Ganso, Alexandre Pato, Luís Fabiano, Rogério Ceni