Cruzeiro 2-0 Sport Recife: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 13 May 2018

Result

Cruzeiro 2-0 Sport Recife

Serie A · Sunday 13 May 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Cruzeiro · Sport Recife · Serie A predictions

Cruzeiro 2-0 Sport Recife: match report

Cruzeiro won against Sport Recife 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday 13 May 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Dedé opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Dedé (45+2') and Giorgian de Arrascaeta (56'). Sport Recife did not score.

Discipline: Cruzeiro received 2 yellow cards; Sport Recife received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cruzeiro were 14th on 4 points from 4 and Sport Recife 8th on 7 points from 4. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 8th with 53 points, and Sport Recife 17th with 42.

Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sport Recife in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Giorgian de Arrascaeta of Cruzeiro (9.3), ahead of Dedé (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Cruzeiro wins, 4 draws and 0 for Sport Recife.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Yellow card · SassáCruzeiro
  • 44'Yellow card · Ronaldo AlvesSport Recife
  • 45+2'Goal · DedéCruzeiro · 1-0
  • 52'Yellow card · GabrielSport Recife
  • 56'Goal · Giorgian de ArrascaetaCruzeiro · 2-0
  • 59'Yellow card · SanderSport Recife
  • 90+2'Yellow card · DedéCruzeiro

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Cruzeiro 4, draws 4, Sport Recife 0.

Team news

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

Fábio, Léo, Egídio, Dedé, Lucas Romero, Henrique, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Lucas Silva, Rafinha, Robinho, Sassá

Sport Recife line-up (4-1-4-1)

Magrão, Cláudio Winck, Ronaldo Alves, Ernando, Sander, Fellipe Bastos, Anselmo, Marlone, Neto Moura, Gabriel, Rogério