Fortaleza 2-1 Cruzeiro: result and report
Serie A · Thursday 13 June 2019
Result
Fortaleza 2-1 Cruzeiro
Serie A · Thursday 13 June 2019, 00:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Fortaleza 2-1 Cruzeiro: match report
Fortaleza defeated Cruzeiro 2-1 in Serie A on Thursday 13 June 2019. It was 2-1 at half-time.
André Luis opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Fortaleza's goals came from André Luis (3') and André Luis (45+2'). Cruzeiro scored through Sassá (11').
Discipline: Fortaleza received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Cruzeiro received 6 yellow cards.
Going into the game Fortaleza were 17th on 7 points from 8 and Cruzeiro 14th on 8 points from 8. Fortaleza went on to finish that season 9th with 53 points, and Cruzeiro 17th with 36.
Fortaleza lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cruzeiro in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to André Luis of Fortaleza (8.6), ahead of Juninho Valoura (8.4).
Going into the match Fortaleza's last five read L-L-D-W-L and Cruzeiro's D-D-L-L-L.
Key events
- 3'Goal · André Luis
- 11'Goal · Sassá
- 21'Yellow card · Léo
- 35'Yellow card · Dodô
- 45'Yellow card · Alejandro Cabral
- 45+2'Goal · André Luis
- 50'Yellow card · Dedé
- 50'Yellow card · Nathan Otávio
- 51'Yellow card · Robinho
- 64'Second yellow · Nathan Otávio
- 73'Yellow card · Lucas Romero
Team news
Fortaleza line-up (4-2-3-1)
Felipe Alves, Juan Quintero, Carlinhos, Gabriel Dias, Nathan Fogaça, Dodô, Felipe, Marcinho, Romarinho, Juninho Valoura, André Luis
Cruzeiro line-up (4-2-3-1)
Fábio, Léo, Dodô, Dedé, Lucas Romero, Ariel Cabral, Henrique, Thiago Neves, Robinho, Pedro Rocha, Sassá