Palmeiras 2-0 Cruzeiro: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 21 July 2024
Result
Palmeiras 2-0 Cruzeiro: match report
Palmeiras defeated Cruzeiro 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday 21 July 2024. The half-time score was 1-0.
José Manuel López opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Palmeiras's goals came from José Manuel López (36') and Gabriel Menino (90+2'). Cruzeiro did not score.
Discipline: Palmeiras received 5 yellow cards; Cruzeiro received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Palmeiras were 3rd on 33 points from 17 and Cruzeiro 6th on 29 points from 16. Palmeiras went on to finish that season 2nd with 73 points, and Cruzeiro 9th with 52.
Palmeiras lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cruzeiro in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Weverton of Palmeiras (7.4), ahead of Gabriel Menino (7.2).
Going into the match Palmeiras's last five read L-W-W-D-W and Cruzeiro's W-W-W-L-L.
Key events
- 36'Goal · José Manuel López
- 38'Yellow card · Álvaro Barreal
- 45+2'Yellow card · Abel Ferreira
- 45+4'Yellow card · Lucas Romero
- 59'Yellow card · José Manuel López
- 61'Yellow card · Raphael Veiga
- 69'Yellow card · Matheus Pereira
- 69'Yellow card · Zé Rafael
- 77'Yellow card · Mauricio
- 90+2'Goal · Gabriel Menino
- 90+4'Yellow card · João Marcelo
Team news
Unavailable
- Bruno Rodrigues
- Juan Dinenno
- Richard Ríos
- Rafa Silva
- Lázaro
- Estêvão
- Joaquín Piquerez
- Walace
- Fabrizio Peralta
- Figueiredo
Palmeiras line-up (4-2-3-1)
Weverton, Mayke, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, Vanderlan, Aníbal Moreno, Zé Rafael, Dudu, Raphael Veiga, Felipe Anderson, José Manuel López
Cruzeiro line-up (4-3-3)
Cássio, William, Zé Ivaldo, João Marcelo, Kaiki, Lucas Silva, Lucas Romero, Álvaro Barreal, Gabriel Veron, Matheus Pereira, Arthur Gomes