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Sao Paulo defeats Cruzeiro in a thrilling match
Sao Paulo overcame Cruzeiro by 1-0 in a Brazilian Serie A match played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The match was exciting and full of intensity, with both teams looking for victory from the first minute.
The only goal of the match came in the 59th minute through William Gomes, who received a pass from Erick to beat the Cruzeiro goalkeeper.
Yellow cards were a feature of the match, with a total of 7 yellow cards for Sao Paulo and 4 for Cruzeiro. The first cards were for Nicolás Ferraresi of Sao Paulo in the 5th minute and Kaio Jorge of Cruzeiro in the 19th. Michel Araujo of Sao Paulo also saw a yellow card in the 43rd minute, followed by Matheus Henrique and Leonardo Romero of Cruzeiro in the 44th and 45th respectively. Gabriel Veron of Cruzeiro received his yellow card in the 74th minute and Andre Silva of Sao Paulo closed the account of yellow cards in the 90th minute.
In terms of statistics, Cruzeiro dominated possession of the ball with 61%, while Sao Paulo had 39%. Cruzeiro also had more shots on goal (14 against 14), but only one of their shots was on target, while Sao Paulo managed 4 shots on target. Both teams had 7 corners.
Sao Paulo’s victory allows them to consolidate their position in the Serie A table, while Cruzeiro will need to look to improve their performance in the coming games to avoid losing ground in the fight for the top spots.
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Substitutions cruzeiro: at minute 60 L. Diaz came in and Walace went out., at minute 69 Gabriel Veron came in and Vitinho went out., at minute 88 Kaiki came in and Marlon went out., at minute 88 Mateus Vital came in and Matheus Henrique went out., at minute 89 F. Peralta came in and L. Romero went out.
Substitutions sao paulo: at minute 73 J. Lewis came in and William Gomes went out., at minute 73 Luiz Gustavo came in and S. Longo went out., at minute 82 Wellington Rato came in and Erick went out., at minute 82 Rodriguinho came in and Michel Araujo went out., at minute 88 A. Franco came in and Igor Vinicius went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cruzeiro
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