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Gremio and Cruzeiro Draw in Thrilling Belo Horizonte Match
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais – Gremio and Cruzeiro played a vibrant match at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto on November 28th, part of the 35th round of the 2024 Brazilian Serie A. The game ended in a draw, marked by early goals and a more controlled second half.
Gremio took the lead in the 19th minute with a goal from M. Braithwaite, assisted by Joao Pedro. However, Cruzeiro responded quickly, equalizing in the 42nd minute through a goal by Matheus Pereira, assisted by Gabriel Veron.
Cruzeiro dominated possession (61%) and created more scoring chances (19 shots, 3 on target), while Gremio, with 39% possession, were more effective with their shots, with 4 shots on target from 9 attempts. Both teams received yellow cards: William Furtado and L. Romero for Cruzeiro, and Jemerson for Gremio. The referee was Raphael Claus. Despite their possession advantage and shots, Cruzeiro couldn’t overcome Gremio’s solid defense.
Substitutions gremio: at minute 46 M. Monsalve came in and F. Cristaldo went out., at minute 69 C. Pavon came in and Y. Soteldo went out., at minute 69 Edenilson came in and A. Aravena went out., at minute 82 D. Costa came in and M. Braithwaite went out., at minute 82 Pepe came in and Dodi went out.
Substitutions cruzeiro: at minute 74 Japa came in and A. Barreal went out., at minute 74 K. Takamura came in and Gabriel Veron went out., at minute 78 Tevis came in and L. Diaz went out., at minute 90 Mateus Vital came in and Lucas Silva went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cruzeiro
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