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Cruzeiro Stuns Palmeiras at Home with Narrow Victory
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais – In an exciting match held at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Cruzeiro secured a valuable victory over Palmeiras on matchday 11 of the Brazilian Serie A. The match, officiated by Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima, saw Cruzeiro prevail with a score of 2-1.
A blistering start by Cruzeiro, with two early goals from Kaio Jorge in the 2nd and 4th minutes, assisted by Kaiki and Jonathan Jesus respectively, put Palmeiras on the back foot. Despite dominating ball possession with 64% compared to Cruzeiro’s 36%, and generating a greater number of shots (18 against 14), Palmeiras couldn’t convert their superiority into goals until the final minutes.
Palmeiras accumulated a total of 13 corners, far exceeding Cruzeiro’s 5, reflecting their constant pressure in the opponent’s area. However, Cruzeiro’s defense remained solid, thwarting most of the visiting team’s attempts.
Richard Ríos of Palmeiras received a yellow card in the 13th minute, followed by Kaiki of Cruzeiro in the 43rd minute, Christian of Cruzeiro in the 47th minute, Estêvão of Palmeiras in the 68th minute, Vitor Roque of Palmeiras in the 84th minute and Eduardo of Cruzeiro in the 90th minute. Palmeiras attempted to change the course of the match with multiple substitutions throughout the second half. Allan scored for Palmeiras in the 87th minute, assisted by Lucas Evangelista, but time ran out to achieve the equalizer.
Cruzeiro, despite having less possession, demonstrated great effectiveness in attack and a solid defense, securing all three points at home.
Substitutions palmeiras: at minute 46 Raphael Veiga came in and Paulinho went out., at minute 46 José López came in and Vitor Roque went out., at minute 63 Emiliano Martínez came in and Aníbal Moreno went out., at minute 63 Richard Ríos came in and Lucas Evangelista went out., at minute 73 Maurício came in and Allan went out.
Substitutions cruzeiro: at minute 64 Wanderson came in and Eduardo went out., at minute 74 Kaio Jorge came in and Gabriel Barbosa went out., at minute 88 Matheus Pereira came in and Marquinhos went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cruzeiro
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