Cruzeiro 2–1 Flamengo
Cruzeiro
2–1HT 0–1
Flamengo
Cruzeiro played Flamengo in the Serie A on 22 August 2026 at Governador Magalhães Pinto. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 20'Fabrício Bruno — Yellow card
- 22'Pedro (assist by G. de Arrascaeta)
- 36'João Marcelo — Yellow card
- 55'K. Arroyo (assist by Matheus Henrique)
- 82'Bruno Henrique — Yellow card
- 86'Wesley — Yellow card
- 90'Matheus Pereira (assist by L. Villalba)
Line-ups
Cruzeiro 4-2-3-1
- Otavio Costa
- Fagner
- Fabricio Bruno
- Joao Marcelo
- L. Villalba
- L. Romero
- Matheus Henrique
- K. Arroyo
- Matheus Pereira
- J. Costa
- Kaio Jorge
- SUBSTITUTES
- Leo Aragao
- G. Rojas
- William Furtado
- Ze Lucas
- Lucas Silva
- Gerson
- Bruno Rodrigues
- L. Rodriguez
- Wesley
- Kenji
- N. Villarreal
- Felipe Morais
- COACHES: Jorge Artur
Flamengo 4-2-3-1
- A. Rossi
- G. Varela
- Leo Ortiz
- Danilo
- Ayrton Lucas
- E. Pulgar
- Lucas Paqueta
- J. Carrascal
- G. de Arrascaeta
- Samuel Lino
- Pedro
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. da Silva Ventura
- Dyogo Alves
- Emerson Royal
- Joao Souza
- J. Goes
- S. Niguez
- Evertton Araujo
- Lorran
- Jorginho
- Bruno Henrique
- Luiz Araujo
- G. Plata
- COACHES: Leonardo Jardim
Match statistics
| Cruzeiro | Flamengo | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 11 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 24 | Total shots | 14 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 11 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 13 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Corners | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 48% | Possession | 52% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 497 | Total passes | 562 |
| 439 | Accurate passes | 505 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 90% |
| 1.05 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.24 |
| -0.20 | goals_prevented | -0.20 |