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Serie A Matchweek 29 Thursday, 8 October 2026

Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo 2-0 – Serie A, 8 Oct 2026

Cruzeiro 6th · 48 pts
2–0 HT 1–0 Full-time
Sao Paulo 9th · 39 pts
Kaio Jorge 44'Zé Lucas 57'
VenueEstádio Mineirão, Bello Harisanta RefereeWilton Sampaio Kick-off8 Oct · 01:30 BST Season2026/27

Match stats

54%46%Ball Possession
2319Total Shots
93Shots on Goal
88Corner Kicks
1220Fouls
21Yellow Cards

Key events

  • 85' Gerson for Luciano RodríguezSubstitution 5 Cruzeiro
  • 85' Kaio Jorge for Matheus HenriqueSubstitution 4 Cruzeiro
  • 78' Damian Bobadilla for Djhordney FerreiraSubstitution 5 Sao Paulo
  • 72' Matheus PereiraYellow Card · Foul Cruzeiro
  • 68' Bruno Rodrigues for Keny arroyoSubstitution 3 Cruzeiro
  • 64' Marcos Antonio for NewtonSubstitution 4 Sao Paulo
  • 64' Pablo Maia for Pedro FerreiraSubstitution 3 Sao Paulo
  • 63' Aldemir Ferreira for Victor SáSubstitution 2 Sao Paulo
  • 58' Gabriel Rojas for Matías ViñaSubstitution 2 Cruzeiro
  • 57' Zé LucasNormal Goal Cruzeiro
  • 45' Jose Monteiro for Aldemir FerreiraSubstitution 1 Sao Paulo
  • 45' Lucas Romer for Zé LucasSubstitution 1 Cruzeiro
  • 44' Kaio Jorge assist Matheus PereiraNormal Goal Cruzeiro
  • 24' Gabriel RojasYellow Card · Foul Cruzeiro
  • 21' WendellYellow Card · Foul Sao Paulo

Cruzeiro

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A6th · P 29 · GD +4 · 48 pts

Sao Paulo

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A9th · P 30 · GD 0 · 39 pts

Line-ups

Cruzeiro4-2-3-1

  • 81Otávio Eleodoro Rezende CostaG
  • 12WilliamD
  • 43João MarceloD
  • 34JonathanD
  • 27G. RojasD
  • 29L. RomeroM
  • 8GersonM
  • 9Bruno RodriguesM
  • 10Matheus PereiraM
  • 38Felipe MoraisM
  • 19Kaio JorgeF

Substitutes

  • 84KVBKelvin Vinicius Barbosa CoutinhoD
  • 99K. ArroyoF
  • 23FágnerD
  • 20Wesley GassovaF
  • 5Zé LucasM
  • 2Kauã MoraesD
  • 11MarquinhosF
  • 1CássioG
  • 97L. RodríguezF
  • 16Lucas SilvaM
  • 6M. ViñaD
  • 7Matheus HenriqueM
CoachArtur Jorge

Sao Paulo3-4-3

  • 31Carlos CoronelG
  • 2R. TolóiD
  • 5R. ArboledaD
  • 35SabinoD
  • 32Pedro LimaM
  • 29Pablo MaiaM
  • 8Marcos AntônioM
  • 18WendellM
  • 16D. BobadillaF
  • 9J. CalleriF
  • 37ArturF

Substitutes

  • 19Lucas RamonD
  • 58PHBPedro Henrique Bezerra AraújoM
  • 43G. SantanaF
  • 48D. FerreiraM
  • 46Pedro FerreiraM
  • 17André SilvaF
  • 54Osorio LuisD
  • 41JPPJoão Pedro Pantiga GomesG
  • 49Ryan FranciscoF
  • 27Victor SáF
  • 11FerreiraF
  • 28NewtonM
CoachDorival Júnior

Statistics

401319Passes Accurate
1511Shots Insidebox
88Shots Outsidebox
57Blocked Shots
1911Free Kicks
93Shots On Goal
37Goalkeeper Saves
99Shots Off Goal
12Offsides
469389Total Passes
2319Total Shots
21Yellow Cards
88Corner Kicks
1220Fouls
00Red Cards
54%46%Ball Possession

All events

  • 21' WendellCard · Yellow Card · Foul Sao Paulo
  • 24' Gabriel RojasCard · Yellow Card · Foul Cruzeiro
  • 44' Kaio Jorge assist Matheus PereiraGoal · Normal Goal Cruzeiro
  • 45' Lucas Romer for Zé Lucassubst · Substitution 1 Cruzeiro
  • 45' Jose Monteiro for Aldemir Ferreirasubst · Substitution 1 Sao Paulo
  • 57' Zé LucasGoal · Normal Goal Cruzeiro
  • 58' Gabriel Rojas for Matías Viñasubst · Substitution 2 Cruzeiro
  • 63' Aldemir Ferreira for Victor Sásubst · Substitution 2 Sao Paulo
  • 64' Pablo Maia for Pedro Ferreirasubst · Substitution 3 Sao Paulo
  • 64' Marcos Antonio for Newtonsubst · Substitution 4 Sao Paulo
  • 68' Bruno Rodrigues for Keny arroyosubst · Substitution 3 Cruzeiro
  • 72' Matheus PereiraCard · Yellow Card · Foul Cruzeiro
  • 78' Damian Bobadilla for Djhordney Ferreirasubst · Substitution 5 Sao Paulo
  • 85' Kaio Jorge for Matheus Henriquesubst · Substitution 4 Cruzeiro
  • 85' Gerson for Luciano Rodríguezsubst · Substitution 5 Cruzeiro

Player ratings

Cruzeiro

PlayerMinRatingGAShPassTklDuels
Kaio JorgeF 857.9 108 19 19%13/6
Zé LucasM 457.8 101 24 22%23/4
Matheus PereiraM 907.7 014 52 45%06/10
WilliamD 907.6 001 46 41%46/11
João MarceloD 907.2 000 58 54%04/7
L. RomeroM 457.1 000 35 32%02/4
GersonM 857.0 000 66 59%14/6
JonathanD 907.0 000 55 49%24/7
Felipe MoraisM 906.8 006 24 18%17/14
M. ViñaD 326.7 000 12 8%24/5
Otávio Eleodoro Rezende CostaG 906.6 000 23 13%00/0
K. ArroyoF 226.6 001 6 6%02/4
Matheus HenriqueM 56.5 000 1 1%00/1
Bruno RodriguesM 686.4 002 20 14%02/7
G. RojasD 586.4 000 27 20%45/9
L. RodríguezF 56.2 000 100/1

Sao Paulo

PlayerMinRatingGAShPassTklDuels
Carlos CoronelG 907.4 000 23 15%00/0
ArturF 907.1 003 52 43%16/8
WendellM 906.9 002 30 26%34/7
J. CalleriF 906.7 002 20 12%09/19
R. TolóiD 906.5 002 43 32%33/5
Pablo MaiaM 646.4 000 22 20%34/12
Pedro LimaM 906.4 001 36 31%03/10
FerreiraF 186.4 001 4 4%01/2
SabinoD 456.3 001 21 18%11/4
Victor SáF 276.3 000 14 12%12/6
D. FerreiraM 126.2 000 10 10%23/6
NewtonM 266.1 002 17 16%01/2
R. ArboledaD 906.1 000 34 25%14/4
Pedro FerreiraM 266.0 003 10 9%01/3
D. BobadillaF 785.9 002 27 21%12/3
Marcos AntônioM 645.8 000 26 25%00/5

Squads

Sao Paulo37 players

Goalkeepers

  • 31Carlos Coronel29 y
  • 23Rafael36 y
  • 50Young23 y

Defenders

  • 56Nicolas18 y
  • 20Aurélio Buta28 y
  • 13E. Díaz30 y
  • 22Domingos Duarte31 y
  • 40Igor Felisberto18 y
  • 53Isac19 y
  • 54Osorio Luis19 y
  • 17Pedro Lima20 y
  • 5R. Arboleda34 y
  • 35Sabino29 y
  • 21Cédric Soares34 y
  • 2R. Tolói35 y
  • 18Wendell33 y

Midfielders

  • 12Iago28 y
  • 19Lucas Ramon31 y
  • 16D. Bobadilla24 y
  • 80Cauly30 y
  • 94Danielzinho31 y
  • 48D. Ferreira18 y
  • 8Marcos Antônio25 y
  • 28Newton25 y
  • 29Pablo Maia23 y
  • 46Pedro Ferreira18 y
  • 37Artur27 y
  • 43G. Santana20 y

Forwards

  • 17André Silva29 y
  • 11Ferreira28 y
  • 9J. Calleri32 y
  • 7Lucas Moura33 y
  • 45Lucca Marques Alencar18 y
  • 10Luciano32 y
  • 49Ryan Francisco19 y
  • 27Victor Sá31 y
  • 34P. dos Santos18 y

Season numbers Serie A 2026/27

Sao Paulo

FormDLLDLDLWWL
Played (home / away)26 (12 / 14)
W · D · L9 · 6 · 11
Goals for (avg)31 (1.2)
Goals against (avg)30 (1.2)
Clean sheets / failed to score5 / 6
Biggest win (home / away)4-1 / 1-2
Longest win streak4
Penalties scored / missed4 / 0
Most used formation4-2-3-1 (10×)
Cards (yellow / red)55 / 2