Flamengo × Cruzeiro · Copa Libertadores
Goals
Match report
Flamengo defeated Cruzeiro 2-1 in the Copa Libertadores, with the match played in the early hours of Thursday 20 August at 01:30 UK time. The scoreline reflects a contest that swung Flamengo's way without ever becoming a rout, a narrow margin that still delivered a telling result for the Rio side.
The win carries clear weight within the Libertadores context, tightening Flamengo's grip on their path in the competition while leaving Cruzeiro with ground to make up. In a tournament where fine margins decide progression, this was the kind of result that shapes momentum heading into the next stage.
For the record, this fixture will stand as a 2-1 victory for Flamengo over Cruzeiro, a result to be filed under the Libertadores campaign of that season for anyone revisiting it later.
Match events
FlamengoCruzeiro
- 35′Flamengo: Goal: Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Assists: Pedro)
- 48′Cruzeiro: VAR review: Kaio Jorge
- 51′Cruzeiro: Goal: Lucas Romero (Assists: Gerson)
- 62′Flamengo: Goal: Samuel Lino (Assists: Pedro)
- 63′Flamengo: Substitution: Lucas Paquetá on, Giorgian de Arrascaeta off
- 64′Flamengo: Substitution: Jorge Carrascal on, Gonzalo Plata off
- 66′Cruzeiro: Substitution: João Costa on, Wesley off
- 70′Cruzeiro: Yellow card: William
- 76′Flamengo: Substitution: Bruno Henrique on, Pedro off
- 76′Flamengo: Substitution: Guillermo Varela on, Ayrton Lucas off
- 79′Cruzeiro: Substitution: Fagner on, William off
- 80′Flamengo: Substitution: Evertton Araújo on, Jorginho off
- 80′Cruzeiro: Substitution: Luciano Rodríguez on, Gabriel Rojas off
- 85′Cruzeiro: Substitution: Bruno Rodrigues on, Gerson off
- 90+3′Flamengo: Yellow card: Bruno Henrique
- 90+4′Cruzeiro: Yellow card: João Costa
Match statistics
All match statistics38
Lineups
Flamengo
- 1Agustín Rossi
- 22Emerson Royal
- 3Léo Ortiz
- 4Léo Pereira
- 6Ayrton Lucas
- 5Erick Pulgar
- 21Jorginho
- 19Gonzalo Plata
- 10Giorgian de Arrascaeta
- 16Samuel Lino
- 9Pedro
- 2Guillermo Varela
- 7Luiz Araújo
- 8Saúl Ñíguez
- 13Danilo
- 15Jorge Carrascal
- 20Lucas Paquetá
- 27Bruno Henrique
- 42Andrew
- 52Evertton Araújo
- 64Wallace Yan
- 77Johnny Monteiro Góes
- 99Lorran
Cruzeiro
- 81Otávio Costa
- 12William
- 15Fabrício Bruno
- 34Jonathan Jesus
- 27Gabriel Rojas
- 29Lucas Romero
- 8Gerson
- 99Keny Arroyo
- 10Matheus Pereira
- 20Wesley
- 19Kaio Jorge
- 1Cássio
- 5Zé Lucas
- 9Bruno Rodrigues
- 16Lucas Silva
- 23Fagner
- 25Lucas Villalba
- 38Felipe Morais
- 43João Marcelo
- 67João Costa
- 70Kaique Kenji
- 94Wanderson
- 97Luciano Rodríguez
Head-to-head
Of the last 10 meetings: 5 wins for Flamengo, 3 draws, and 2 wins for Cruzeiro. Across those 10 meetings: 21 goals in total, 2.1 per match; both teams scored in 6 matches.
Match officials
- Gustavo Tejera
- Nicolás Taran
- Horacio Ferreiro
- José Burgos
- 1
Venue
Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho
- Rio de Janeiro
- 78,838
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