Cruzeiro vs Palestino, 2025 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Cruzeiro

69': Yannick Bolasie
90': Gabriel Barbosa

FT
2 - 1

Palestino

7': Ariel Martinez

About

Cruzeiro are hosting Palestino at Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Díaz (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian.
4': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Fernando Meza.
4': Attempt missed. Kauã Prates (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by William with a cross following a corner.
5': Delay in match because of an injury Vicente Espinoza (Palestino).
6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
6': Corner, Palestino. Conceded by Lucas Villalba.
7': Attempt missed. Jonathan Benítez (Palestino) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
7': Goal! Cruzeiro 0, Palestino 1. Ariel Martínez (Palestino) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Abrigo with a cross following a corner.
9': Foul by Vicente Espinoza (Palestino).
9': Kenji (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Cristian Suárez.
13': Attempt missed. Kauã Prates (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Romero following a corner.
16': Foul by William (Cruzeiro).
16': Joe Abrigo (Palestino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Dilan Zúñiga.
18': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Díaz (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Barbosa with a cross.
18': Attempt blocked. Kauã Prates (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Díaz.
18': Attempt saved. Kenji (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Romero with a through ball.
21': Foul by Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro).
21': Joe Abrigo (Palestino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Díaz (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
26': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Dilan Zúñiga.
27': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by William.
27': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Dilan Zúñiga.
28': Attempt saved. Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
28': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Sebastián Pérez.
29': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Abrigo (Palestino).
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Attempt blocked. Kenji (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by William.
31': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Vicente Espinoza.
33': Foul by Kenji (Cruzeiro).
33': Julián Fernández (Palestino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt missed. William (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Romero.
36': Attempt missed. Kauã Prates (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Barbosa.
37': Attempt blocked. Ariel Martínez (Palestino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Bryan Carrasco (Palestino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Kauã Prates (Cruzeiro).
40': Attempt saved. Lautaro Díaz (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Romero with a through ball.
42': Cristian Suárez (Palestino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
42': Offside, Palestino. Jonathan Benítez is caught offside.
43': William (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card.
43': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Benítez (Palestino).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Jonathan Benítez.
45': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Ariel Martínez.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Julián Fernández (Palestino).
45'+1': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Christian (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Jonathan Benítez.
45'+2': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Ariel Martínez.
45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Junior Marabel (Palestino).
45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Kenji (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by William following a corner.
45'+5': First Half ends, Cruzeiro 0, Palestino 1.
45': Second Half begins Cruzeiro 0, Palestino 1.
45': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Mateo Gamarra replaces Lucas Villalba.
45': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Rodriguinho replaces Christian.
45': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Walace replaces Lucas Romero.
47': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Bryan Carrasco.
49': Foul by Kenji (Cruzeiro).
49': Julián Fernández (Palestino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Joe Abrigo (Palestino) is shown the yellow card.
50': Kenji (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card.
52': Foul by Jonathan Benítez (Palestino).
52': William (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt missed. Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodriguinho.
57': Foul by Fernando Meza (Palestino).
57': Kenji (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Dilan Zúñiga (Palestino).
58': Rodriguinho (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Dilan Zúñiga (Palestino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Yannick Bolasie replaces Lautaro Díaz.
60': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Dilan Zúñiga.
61': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Cristian Suárez.
62': Attempt saved. Kauã Prates (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by William with a cross.
62': Offside, Palestino. Bryan Carrasco is caught offside.
64': Foul by Walace (Cruzeiro).
64': Joe Abrigo (Palestino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Corner, Palestino. Conceded by Léo Aragão.
66': Attempt missed. Ariel Martínez (Palestino) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Carrasco with a cross following a corner.
66': Attempt missed. Junior Marabel (Palestino) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Benítez.
67': Substitution, Palestino. Junior Arias replaces Joe Abrigo.
67': Foul by Ariel Martínez (Palestino).
67': Murilo Rhikman (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Goal! Cruzeiro 1, Palestino 1. Yannick Bolasie (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by William with a cross.
69': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Juan Dinenno replaces Kenji.
71': Foul by Julián Fernández (Palestino).
71': Rodriguinho (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Jonathan Benítez (Palestino).
72': William (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Rodriguinho (Cruzeiro).
73': Junior Arias (Palestino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card.
75': Foul by Walace (Cruzeiro).
75': Julián Fernández (Palestino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Palestino. Facundo Castro replaces Bryan Carrasco.
76': Jonathan Benítez (Palestino) is shown the yellow card.
76': Substitution, Palestino. Pablo Parra replaces Jonathan Benítez.
77': Attempt missed. Ariel Martínez (Palestino) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Parra.
79': Fernando Meza (Palestino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Juan Dinenno (Cruzeiro).
81': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Cristian Suárez.
81': Attempt saved. Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
81': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Sebastián Pérez.
83': Attempt missed. Junior Marabel (Palestino) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Junior Arias following a fast break.
84': Foul by Julián Fernández (Palestino).
84': Juan Dinenno (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt saved. Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by William.
86': Foul by Julián Fernández (Palestino).
86': Yannick Bolasie (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt saved. William (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie.
89': Attempt saved. Rodriguinho (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by William.
90': Goal! Cruzeiro 2, Palestino 1. Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Dinenno.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Substitution, Palestino. Dilan Salgado replaces Julián Fernández.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Juan Dinenno (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodriguinho.
90'+7': Foul by Rodriguinho (Cruzeiro).
90'+7': Pablo Parra (Palestino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+8': Corner, Palestino. Conceded by Walace.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Cruzeiro 2, Palestino 1.
0': Match ends, Cruzeiro 2, Palestino 1.

Statistics

PAL		CRU
10	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	16
9	Saves	0
39.7	Possession	60.3
7	SHOTS	24
1	ON GOAL	11
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
266	Accurate Passes	435
337	Passes	506
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	8
17	Crosses	34
0.2	Cross %	0.2
69	Long Balls	44
28	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	7
7	Effective Tackles	6
15	Tackles	11
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	5
35	Effective Clearances	27
35	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Venue: Estadio Mineirão
Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Attendance: 9,698

CONMEBOL Sudamericana Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Mushuc Runa	5	+6	13
2	Palestino	5	+2	9
3	Cruzeiro	5	-2	4
4	Unión (Santa Fe)	5	-6	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Cruzeiro (4-4-2)

No.	Name
41	Leonardo (GK)
25	Lucas Villalba
34	Jonathan Jesus
36	Kauã Prates De Almeida
12	William
35	Murilo Rhikman
29	Lucas Romero
70	Kenji
88	Christian
9	Gabriel Barbosa
26	Lautaro Díaz

Cruzeiro Substitutes:

Yannick Bolasie, Kaiki, Mateo Gamarra, Lucas Silva, Walace, Rodriguinho, Otávio, Wanderson, Matheus Pereira, Fagner, Juan Dinenno, Kaio Jorge.

Palestino (4-5-1)

No.	Name
25	Sebastián Pérez (GK)
13	Cristian Suárez
42	Fernando Meza
28	Dilan Zúñiga
2	Vicente Espinoza
14	Joe Abrigo
10	Ariel Martinez
5	Julián Fernández
11	Jonathan Benítez
7	Bryan Carrasco
27	Junior Marabel

Palestino Substitutes:

Dilan Salgado, Antonio Ceza, Jason León, Facundo Castro, Pablo Parra, Benjamin Soto, José Bizama, Dixon Contreras, Junior Arias, Ian Gargues, Sebastián Salas, Gonzalo Tapia.

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