Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo 2-0

Cruzeiro beat Sao Paulo 2-0 at Estádio Mineirão, with Kaio Jorge’s first-half strike and Zé Lucas’s goal after the break settling it. Cruzeiro led from the 44th minute and never gave that advantage away.

The home side opened the scoring in the 44th minute when Kaio Jorge, set up by Matheus Pereira, made it 1-0. At the interval, Cruzeiro were ahead 1-0.

Zé Lucas doubled Cruzeiro’s lead in the 57th minute, scoring after coming on in the 45th minute. Cruzeiro then made a change in the 58th minute, and Sao Paulo replied with a double switch in the 64th minute after already changing once in the 45th minute. Cruzeiro also made three more substitutions later, including a double change in the 85th minute, while Sao Paulo sent on Djhordney Ferreira in the 78th minute.

Cruzeiro had 54% of the possession and 474 passes to Sao Paulo’s 385, and they also had more shots, 22 to 19, and more on target, 9 to 3. Sao Paulo matched them on corners at 8-8, but Cruzeiro had the better return in front of goal and the visiting goalkeeper made 7 saves compared with 3 for Cruzeiro.

Wendell was booked for Sao Paulo in the 21st minute, Gabriel Rojas saw yellow for Cruzeiro in the 24th, and Matheus Pereira was cautioned in the 72nd minute. There were no red cards.