Cruzeiro vs Internacional match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Serie A · Brazil · Regular Season - 21 · Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais · Ref Matheus Delgado Candançan, Brazil

Cruzeiro stats & fixtures · Internacional stats & fixtures

Cruzeiro beat Internacional 2–1 in Serie A on 23 August 2025. Expected goals finished 1.13–0.21. Internacional had 55% of the ball.

Cruzeiro vs Internacional match statistics

CruzeiroInternacional

45% Ball possession 55%
1.13 Expected goals (xG) 0.21
15 Total shots 4
7 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 1
3 Blocked shots 0
8 Shots inside the box 3
5 Corners 1
10 Fouls 18
0 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
336 Passes 435
81% Pass accuracy 84%
2 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

19' Goal Matheus Pereira (assist Wanderson) Cruzeiro
24' Goal Bruno Tabata (assist A. Bernabei) Internacional
28' Yellow card Bruno Tabata Internacional
30' Yellow card Juninho Internacional
35' Yellow card A. Bernabei Internacional
54' Yellow card L. Romero Cruzeiro
58' Goal Kaio Jorge (assist William Furtado) Cruzeiro
90' Yellow card Vitao Internacional
90+1' Red card R. Borré Internacional
90+4' Yellow card Gustavo Prado Internacional

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Cruzeiro

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim

1 Cassio

6 Kaiki 25 L. Villalba 15 Fabricio Bruno 12 William Furtado

16 Lucas Silva 29 L. Romero

94 Wanderson 10 Matheus Pereira 88 Christian

19 Kaio Jorge

Bench Otávio Eleodoro Rezende Costa , M. Gamarra , Jonathan Jesus , Kaua Prates , Walace , Matheus Henrique , Eduardo , Japa , Y. Bolasie , L. Diaz , Kenji , Gabriel Barbosa

Internacional

Confirmed 4-4-1-1 Roger Machado Marques

1 S. Rochet

26 A. Bernabei 18 Juninho 4 Vitao 35 B. Aguirre

21 Wesley 36 Richard 14 A. Rodriguez 17 Bruno Tabata

10 Alan Patrick

49 Ricardo Mathias

Bench Anthoni , A. Benítez , Clayton , Victor Gabriel , Luis Otavio , Bruno Henrique , Ó. Romero , Allex , Gustavo Prado , J. Carbonero , Raykkonen , R. Borré

Form guide

Cruzeiro at home

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.9 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Internacional away

1–3–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 2.6 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cruzeiro vs Internacional head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
6 Apr 25	Internacional v Cruzeiro	3–0
28 Aug 24	Cruzeiro v Internacional	0–0
25 Aug 24	Internacional v Cruzeiro	1–0
5 Nov 23	Cruzeiro v Internacional	1–2
2 Jul 23	Internacional v Cruzeiro	0–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Cruzeiro vs Internacional head-to-head record