Vasco DA Gama vs Cruzeiro — Brasileirão Série A: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 24′Cruzeiro, yellow card:Holding
- 27′Vasco DA Gama, yellow card:Roughing
- 33′Vasco DA Gama, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 55′Vasco DA Gama, goal:2–0assist
- 62′Cruzeiro, substitution:off
- 62′Cruzeiro, substitution:off
- 70′Vasco DA Gama, substitution:off
- 79′Vasco DA Gama, substitution:off
- 79′Cruzeiro, substitution:off
- 79′Cruzeiro, substitution:off
- 79′Vasco DA Gama, substitution:off
- 84′Cruzeiro, substitution:off
- 85′Vasco DA Gama, substitution:off
- 85′Vasco DA Gama, substitution:off
- 90+2′Vasco DA Gama, goal:3–0assist
- 90+4′Vasco DA Gama, yellow card:Holding
- 90+5′Cruzeiro, goal:3–1assist
- Full-time3 – 1
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Vasco DA Gama rout Cruzeiro 3-1 despite late scare
Vasco DA Gama secured a 3-1 win over Cruzeiro in round 25 of the Brasileirão Série A, a result that lifted a struggling home side well above their recent form. Tchê Tchê opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, sending Vasco into the break with a slender advantage that reflected their control of proceedings.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The hosts extended their lead just after the hour when Lucas Freitas converted, assisted by Lucas Piton, to make it 2-0 in the 55th minute. Vasco continued to dominate territory and chances through to stoppage time, when David added a third in the 90+2nd minute, teed up by Ramon Rique, putting the result beyond doubt.
Cruzeiro, who arrived on the back of four straight wins and sit fifth in the table, finally got on the scoresheet deep into added time through Felipe Morais, assisted by Matheus Pereira, in the 90+5th minute. It proved no more than a consolation as Vasco held on for a first win in three matches, despite occupying 17th position before kick-off.
Lucas Piton was central to Vasco's attacking threat, providing an assist and finishing with the highest rating of the match at 9.2, while Tchê Tchê backed up his opening goal with an 8.3 rating.
Vasco's dominance was underlined by an xG of 3.24 against Cruzeiro's 0.63, a gulf reflected in the 21 shots they managed compared to the visitors' 11.
Vasco DA Gama beat Cruzeiro 3–1 (half-time 1–0).
Vasco DA Gama met Cruzeiro in the Brasileirão Série A (Regular Season - 25). Kick-off was Sunday, 30 August 2026, 00:20 UTC at São Januário. Referee: Fernando Antonio Mendes de Salles Nascimento Fillho. Attendance: 19,021.
Team pages: Vasco DA Gama · Cruzeiro · Brasileirão Série A
Key moments
- 33' Goal: Tchê Tchê (assist: Facundo Colidio) — 1–0
- 55' Goal: Lucas Freitas (assist: Lucas Piton) — 2–0
- 90+2' Goal: David (assist: Ramon Rique) — 3–0
- 90+5' Goal: Felipe Morais (assist: Matheus Pereira) — 3–1
Starting line-ups
Vasco DA Gama (4-1-4-1)
- 1 Léo Jardim
- 6 Lucas Piton
- 43 Lucas Freitas
- 46 Carlos Cuesta
- 96 Paulo Henrique
- 5 Santiago Sosa
- 11 Andrés Gómez
- 23 Thiago Mendes (c)
- 3 Tchê Tchê
- 28 Adson
- 9 Facundo Colidio
Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)
- 81 Otávio Costa
- 27 Gabriel Rojas
- 34 Jonathan Jesus
- 43 João Marcelo
- 12 William (c)
- 7 Matheus Henrique
- 5 Zé Lucas
- 70 Kenji
- 97 Luciano Rodríguez
- 67 João Costa
- 22 Néiser Villarreal
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Vasco DA Gama 36%, the draw 34%, Cruzeiro 30%. It finished Vasco DA Gama 3–1 Cruzeiro.
Home ground outweighs Cruzeiro's rating edge — Cruzeiro are the stronger side on our strength rating, but Brasileirão Série A home advantage plus Vasco DA Gama's cold finishing due to recover give Vasco DA Gama the lean. The draw at 34% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Vasco DA Gama at 36%?
Home ground, against the rating. Cruzeiro sit 190 points higher on our strength rating — 1600 to 1791. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,107 such games. Brasileirão Série A home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (27.0% vs 24.9% norm) and away wins (24.9% vs 30.2%). Brasileirão Série A homes won 48.1% of 4,414 games vs 44.9% across all 99,457 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Vasco DA Gama sit -0.67 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,392 such games where the class table expected 36.3%.
Why only 36%?
Because Cruzeiro are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 34% and Cruzeiro at 30%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Cruzeiro win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.0 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,143. The goals environment adds 3.8 points to the draw. Brasileirão Série A runs draw-heavy, adding 2.1 points.
What did we measure but not count?
Cruzeiro average 6 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 190 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Vasco DA Gama are missing 2 regular starters — Robert Renan, Cuiabano — about 22% of their usual starting-XI weight. Our measured receipt covers one-sided absences only, and the picture here isn't one-sided — both squads are short. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Vasco DA Gama vs Cruzeiro final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Brasileirão Série A fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Vasco DA Gama 3–1 Cruzeiro. Explore more on the Vasco DA Gama and Cruzeiro team pages or the Brasileirão Série A page.