Brasileiro Serie A
Atletico MG – Cruzeiro EC match report
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Cruzeiro EC beat Atletico MG 1-0 without conceding at Arena MRV. Keny Arroyo was our player of the match, rated 8.6 by the ScoreMondo model for Cruzeiro EC. The match was played on Thursday, 29 October 2026 at Arena MRV in Bello Harisanta (matchday 33).
The story of the match
Cruzeiro EC took the lead on 4 minutes thanks to Kaio Jorge, set up by Keny Arroyo. It was Atletico MG 0-1 Cruzeiro EC at half-time.
Match statistics
On target it was 3-7, from 7 and 9 attempts respectively. Expected goals (xG) 1.51 – 2.00: Cruzeiro EC created the better chances. Corners finished 7-2. The referee showed 7 yellow cards, 2 to Atletico MG and 5 to Cruzeiro EC. Atletico MG committed 13 fouls to Cruzeiro EC's 11, and the offside count read 2-1.
Atletico MG's yellow cards went to Natanael in the 24th minute and Alan Minda in the 99th minute. Booked for Cruzeiro EC: Zé Lucas (25'), Matheus Pereira (42'), Matheus Henrique (69'), Jonathan Jesus (83') and William Furtado (85').
The players
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro EC, 8.4), Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro EC, 8.2) and Kevin Castaño (Atletico MG, 7.8). From the Atletico MG bench came Maycon on 46 minutes, Alan Minda on 46 minutes, Léo Duarte on 57 minutes and Cauã Campos Soares on 67 minutes, among 5 changes. Cruzeiro EC made 5 changes: Matheus Henrique for Zé Lucas (46'), Matías Viña for Lucas Villalba (65'), Fabrício Bruno for João Marcelo (65') and Néiser Villarreal for Gerson (82').
The context
Atletico MG came into the match with 3 wins and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches. Regatas Flamengo RJ beat Atletico MG 3-2 last time out. Before kick-off, Cruzeiro EC's last 5 matches had brought 4 wins and 1 defeat. Last time out, Cruzeiro EC beat Remo PA 1-0 at home. Atletico MG and Cruzeiro EC have met 5 times in our records: 3 wins for Atletico MG, 1 for Cruzeiro EC and 1 draw. The last meeting, in 2026, ended in a 2-1 win for Atletico MG. Those 5 games produced 13 goals, an average of 2.6 per match. Raphael Claus was the referee, averaging 4.1 yellow cards per match across 88 matches in our records.
What the result means
Cruzeiro EC have now scored in 11 consecutive matches.
What’s next
Next up for Atletico MG: away at Mirassol FC on Saturday 14 November.
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