Cruzeiro MG beat São Paulo SP 2-0 in Brasileirão - Série A, scoring once before the interval and again after the restart to keep a clean sheet. The official scoreline was never in doubt once the home side had a two-goal cushion.

Match Summary

Play at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stayed level for most of the opening period. São Paulo SP picked up a yellow card in the 21st minute, and Cruzeiro MG's Gabriel Rojas followed in the 24th. Neither booking opened the game up. São Paulo could not find a goal in that stretch, and Cruzeiro were still searching for a finish as half-time approached.

Cruzeiro finally broke through in the 44th minute. The scorer was not listed in match data, but the goal put the home team in front going into the interval. It was the first real swing of the night and left São Paulo chasing from the restart.

José Lucas supplied the second in the 57th minute. From there Cruzeiro managed the remainder. Matheus Pereira was shown a yellow card in the 72nd minute, yet the home side kept 11 on the field and kept a clean sheet. São Paulo SP created volume without a finish, and Wilton Sampaio's whistle confirmed a 2-0 result.

Key Moments

The late first-half goal changed the half-time conversation. A scoreless contest became a lead Cruzeiro could protect, and São Paulo had to chase after the break. That pressure window produced the second goal, and a two-goal cushion left little room for a recovery.

Cruzeiro's finishing edge was the other swing. Nine shots on target against three, and more than double the expected goals, meant the visitors' 19 attempts never looked like enough. The three yellow cards, two of them for Cruzeiro, never became a dismissal, so the shape of the match stayed 11 against 11 until the end.

Match Statistics

The numbers backed a home win that was more comfortable than the shot count first suggests. Cruzeiro MG took 22 shots and put 9 on target, with 2.65 expected goals. São Paulo SP had 19 shots but only 3 on target and 1.1 expected goals. Corners were shared at 8 apiece. Cruzeiro finished with two yellow cards and São Paulo with one. There were no red cards.

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