Grêmio RS 2-4 Cruzeiro MG: Match Recap and Result

Cruzeiro MG came from behind twice to beat Grêmio RS 4-2 in the Brasileirão - Série A, scoring three times after the interval. The hosts had led 2-1 at half-time and later finished a player short after a red card as the visitors closed out the Grêmio RS vs Cruzeiro MG meeting.

Match Summary

The opening half swung both ways. Carlos Vinicius had Grêmio in front after 17 minutes. Cruzeiro were back on terms in the 23rd minute, though the scorer was not listed in match data. Cristian Pavon restored the lead in the 41st minute, so the hosts went into the interval 2-1 up.

After the restart Cruzeiro needed little time to answer. They equalized in the 48th minute, with the scorer not listed in match data, then went in front in the 61st minute the same way. With Grêmio chasing, a red card in the 73rd minute left the home side with ten men. Cruzeiro still found a fourth in the 80th minute, again with no scorer listed in the match data.

Key Moments

Twice falling behind in the first half did not define the night. Cruzeiro's reply right after the break cancelled Grêmio's half-time advantage before the hosts could manage the second period, and going ahead after the hour flipped the burden onto Grêmio. The red card at 73 minutes, coming after they already trailed, stripped them of a full team for the closing stages. Bookings piled up in that spell: a Cruzeiro yellow in the 67th minute, Matheus Pereira in the 71st, Walter Kannemann and Erick Noriega for Grêmio, and Keny Arroyo soon after. That disciplinary stretch, plus the man advantage Cruzeiro enjoyed, left little path back for the hosts.

Match Statistics

The numbers did not fully explain the scoreline. Grêmio took 17 shots to Cruzeiro's 13 and generated 2 expected goals against 1.46, yet both teams managed six shots on target. Corners were shared eight apiece. Grêmio finished with two yellow cards and one red. Cruzeiro collected three yellows and no reds.