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Remontada Atlético Mineiro vs Cruzeiro in Copa do Brasil

Copa do Brasil Wed 2/9·03:00
Atlético Mineiro
2-1 FT
Cruzeiro
  • Hugo78'
  • Fred88'
  • K.Jorge31' (pen)
Arena MRVReferee: Raphael Claus
Remontada
Difficulty
54

Atlético Mineiro trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 31'Trailed by one goal
  2. 78'Equaliser
  3. 88'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 31 to the final whistle: Atlético Mineiro had 22 shots (6 on target), Cruzeiro only 8.

Changes by coach Dominguez

Hugo came on for Bernard (65') and scored, Reinier came on for Cassierra (46'), Minda came on for Franco (65').

Cruzeiro down to ten

Red card for Villalba in minute 61, and Atlético Mineiro made the extra man count.

The last 15 minutes

2 goals by Atlético Mineiro came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 46% of fans backed Atlético Mineiro to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT31'78'88'Substitution 17'Substitution 46'Red card 61'Substitution 65'Substitution 65'Substitution 72'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadAtlético Mineiro goal Cruzeiro goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Atlético Mineiro chances, below: Cruzeiro. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
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Match story

  1. 31'

    K.Jorge opened the scoring for Cruzeiro from the penalty spot, putting Cruzeiro ahead 1-0.

  2. 61'

    Red card for Villalba, leaving Cruzeiro with ten men

  3. 78'

    Hugo equalised for Atlético Mineiro, assisted by Fred, to make it 1-1.

  4. 88'

    Fred completed the turnaround for Atlético Mineiro, assisted by Hugo, putting Atlético Mineiro ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

Atlético MineiroCruzeiro
62%Possession38%
2.38Chance quality (xG)1.41
28Shots12
8On target4
2Big chances1
8Corners2
520Passes335

Top players

1
FredAtlético Mineiro · Central Midfield
9.4
2
HugoAtlético Mineiro · Attacking Midfield
8.4
3
BernardAtlético Mineiro · Left Forward
7.7
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Atlético-MG 46%Draw 14%Cruzeiro 40%
from 12,587 votes

Line-ups

Cruzeiro4-2-3-1
6.4 Everson 6.9 Lodi 7.0 Hugo 6.3 Tressoldi 6.2 Natanael 6.9 Franco 7.1 Castano 7.7 Bernard 9.4 Fred 7.3 Cuello 7.2 Cassierra 6.3 Otávio 5.6 Villalba 5.8 Jonathan 6.5 Fabrício 6.9 Fágner 7.4 Romero 6.8 Gerson 7.1 Wesley 6.9 M. Pereira 6.6 Arroyo 7.7 K.Jorge
Atlético Mineiro4-2-3-1
Atlético Mineiro coach: Dominguez Cruzeiro coach: A. Jorge

Match events

Atlético MineiroCruzeiro
  1. VitãoSubstitution · for Tressoldi
    17'
  2. OtávioYellow card
    26'
  3. K.JorgePenalty goal
    31'
  4. MarceloSubstitution · for Jonathan
    36'
  5. VillalbaYellow card
    42'
  6. ReinierSubstitution · for Cassierra
    46'
  7. K.JorgeYellow card
    45+2'
  8. K. KenjiSubstitution · for Wesley
    58'
  9. NatanaelYellow card
    58'
  10. VillalbaRed card
    61'
  11. MindaSubstitution · for Franco
    65'
  12. HugoSubstitution · for Bernard
    65'
  13. M. HenriqueSubstitution · for M. Pereira
    65'
  14. RojasSubstitution · for Gerson
    65'
  15. VillarrealSubstitution · for K.Jorge
    65'
  16. ScarpaSubstitution · for Natanael
    72'
  17. RomeroYellow card
    72'
  18. HugoGoal · assist: Fred
    78'
  19. FredGoal · assist: Hugo
    88'
  20. ArroyoYellow card
    90+4'
  21. FabrícioYellow card
    90+7'