Cruzeiro

3 - 0

Botafogo

Competition:	Serie A
Date:
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Venue:	Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais)
Half Time:	1 - 0
Full Time:	3 - 0

Attendance:	44504

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Team Starting Line-ups

	G	Fábio		G	Jefferson
	D	Bruno Rodrigo		D	André Bahía
	D	Ceará		D	Bolívar
	D	Dedé		D	Edílson
	D	Egídio		D	Júlio César
	M	Éverton Ribeiro		M	C. Seedorf
	M	Lucas Silva		M	Marcelo Mattos
	M	Nilton		M	N. Lodeiro
	A	Borges		M	Renato
	A	Ricardo Goulart		A	Elias
	A	Willian		A	Rafael Marques
Coach: Marcelo Oliveira			Coach: Bolívar

Substitutes

G	Rafael	G	Renan
D	Léo	D	Dankler
D	Mayke	D	Gilberto
M	Alisson	D	Lucas Lima
M	Henrique	D	Rodrigo Defendi
M	Leandro Guerreiro	M	Gegé
M	Souza	M	Octávio
A	Dagoberto	A	Alex Azevedo
A	Júlio Baptista	A	Dedé
A	Lucca	A	Henrique Almeida
A	Vinícius Araújo	A	Hyuri

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represents the top assist, also known as the playmaker of the team.

Match Officials - Referees

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Referee:	Luiz Flavio De Oliveira
Assistant referee:	Anderson Jose De Moraes Coelho
Assistant referee:	Marcelo Bertanha Barison
Fourth official:	Emerson De Almeida Ferreira

Goals

Nilton 45+1'	1 - 0
		54' C. Seedorf (Penalty Missed)
Júlio Baptista (Penalty) 81'	2 - 0
Júlio Baptista 87'	3 - 0

Disciplinary Action

		57' Elias
Júlio Baptista 78'

Head to Head Summary

Team	Played	Win	Draw	Lose	Score	Goals Scored	Goals Allowed
Cruzeiro	35	15	9	11	51:43	1.46	1.23
Botafogo	35	11	9	15	43:51	1.23	1.46

Live In-Play Match Statistics

Comprehensive real-time match stats to give you a winning edge. Based on our experience, the total number of shots may increase the team winning chance.

Cruzeiro		Botafogo
3	Goals		0

1	Penalties		1

46%	Ball Possession		54%

61	Attacks		54

36	Dangerous Attacks		34

2	Shots Blocked		4

6	Shots Off Target		9

5	Shots On Target		3

6	Corner Kicks		4

11	Free Kicks		17

15	Goal Kicks		5

0	Offsides		2

23	Throw ins		30

17	Fouls Committed		9

1	Yellow Cards		1

3	Substitutions		3

Match Commentary

Nilton 45+1' (assist by Willian)	1 - 0
		54' C. Seedorf (Penalty Missed)
		57' Elias
Nilton 64'
Borges 64'
Henrique 64'
Júlio Baptista 64'
		68' Renato
		68' Hyuri
Ricardo Goulart 75'
Dagoberto 75'
		75' Elias
		75' Alex Azevedo
Júlio Baptista 78'
Júlio Baptista (Penalty) 81'	2 - 0
		86' Rafael Marques
		86' Henrique Almeida
Júlio Baptista 87' (assist by Dagoberto)	3 - 0

Football Charting Analysis

The graph compares the results of Cruzeiro and Botafogo in Serie A.

Serie A 2013 Table

Cruzeiro are in the 1st position of Serie A and they are in contention for Copa Libertadores.

Botafogo are in the 4th position of Serie A and they are in contention for Copa Libertadores qualifiers.

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Cruzeiro	38	23	7	8	77	37	+40	76
2	Grêmio	38	18	11	9	42	35	+7	65
3	Athletico Paranaense	38	18	10	10	65	49	+16	64
4	Botafogo	38	17	10	11	55	41	+14	61
5	Vitória	38	16	11	11	59	53	+6	59
6	Goiás	38	16	11	11	48	44	+4	59
7	Santos	38	15	12	11	51	38	+13	57
8	Atlético Mineiro	38	15	12	11	49	38	+11	57
9	São Paulo	38	14	8	16	39	40	-1	50
10	Corinthians	38	11	17	10	27	22	+5	50
11	Coritiba	38	12	12	14	42	45	-3	48
12	Bahia	38	12	12	14	37	45	-8	48
13	Internacional	38	11	15	12	51	52	-1	48
14	Criciúma	38	13	7	18	49	63	-14	46
15	Fluminense	38	12	10	16	43	47	-4	46
16	Flamengo	38	12	13	13	43	46	-3	45
17	Portuguesa	38	12	12	14	50	46	+4	44
18	Vasco da Gama	38	11	11	16	50	61	-11	44
19	Ponte Preta	38	9	10	19	37	55	-18	37
20	Náutico	38	5	5	28	22	79	-57	20

Copa Libertadores

Copa Libertadores qualifiers

Relegation

CORRECTIONS

Flamengo: -4 points

Portuguesa: -4 points

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