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16 September 2016 at 00:00

10
Full Time
Serie A · Season 2016
Referee: Diego Almeida Real

Match Summary

Sao Paulo defeated Cruzeiro 1:0. The match was played in Serie A 2016. Goals were scored by Wesley 43′. 1 red cards. Sao Paulo had 53% possession while Cruzeiro held 47%. Sao Paulo had 9 shots (5 on target) compared to 12 (3 on target) for Cruzeiro. Sao Paulo made 3 substitutions, Cruzeiro made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Sao Paulo and Cruzeiro — 1 goals and 1 cards recorded during the match.

Sao Paulo
Cruzeiro
Kick Off
Wesley

assist: C. Cueva

43′
Half Time
53′
LucasEzequiel
77′
Rafael SóbisAlisson
C. CuevaCarlinhos
78′
HúdsonJoão Schmidt
83′
85′
RafinhaMarcos Vinicius
87′Manoel
KelvinLuiz Araujo
90+4′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Sao Paulo had 53% possession against Cruzeiro's 47%. Sao Paulo registered 9 shots (5 on target) while Cruzeiro managed 12 (3 on target). Corner kicks: 2–5. Fouls committed: 14–8.

5Shots on Goal3
4Shots off Goal7
9Total Shots12
0Blocked Shots2
4Shots insidebox6
5Shots outsidebox6
14Fouls8
2Corner Kicks5
2Offsides0
53%Ball Possession47%
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards1
3Goalkeeper Saves4
512Total passes436
416Passes accurate336
81%Passes %77%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Sao Paulo have recorded 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. Cruzeiro show 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 6 outings.

Sao Paulo

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Cruzeiro

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Head to Head

Sao Paulo and Cruzeiro have met 3 times — Sao Paulo won 0, Cruzeiro won 1, with 2 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Cruzeiro leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 3 meetings. A combined 5 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 1.67 per match (2 for the home side, 3 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 2 matches (67%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 0 games (0%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Cruzeiro are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–1 in 2025.

0

Sao Paulo

2

Drawn

1

Cruzeiro

Goals: 2Goals: 3

Recent Meetings (3)

31 Aug 2025Cruzeiro1 – 0Sao Paulo
13 Apr 2025Sao Paulo1 – 1Cruzeiro
16 Jan 2025Cruzeiro1 – 1Sao Paulo

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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