Serie A Regular Season - 13

Remo 0 - 1 FT Cruzeiro

Estadio Evandro Almeida

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Futmetrix Verdict
16
FT
Sat, Apr 25
Português
Remo
0-1
Cruzeiro
⚡ Intensity 10
⚖️ Balance 20
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 0
Cruzeiro's clinical edge punishes struggling Remo.

Cruzeiro Escapes Baenão With Vital Points As Remo Plunges Deeper

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 16/100. Cruzeiro’s ruthless efficiency masked a gritty battle that leaves Remo staring down the barrel of a deepening relegation crisis.

Early Scraps and Broken Rhythms

Remo, fighting for their Serie A lives, started with high energy at Estádio Banpará Baenão. The hosts were desperate to flip their dismal recent form, pushing forward relentlessly to rack up thirteen total shots over the ninety minutes. However, the Intensity of the opening exchanges often translated into tactical fouls rather than flowing, attacking football. Cruzeiro edged possession, patiently trying to find gaps in a frantic Remo midfield. The atmosphere was thick with anxiety, knowing every dropped point pushes the home side closer to the drop. Despite Marcelinho putting in a massive defensive shift to anchor the local side, genuine clear-cut chances were severely lacking in a disjointed opening half-hour where rhythm was entirely absent.

The Clinical Strike

This match demanded a moment of pure attacking precision, and it finally arrived in the 34th minute. Completely against the run of overall shot volume, Cruzeiro proved exactly why they are comfortably navigating the middle of the table. Bruno Rodrigues carved out a rare pocket of space in the final third, feeding a perfectly weighted ball to K. Arroyo. The finish was clinical, brutally punishing Remo’s momentary lapse in concentration. This goal tipped the Balance completely in the visitors' favour. While Remo’s Duplexe Tchamba worked tirelessly to reignite the home crowd's belief, Cruzeiro’s ability to convert one of their very few sights of goal underscored the cruel, unforgiving reality of top-flight football.

Desperation Meets Resilience

Trailing by a solitary goal, Remo threw all caution to the wind in the second half. The Stakes were immense for the 19th-placed side, who sit dangerously adrift of safety with points becoming scarce. They peppered the visitors' penalty area but managed a truly dismal one shot on target all night. In response, Cruzeiro decisively shut up shop. Jonathan Jesus delivered an absolute masterclass at the back, repelling endless waves of disjointed attacks and ensuring the visitors confidently recorded a clean sheet. In the end, the total absence of an Upset Factor highlighted Remo’s ongoing offensive woes, condemning them to another miserable week in the relegation mire while the visitors march onward.

Key Questions

Who scored the decisive goal for Cruzeiro?

K. Arroyo broke the deadlock in the 34th minute, beautifully assisted by Bruno Rodrigues to secure the victory.

Why did Remo fail to score despite their efforts?

Remo lacked end product; despite taking 13 shots throughout the match, only one managed to find the target.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
46%
54%
Remo 46%
Cruzeiro 54%
Shots
13
6
Remo 13
Cruzeiro 6
Shots on Target
1
6
Remo 1
Cruzeiro 6
Expected Goals (xG)
0.72
0.25
Remo 0.72
Cruzeiro 0.25
Passes
312
389
Remo 312
Cruzeiro 389
Pass Accuracy
77%
80%
Remo 77%
Cruzeiro 80%
Corners
4
1
Remo 4
Cruzeiro 1
Fouls
13
22
Remo 13
Cruzeiro 22
Yellow Cards
1
3
Remo 1
Cruzeiro 3
Red Cards
0
0
Remo 0
Cruzeiro 0

Match Events

K. Arroyo (Bruno Rodrigues) 34'
K. Arroyo 🟨 38'
44' 🟨 Ze Ricardo
HT
Matheus Cunha 🟨 53'
56' 🔄 Gabriel Poveda Alef Manga
56' 🔄 Ze Ricardo Jaderson
Kaua Moraes 🟨 60'
Kaio Jorge Wanderson 🔄 65'
Christian Matheus Henrique 🔄 75'
Bruno Rodrigues Chico 🔄 76'
82' 🔄 Yago Pikachu Diego Hernandez
82' 🔄 Ze Welison L. Picco
K. Arroyo L. Sinisterra 🔄 87'
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Remo

Goalkeepers
Marcelo Rangel
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Marcelinho
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
22%
Pass Acc
Marllon
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
57%
Duel Win %
Duplexe Tchamba
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Mayk Silva
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Patrick
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ze Welison
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
8
Late Mins
8
Late Mins
82
Total Mins
82
Entry
Yago Pikachu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
8
Late Mins
8
Late Mins
68
Total Mins
82
Entry
Zé Ricardo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
56
Total Mins
56
Entry
Jajá
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Forwards
Gabriel Poveda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
56
Total Mins
56
Entry
BENCH
Ivan Quaresma
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Ygor Vinhas
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Braian Cufré
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Cristian Tassano
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matheus Alexandre
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Léo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Giovanni Pavani
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Leonel Picco
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jáderson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
38
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alef Manga
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
38
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diego Hernández
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Joao Pedro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Cruzeiro

Goalkeepers
Matheus Cunha
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Kauã Moraes
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
João Marcelo
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
62%
Duel Win %
Jonathan Jesus
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
82%
Duel Win %
Kaiki
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Midfielders
Lucas Romero
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gerson
MAGNET
MAGNET
65
Activity
65
Activity
53
Passes
12
Duels
Keny Arroyo
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Bruno Rodrigues
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.5
Rating
Christian
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
76
Total Mins
75
Entry
Forwards
Kaio Jorge
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
65
Entry
BENCH
Otávio Costa
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
William
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bruno Alves
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lucas Villalba
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kauã Prates
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matheus Henrique
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Japa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rhuan Gabriel
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Wanderson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Chico da Costa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
19
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kaique Kenji
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luis Sinisterra
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
05/12/2022 Cruzeiro 1 - 0 Remo Copa Do Brasil Estádio Raimundo Sampaio
04/20/2022 Remo 2 - 1 Cruzeiro Copa Do Brasil Estádio Evandro Almeida
10/29/2021 Cruzeiro 1 - 3 Remo Serie B Estádio Raimundo Sampaio
07/20/2021 Remo 1 - 0 Cruzeiro Serie B Estádio Evandro Almeida
05/12/2022
1 - 0
Copa Do Brasil Estádio Raimundo Sampaio
04/20/2022
2 - 1
Copa Do Brasil Estádio Evandro Almeida
10/29/2021
1 - 3
Serie B Estádio Raimundo Sampaio
07/20/2021
1 - 0
Serie B Estádio Evandro Almeida
Remo Win
Cruzeiro Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Palmeiras 13 32 23 10 +13 WRB Bragantino 0 - 1 Palmeiras (26-04-2026)WPalmeiras 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (19-04-2026)DCorinthians 0 - 0 Palmeiras (12-04-2026)WBahia 1 - 2 Palmeiras (05-04-2026)WPalmeiras 2 - 1 Gremio (03-04-2026)
2 Flamengo 11 23 20 10 +10 WFlamengo 2 - 0 Bahia (19-04-2026)WFluminense 1 - 2 Flamengo (12-04-2026)WFlamengo 3 - 1 Santos (05-04-2026)LRB Bragantino 3 - 0 Flamengo (03-04-2026)DCorinthians 1 - 1 Flamengo (22-03-2026)
3 Fluminense 12 23 21 15 +6 WSantos 2 - 3 Fluminense (19-04-2026)LFluminense 1 - 2 Flamengo (12-04-2026)DCoritiba 1 - 1 Fluminense (04-04-2026)WFluminense 3 - 1 Corinthians (02-04-2026)WFluminense 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (21-03-2026)
4 Sao Paulo 13 23 17 11 +6 WSao Paulo 1 - 0 Mirassol (26-04-2026)LVasco DA Gama 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (18-04-2026)LVitoria 2 - 0 Sao Paulo (11-04-2026)WSao Paulo 4 - 1 Cruzeiro (04-04-2026)DInternacional 1 - 1 Sao Paulo (01-04-2026)
5 Atletico Paranaense 13 22 20 15 +5 WAtletico Paranaense 3 - 1 Vitoria (26-04-2026)LPalmeiras 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (19-04-2026)WAtletico Paranaense 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (12-04-2026)LAtletico-MG 2 - 1 Atletico Paranaense (05-04-2026)LBahia 3 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (01-04-2026)
6 Bahia 12 21 17 14 +3 DBahia 2 - 2 Santos (25-04-2026)LFlamengo 2 - 0 Bahia (19-04-2026)WMirassol 1 - 2 Bahia (11-04-2026)LBahia 1 - 2 Palmeiras (05-04-2026)WBahia 3 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (01-04-2026)
7 Coritiba 13 19 15 13 +2 LGremio 1 - 0 Coritiba (26-04-2026)WCoritiba 2 - 0 Atletico-MG (19-04-2026)DBotafogo 2 - 2 Coritiba (12-04-2026)DCoritiba 1 - 1 Fluminense (04-04-2026)DCoritiba 1 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (01-04-2026)
8 Botafogo 12 17 24 24 0 DBotafogo 2 - 2 Internacional (25-04-2026)WChapecoense-sc 1 - 4 Botafogo (18-04-2026)DBotafogo 2 - 2 Coritiba (12-04-2026)WVasco DA Gama 1 - 2 Botafogo (05-04-2026)WBotafogo 3 - 2 Mirassol (01-04-2026)
9 RB Bragantino 13 17 15 15 0 LRB Bragantino 0 - 1 Palmeiras (26-04-2026)WRB Bragantino 4 - 2 Remo (19-04-2026)LCruzeiro 2 - 1 RB Bragantino (12-04-2026)WMirassol 0 - 1 RB Bragantino (05-04-2026)WRB Bragantino 3 - 0 Flamengo (03-04-2026)
10 Vasco DA Gama 13 16 18 19 -1 LCorinthians 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (26-04-2026)WVasco DA Gama 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (18-04-2026)DRemo 1 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (11-04-2026)LVasco DA Gama 1 - 2 Botafogo (05-04-2026)DCoritiba 1 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (01-04-2026)
11 Gremio 13 16 15 16 -1 WGremio 1 - 0 Coritiba (26-04-2026)LCruzeiro 2 - 0 Gremio (18-04-2026)DInternacional 0 - 0 Gremio (11-04-2026)DGremio 0 - 0 Remo (05-04-2026)LPalmeiras 2 - 1 Gremio (03-04-2026)
12 Cruzeiro 13 16 17 21 -4 WRemo 0 - 1 Cruzeiro (25-04-2026)WCruzeiro 2 - 0 Gremio (18-04-2026)WCruzeiro 2 - 1 RB Bragantino (12-04-2026)LSao Paulo 4 - 1 Cruzeiro (04-04-2026)WCruzeiro 3 - 0 Vitoria (01-04-2026)
13 Corinthians 13 15 9 11 -2 WCorinthians 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (26-04-2026)DVitoria 0 - 0 Corinthians (18-04-2026)DCorinthians 0 - 0 Palmeiras (12-04-2026)LCorinthians 0 - 1 Internacional (05-04-2026)LFluminense 3 - 1 Corinthians (02-04-2026)
14 Vitoria 12 15 12 17 -5 LAtletico Paranaense 3 - 1 Vitoria (26-04-2026)DVitoria 0 - 0 Corinthians (18-04-2026)WVitoria 2 - 0 Sao Paulo (11-04-2026)DChapecoense-sc 1 - 1 Vitoria (05-04-2026)LCruzeiro 3 - 0 Vitoria (01-04-2026)
15 Atletico-MG 12 14 14 15 -1 LCoritiba 2 - 0 Atletico-MG (19-04-2026)LSantos 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (11-04-2026)WAtletico-MG 2 - 1 Atletico Paranaense (05-04-2026)WChapecoense-sc 0 - 4 Atletico-MG (02-04-2026)LFluminense 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (21-03-2026)
16 Internacional 13 14 12 14 -2 DBotafogo 2 - 2 Internacional (25-04-2026)LInternacional 1 - 2 Mirassol (19-04-2026)DInternacional 0 - 0 Gremio (11-04-2026)WCorinthians 0 - 1 Internacional (05-04-2026)DInternacional 1 - 1 Sao Paulo (01-04-2026)
17 Santos 13 14 18 21 -3 DBahia 2 - 2 Santos (25-04-2026)LSantos 2 - 3 Fluminense (19-04-2026)WSantos 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (11-04-2026)LFlamengo 3 - 1 Santos (05-04-2026)WSantos 2 - 0 Remo (02-04-2026)
18 Mirassol 12 9 13 18 -5 LSao Paulo 1 - 0 Mirassol (26-04-2026)WInternacional 1 - 2 Mirassol (19-04-2026)LMirassol 1 - 2 Bahia (11-04-2026)LMirassol 0 - 1 RB Bragantino (05-04-2026)LBotafogo 3 - 2 Mirassol (01-04-2026)
19 Remo 13 8 13 23 -10 LRemo 0 - 1 Cruzeiro (25-04-2026)LRB Bragantino 4 - 2 Remo (19-04-2026)DRemo 1 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (11-04-2026)DGremio 0 - 0 Remo (05-04-2026)LSantos 2 - 0 Remo (02-04-2026)
20 Chapecoense-sc 11 8 11 22 -11 LChapecoense-sc 1 - 4 Botafogo (18-04-2026)LAtletico Paranaense 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (12-04-2026)DChapecoense-sc 1 - 1 Vitoria (05-04-2026)LChapecoense-sc 0 - 4 Atletico-MG (02-04-2026)LInternacional 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (22-03-2026)