Cruzeiro vs Boca Juniors
Match Report
Cruzeiro beat Boca Juniors 1-0 at the Mineirão to end the visitors' unbeaten Copa Libertadores run. The pivotal moment came in first-half stoppage time when Adam Bareiro was sent off for a second yellow card, leaving Boca to fight out the entire second half with ten men.
Néiser Villarreal broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute, converting a cross from Kaio Jorge after a build-up started by Matheus Pereira. Goalkeeper Leandro Brey had kept Boca in it with a string of fine saves throughout the second half. A post-whistle confrontation then erupted, with Ayrton Costa collecting a yellow card in the melee.
The win lifts Cruzeiro level with Boca Juniors on six points in Group D, making it a genuinely tight race at the top. For the Argentines, it's a first stumble on the continent this season — they stay in contention but must regroup quickly.
Match Events
7'
L. Paredes(Unsportsmanlike conduct)
25'
Kaio Jorge(Foul)
29'
Fagner(Roughing)
40'
Gerson(Unsportsmanlike conduct)
40'
A. Bareiro(Foul)
45+1'
46'
75'
75'
83'
87'
L. Blanco(Foul)
87'
Matheus Pereira(Unsportsmanlike conduct)
90'
A. Costa(Unsportsmanlike conduct)
7'
L. Paredes(Unsportsmanlike conduct)
(Foul)Kaio Jorge
25'
(Roughing)Fagner
29'
(Unsportsmanlike conduct)Gerson
40'
40'
A. Bareiro(Foul)
45+1'
46'
83'
87'
L. Blanco(Foul)
(Unsportsmanlike conduct)Matheus Pereira
87'
90'
A. Costa(Unsportsmanlike conduct)
Statistics
63%Possession37%
11Shots0
2Shots on Target0
5Corners1
11Fouls0
4Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards1
443Passes258
0Saves1
Head to Head
2
Cruzeiro wins
2
Draws
4
Boca Juniors wins
Goals: 8 - 10
