Gremio vs Cruzeiro 2-4
Carlos Vinicius 17' (pen)
C. Pavon 41'
Cruzeiro beat Gremio 4-2 at Arena do Grêmio in Serie A Regular Season Round 31 on 18 October 2026, having trailed at half-time after Carlos Vinicius's penalty (17') and Kaio Jorge's opener (23') left it 2-1. Pavon (41') put Gremio ahead before Kaio Jorge (48', 61') completed a hat-trick and Joao Marcelo (80') added a fourth, while Walter Kannemann was sent off for Gremio (73'). Cruzeiro had 60% of possession, though the sides shared six shots on target each.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- Carlos Vinicius · Penalty goal17'
- 23'Kaio Jorge assist Matheus Pereira
- Danilo Barbosa for E. Noriega36'
- C. Pavon41'
- 48'Kaio Jorge
- 61'Kaio Jorge assist William Furtado
- F. Krovinovic for M. Braithwaite66'
- 66'Ze Lucas for Matheus Henrique
- 67'João Marcelo · Yellow card
- 71'Matheus Pereira · Yellow card
- Walter Kannemann · Yellow card73'
- Walter Kannemann · Red card73'
- 76'Keny Arroyo · Yellow card
- 79'K. Arroyo for Wesley
- 80'Joao Marcelo assist Gerson
- F. Amuzu for J. Enamorado90'
- C. Pavon for Tete90'
- 90+2'Joao Marcelo for Fabricio Bruno
- 90+2'Gerson for Bruno Rodrigues
- 90+2'Kaio Jorge for L. Rodriguez
Match stats
Line-ups
Gremio starting XI
- 1Weverton
- 27Diego Caito
- 6Gustavo Martins
- 4Walter Kannemann
- 23Marlon
- 20M. Villasanti
- 15Danilo Barbosa
- 7C. Pavon
- 10F. Krovinovic
- 9F. Amuzu
- 95Carlos Vinicius
Gremio bench · coach Gaucho Renato
Cruzeiro starting XI
- 81Otavio Costa
- 12William Furtado
- 43Joao Marcelo
- 34Jonathan Jesus
- 25L. Villalba
- 5Ze Lucas
- 29L. Romero
- 99K. Arroyo
- 10Matheus Pereira
- 8Gerson
- 19Kaio Jorge
Cruzeiro bench · coach Jorge Artur
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Head-to-headlast 10 meetings
Serie A table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Flamengo | 33 | +40 | 73 |
| 2 |  Palmeiras | 33 | +34 | 70 |
| 3 |  Cruzeiro | 33 | +6 | 57 |
| 4 |  Fluminense | 33 | +10 | 54 |
| 5 |  Atletico Paranaense | 33 | +10 | 54 |
| 6 |  Bahia | 33 | +6 | 53 |
| 7 |  Atletico-MG | 33 | +5 | 50 |
| 8 |  RB Bragantino | 34 | +5 | 47 |
| 9 |  Santos | 34 | +1 | 47 |
| 10 |  Sao Paulo | 33 | 0 | 43 |
| 11 |  Coritiba | 34 | -11 | 42 |
| 12 |  Mirassol | 34 | -9 | 40 |
| 13 |  Botafogo | 33 | -8 | 39 |
| 14 |  Vasco DA Gama | 32 | -9 | 38 |
| 15 |  Vitoria | 33 | -13 | 38 |
| 16 |  Internacional | 34 | -4 | 38 |
| 17 |  Gremio | 33 | -7 | 37 |
| 18 |  Corinthians | 33 | -6 | 36 |
| 19 |  Remo | 33 | -15 | 29 |