Cruzeiro vs Libertad, 2024 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Cruzeiro advance 3-1 on aggregate

Cruzeiro

12': Kaio Jorge
60': Lucas Romero

FT
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Cruzeiro advance 3-1 on aggregate

Libertad

72': Roque Santa Cruz

About

Cruzeiro are hosting Libertad at Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Ángel Cardozo Lucena.
3': Attempt missed. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.
5': Foul by Lautaro Díaz (Cruzeiro).
5': Rubén Lezcano (Libertad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
6': Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Libertad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Goal! Cruzeiro 1, Libertad 0. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marlon.
14': Delay in match because of an injury Cássio (Cruzeiro).
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Hand ball by Iván Ramírez (Libertad).
18': Foul by William (Cruzeiro).
18': Rubén Lezcano (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': William (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Rubén Lezcano.
23': Attempt missed. Gustavo Aguilar (Libertad) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
24': Attempt blocked. Rubén Lezcano (Libertad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Cardozo Lucena.
24': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro).
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Foul by Iván Ramírez (Libertad).
29': Matheus Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Iván Ramírez (Libertad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Attempt blocked. Rubén Lezcano (Libertad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Silva.
35': Attempt blocked. Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Libertad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
35': Corner, Libertad. Conceded by Matheus Henrique.
36': Attempt missed. Gustavo Aguilar (Libertad) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iván Ramírez with a cross following a corner.
41': Foul by Hernesto Caballero (Libertad).
41': Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Lautaro Díaz (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Romero.
42': Foul by Néstor Giménez (Libertad).
42': Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Matías Espinoza.
44': Attempt missed. Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cruzeiro 1, Libertad 0.
45': Second Half begins Cruzeiro 1, Libertad 0.
45': Substitution, Libertad. Roque Santa Cruz replaces Gustavo Aguilar.
46': Foul by Hernesto Caballero (Libertad).
46': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Rubén Lezcano (Libertad).
46': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt saved. Marcelo Fernández (Libertad) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Cardozo Lucena.
51': Foul by Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Libertad).
51': Matheus Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Hernesto Caballero (Libertad).
52': William (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt missed. Lautaro Díaz (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Veron.
53': Attempt missed. Marcelo Fernández (Libertad) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
55': Foul by Roque Santa Cruz (Libertad).
55': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Néstor Giménez (Libertad).
56': Lautaro Díaz (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Néstor Giménez (Libertad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Matías Espinoza.
57': Foul by Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro).
57': Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Hand ball by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
60': Second yellow card to Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) for hand ball.
62': Substitution, Libertad. Iván Franco replaces Alejandro Silva.
62': Substitution, Libertad. Héctor Villalba replaces Marcelo Fernández.
62': Foul by Iván Franco (Libertad).
62': Matheus Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Corner, Libertad. Conceded by Gabriel Veron.
64': Roque Santa Cruz (Libertad) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Iván Ramírez with a cross following a corner.
66': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Walace replaces Gabriel Veron.
66': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Álvaro Barreal replaces Lautaro Díaz.
68': Substitution, Libertad. Bautista Merlini replaces Rubén Lezcano.
70': Attempt missed. Hernesto Caballero (Libertad) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Matías Espinoza with a cross.
72': Goal! Cruzeiro 1, Libertad 1. Roque Santa Cruz (Libertad) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iván Ramírez with a cross.
73': Substitution, Cruzeiro. João Marcelo replaces Matheus Pereira.
75': Attempt saved. Iván Franco (Libertad) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Cardozo Lucena.
78': Attempt saved. Héctor Villalba (Libertad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iván Ramírez with a cross.
78': Attempt missed. Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Libertad) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
79': Substitution, Libertad. Alexis Fretes replaces Matías Espinoza.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro).
84': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Mateus Vital replaces Kaio Jorge.
84': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Fabrizio Peralta replaces Matheus Henrique.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Attempt missed. Diego Viera (Libertad) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Villalba with a cross.
89': Foul by Bautista Merlini (Libertad).
89': Mateus Vital (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Diego Viera (Libertad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Fretes with a cross.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Hernesto Caballero (Libertad) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Villalba with a cross.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Cruzeiro 1, Libertad 1.
0': Match ends, Cruzeiro 1, Libertad 1.

Statistics

LIB		CRU
12	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	3
53.5	Possession	46.5
16	SHOTS	5
4	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
376	Accurate Passes	316
459	Passes	410
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
9	Accurate Crosses	6
33	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.5
53	Long Balls	78
29	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	0
10	Effective Tackles	7
15	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	4
11	Effective Clearances	34
11	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Venue: Estadio Mineirão
Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Attendance: 52,974

Line-Ups

Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Cássio (GK)
25	Lucas Villalba
5	Zé Ivaldo
3	Marlon
12	William
10	Matheus Pereira
97	Matheus Henrique
29	Lucas Romero
19	Kaio Jorge
30	Gabriel Veron
26	Lautaro Díaz

Cruzeiro Substitutes:

Mateus Vital, Anderson Paixão, Wesley, Walace , Lucas Silva , Ramiro, Kaiki , Fabrizio Peralta, João Marcelo, Jonathan Jesus, Leonardo, Álvaro Barreal.

Libertad (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Martín Silva (GK)
4	Néstor Giménez
5	Diego Viera
17	Matías Espinoza
2	Iván Ramírez
26	Hernesto Caballero
19	Rubén Lezcano
36	Ángel Cardozo
9	Gustavo Aguilar
28	Fabian Fernandez
13	Alejandro Silva

Libertad Substitutes:

Miguel Jacquet, Luis Cardozo, Roque Santa Cruz, Hugo Martínez, William Mendieta, Rodrigo Morínigo, Héctor Villalba, Alexis Fretes, Bautista Merlini, Ivan Franco, Cristian Riveros, Victor Rojas.

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