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Flamengo vs Cruzeiro

Competition – Brazil Serie A

Stadium – Estádio Luso Brasileiro

Date: 8th November 2017

Kick-off time – 23:45 GMT

After losing the Brazilian Cup final to Cruzeiro in Penalties, Flamengo will be gunning for revenge in this game.

They come into this in some inconsistent run of form after following their Copa Sudamericana win over Fluminese with a 3-1 loss at Gremio on Sunday.

With the huge amount of money invested in their squad this season, they have failed to meet expectations.

They have collected just one point from their last three league games and those results has left them one point outside the Copa Sudamericana spot and they must focus now on getting back into the top six.

Cruzeiro come into this game in good position as their Cup win means they have booked their place in South America’s top club competition next season and they are also still impressing greatly in the league.

Their last two games has seen them collect four points from a respectable 2-2 draw at Palmeiras and win over Athletico PR at home.

Those results mean they now have seven wins from their last 12 games taking them fourth in the league table.

These two teams have met three times already this season with all three of those encounters ending in draws.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Flamengo

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
D Flamengo 0-0 CR Vasco da Gama Oct 28, 2017 Futebol Brasileiro
W Fluminense FC 0-1 Flamengo Oct 26, 2017 Copa Sudamericana
L São Paulo 2-0 Flamengo Oct 22, 2017 Futebol Brasileiro
W Flamengo 4-1 Bahia Oct 20, 2017 Futebol Brasileiro
W Chapecoense AF 0-1 Flamengo Oct 15, 2017 Futebol Brasileiro

Cruzeiro

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
D Palmeiras 2-2 Cruzeiro Oct 30, 2017 Futebol Brasileiro
L Cruzeiro 1-3 Atlético MG Oct 22, 2017 Futebol Brasileiro
L Coritiba FBC 1-0 Cruzeiro Oct 18, 2017 Futebol Brasileiro
W Gremio 0-1 Cruzeiro Oct 12, 2017 Futebol Brasileiro
W Cruzeiro 2-1 AA Ponte Preta Oct 7, 2017 Futebol Brasileiro

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Cruzeiro 0-0 Flamengo Sep 28, 2017 Copa Do Brazil
Flamengo 1-1 Cruzeiro Sep 8, 2017 Copa Do Brazil
Cruzeiro 1-1 Flamengo Jul 16, 2017 Futebol Brasileiro
Flamengo 2-1 Cruzeiro Sep 25, 2016 Futebol Brasileiro
Cruzeiro 0-1 Flamengo Jun 16, 2016 Futebol Brasileiro

Other fixtures taking place this week in Brazil Serie A:

November 20, 2024
Corinthians 15:00 Cruzeiro
RB Bragantino 20:30 São Paulo
Athletico Para… 20:30 Atlético Goian…
Criciúma 20:30 Vitória
Bahia 22:00 Palmeiras
Grêmio 23:00 Juventude
Cuiabá 23:00 Flamengo
November 21, 2024
Atlético Mineiro 01:30 Botafogo
November 22, 2024
Vasco da Gama 00:00 Internacional
November 23, 2024
Fluminense 01:30 Fortaleza
Juventude 23:30 Cuiabá
Atlético Goian… 23:30 Palmeiras
Botafogo 23:30 Vitória
November 24, 2024
São Paulo 01:30 Atlético Mineiro
Internacional 20:00 RB Bragantino
Bahia 20:00 Athletico Para…
Corinthians 20:00 Vasco da Gama
November 26, 2024
Fluminense 23:00 Criciúma

Brazil Serie A Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Botafogo 33 20 8 5 52 26 +26 68
2 Palmeiras 33 19 7 7 54 27 +27 64
3 Fortaleza 33 18 9 6 47 32 +15 63
4 Flamengo 33 17 8 8 51 37 +14 59
5 Internacional 33 16 11 6 46 28 +18 59
6 São Paulo 33 17 6 10 47 34 +13 57
7 Cruzeiro 33 13 8 12 38 35 +3 47
8 Bahia 33 13 7 13 43 42 +1 46
9 Vasco da Gama 33 12 7 14 36 49 -13 43
10 Atlético Mineiro 33 10 12 11 42 47 -5 42
11 Corinthians 33 10 11 12 39 41 -2 41
12 Grêmio 33 11 6 16 38 42 -4 39
13 Vitória 33 11 5 17 38 48 -10 38
14 Athletico Para… 33 10 7 16 35 41 -6 37
15 Fluminense 33 10 7 16 28 36 -8 37
16 Criciúma 33 9 10 14 39 48 -9 37
17 Juventude 33 9 10 14 40 52 -12 37
18 RB Bragantino 33 8 12 13 34 40 -6 36
19 Cuiabá 33 6 11 16 25 41 -16 29
20 Atlético Goian… 33 6 8 19 24 50 -26 26

Brazil  Serie A Results

November 16, 2024
Athletico Para… 1 - 0 Atlético Mineiro
November 14, 2024
Flamengo 0 - 0 Atlético Mineiro
November 10, 2024
São Paulo 2 - 1 Athletico Para…
November 9, 2024
Cruzeiro 2 - 1 Criciúma
Juventude 2 - 1 Bahia
Atlético Goian… 0 - 0 RB Bragantino
Fortaleza 3 - 0 Vasco da Gama
Vitória 1 - 2 Corinthians
Botafogo 0 - 0 Cuiabá
Palmeiras 1 - 0 Grêmio
November 8, 2024
Internacional 2 - 0 Fluminense
November 7, 2024
Atlético Goian… 1 - 0 Atlético Mineiro
Cruzeiro 0 - 1 Flamengo
November 6, 2024
Botafogo 3 - 0 Vasco da Gama
Bahia 0 - 3 São Paulo
Internacional 2 - 0 Criciúma
November 5, 2024
Corinthians 2 - 0 Palmeiras

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