Vasco da Gama beat Cruzeiro 3-1 in the Brasileiro Série A, taking control with two goals before the hour and adding a third in the 90th minute. Cruzeiro had more possession, but Vasco's greater cutting edge showed in both the scoreline and the chances they created.
Tchê Tchê opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Lucas Freitas doubled the lead in the 55th, and David made it 3-0 in the 90th minute before Felipe Morais pulled one back for Cruzeiro in the same minute. João Marcelo and Adson were booked early in the first half, and Lucas Freitas was booked late on.
The box score underlined Vasco's superiority in front of goal: they had 21 shots to Cruzeiro's 11 and an expected-goals total of 3.24 against 0.63. Cruzeiro's extra possession did not translate into clear chances, with Vasco creating five big chances to their one.
