Vasco da Gama halt Zeiro's streak with late flourish | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Vasco da Gama beat Cruzeiro 3-1 at São Januário. Tchê Tchê opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Lucas de Freitas Molarinho Chagas doubled the lead (55.), and David's header in the second minute of second half stoppage time came before Felipe Morais' consolation in the fifth minute of second half stoppage time was allowed after a VAR check. Vasco produced 21 attempts and nine on target to Raposa's 11 and six, sustained by 11 corners to three. Vascão climb from 19th to 16th while Zeiro stay fifth, and Vascão visit Vitória in the Copa do Brasil next as Zeiro host Athletico Paranaense in the league.

Player of the Match: Thiago Mendes dictated midfield for Vasco with five key passes, 27 successful final third passes and 13 recoveries, constantly feeding the front line.

Stat of the Match: Vasco registered nine shots on target, underlining their attacking edge despite having 46.0% possession.

Three Things We Learned: Set pieces mattered for Vasco, with Lucas Piton supplying four accurate crosses from 10 and the assist for the second goal from a corner. Zeiro had 54.0% possession yet produced only 11 attempts to Vasco's 21, showing the hosts carried the greater threat. VAR upheld Raposa's late consolation, denying Léo Jardim a clean sheet after his five saves.