Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo predicted line-ups
Série A · Thu 8 Oct
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Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Cruzeiro
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: Leonardo Jardim

Sao Paulo
3-4-2-1Formation· Coach: Machado Roger
- 23Rafael
- 22Domingos Duarte
- 12Iago
- 5R. Arboleda
- 48D. Ferreira
- 8Marcos Antônio
- 28Newton
- 37Artur
- 43G. Santana
- 20Aurélio Buta
- 17André Silva
- 20Wesley Gassova
- 38Felipe Morais
- 40Rhuan Gabriel
- 97L. Rodríguez
- 5Zé Lucas
- 67João Gabriel e Costa Cesco
- 15Fabrício Bruno
- 23Fágner
- 43João Marcelo
- 2Kauã Moraes
- 1Cássio
Bench
- 81Otávio Eleodoro Rezende Costa
- 27G. Rojas
- 12William
- 51Vitor Lamounier
- 41Leo Aragão
- 12Eraclito Marcelo
- 34Jonathan
Out
- Leo Aragao · Muscle Injury
- Kenji · Yellow Cards
- Wanderson · Inactive
- Gabriel Pec · Broken Leg
- Matheus Henrique · Yellow Cards
- Kaiki · Red Card
- Lucas Silva · Yellow Cards
- Fagner · Yellow Cards
Bench
- 2R. Tolói
- 9J. Calleri
- 50Young
- 56Nicolas
- 13E. Díaz
- 40Igor Felisberto
- 53Isac
Out
- Luis Osorio · Red Card
- Victor Sa · Inactive
- Wendell · Yellow Cards
- Robert Arboleda · Inactive
- Ferreira · Inactive
- R. Toloi · Muscle Injury
- Marcos Antonio · Hamstring Injury
- Djhordney · Inactive
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo line-ups published?
Clubs in the Série A release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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