Two clubs in the top half of the Brasileiro Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Cruzeiro and Gremio. The contest scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadium Minearo in Belo Horizonte and can be live streamed here free.

Having defeated Santos 3-0 on Sunday, Cruzeiro cruised to the top of the Serie A table in Brazil with 33 points. For head coach Marcelo Oliveira, it was the work of the players that made the club's accomplishment that much easier.

"It [the victory] was great," he said following the match (via ESPN). "We had an extremely difficult game. We played a beautiful game. Victory was essential to resume our journey. Our success is not by chance, it is by [the hard] work and quality of [our] players. It is good that we maintain a high utilization [of our skills] at home because difficulties [are ahead of us]."

One of those difficulties include a visit from Gremio this evening.

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Charged with controlling the midfield for Gremio is Fellipe Bastos. The 24-year-old enters today averaging four tackles and 1.5 clearances per match. He'll look to provide the club defensive stability and organization in Belo Horizonte.

Cruzeiro's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Fabio; Egidio, Dede, Leo, Mayke; Silva, Henrique; Willian, Goulart, Ribeiro, Moreno

Gremio's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Grohe; Breno, Rhodolfo, Werley, Ramiro; Bastos, Walace; Fernandinho, Rodriguinho, Giuliano; Barcos

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).

Standings

Rnk

Team

MP

W

D

L

GF

GA

+/-

Pts

1

Cruzeiro

15

10

3

2

32

13

19

33

2

Internacional

16

9

4

3

22

12

10

31

3

Sao Paulo FC

16

8

5

3

26

18

8

29

4

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista

15

7

7

1

17

7

10

28

5

Fluminense

16

8

2

6

23

15

8

26

6

Sport

16

7

4

5

14

17

-3

25

7

Santos

16

6

5

5

17

11

6

23

8

Clube Atlético Mineiro

16

6

5

5

22

19

3

23

9

Atlético-PR

16

6

5

5

23

22

1

23

10

Grêmio

15

6

4

5

13

12

1

22

11

Goiás

15

5

5

5

9

12

-3

20

12

Chapecoense

16

5

4

7

11

15

-4

19

13

Flamengo

16

5

4

7

12

21

-9

19

14

Figueirense

16

5

2

9

12

22

-10

17

15

Criciúma

16

4

5

7

9

21

-12

17

16

Botafogo

16

4

4

8

17

18

-1

16

17

Coritiba

16

3

6

7

14

17

-3

15

18

Bahia

16

3

6

7

11

16

-5

15

19

Vitória

16

3

6

7

15

21

-6

15

20

Palmeiras

16

4

2

10

13

23

-10

14