With a goal in the second half, Cruzeiro overcame Fortaleza and won important points in the fight against relegation; teams faced each other in a delayed round
In the coach’s debut Paulo AutuoriO cruise won the Strength 1-0 on Saturday night, 18th, in a delayed game of the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship. In the second half, Bruno Rodrigues scored the heroic goal for Raposa at Castelão.
With the result, the Minas Gerais team won again and reached 40 points. The team led by Autuori surpassed the Bahia and pushed the opponent to 17th place, the first within the relegation zone, and tied in points with the Vasco, 15th. Leão, who hasn’t won in eight matches, stands at 43 points, in 12th place.
🕘Game over and CRUZEIRO VICTORY! 🫶
⚽ Our goal was scored by Bruno Rodrigues
+ 3 points in the Brasileirão! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!🔷 #FORxCRU | 0-1 | 🔷 #ClosedWithCruzeiropic.twitter.com/RwNH48sV4m
— Cruzeiro 🦊 (@Cruzeiro) November 18, 2023
The teams return to the field for the 35th round of the Brazilian Championship next week. On Sunday, 26th, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), Fortaleza will host the leader Palm trees in Castelão. On Monday, at 8pm, Cruzeiro visits the Goiás in Serrinha.
Before, on the 22nd, at 7pm (Brasília time), the Minas Gerais team receives the Vasco in Mineirão. The duel will represent the end of the 33rd round of the national competition.
The game
Leão do Pici showed a lot of enthusiasm to attack and registered five offsides in the first half of the match alone, including a disallowed goal by Machuca, in the 27th minute. On the other side, Raposa presented little danger to João Ricardo.
Despite Fortaleza’s pressure for most of the game, it was Cruzeiro who opened the scoring. In the 35th minute, Bruno Rodrigues received a pass from Ian Lucas and finished. The adjusted bid took a few minutes to be confirmed by the VAR: 0 to 1.
⚽ IT’S CABULOSO’S GOAL!!!!
Ian Luccas passes it to Bruno Rodrigues inside the area, who doesn’t forgive and scores our first goal!Come see the bid!
🎥 Premiere🔷 #FORxCRU| 0-1 | 🔷 #ClosedWithCruzeiropic.twitter.com/RIhrUYNw1L
— Cruzeiro 🦊 (@Cruzeiro) November 18, 2023
Source: sportbuzz
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