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The match, from a technical point of view, was not “those things”, but the result was very important for Cruzeiro, who beat Operário 1-0 today at the Germano Krüger stadium, in Ponta Grossa, on matchday 17 of the Brazilian Championship in Series B. Raposa’s goal was scored by Arthur Caíke.
The arrival of Felipão becomes effective in the first game and Cruzeiro wins again after four games of fasting. With the result, Raposa moved up two positions provisionally, reached 17th place, and waited for Figueirense to leave to find out his real position at the end of the round.
The Operário-PR, meanwhile, got 22 points and remains tenth.
Who did it well: Ricardo Silva and Arthur Caíke
Well positioned, Ricardo Silva appeared every time Cruzeiro’s attackers threatened an attack with more danger. He was a lion on defense, winning the majority of 1 x 1 matches. He was unable to stop Arthur Caíke’s goal, which scored the winning goal for Cruzeiro on his third offensive attempt. Also noteworthy is the attacking midfielder Airton, who started well in the second half and assisted Cruzeiro’s goal.
Who was wrong: Marquinhos Gabriel
Although he was not well shot and the ball passed a lot by his feet, he failed to score a great offensive play. His most outstanding play was a free kick defended by goalkeeper Thiago Braga and a discussion in the first half with an Operário player, after falling into the area in an attempt to dig a penalty. He was replaced at 26 minutes of the second half
Ineffective possession
Cruzeiro again showed a problem that is not new. The team holds the ball, exchanges passes, remains in the opponent’s middle, but has difficulty attacking the opponent’s defense. Although the Operário did not bring danger to Fábio’s goal either, the Cruzeiro players did not manage to define with quality either. The old problem of creating plays, the lack of creativity and the ineffectiveness in breaking the opponent’s defensive lines were evident again.
Salvador goal
Despite the difficulty, Arthur Caíke ended up scoring an important goal after much fighting from the attack. The play was based on the speed of attacking midfielder Airton, who entered the second leg well.
Client without strength
The Operário also showed a very questionable football, also with difficulty to format an offensive thought. When he got to Fábio’s goal, most of the time he did so because of an error by Cruzeiro himself. The team also did not show creativity in the beginning of the attack plays.
At the end of the match, already with an unfavorable 1 to 0, the Operário even pressed, stopped at the hands of Fábio, who made a miraculous defense, and guaranteed Cruzeiro’s victory.
DATA SHEET
OPERÁRIO-PR 0 X 1 CRUISE
Local: Germano Krügger, Ponta Grossa
Data: October 20, 2020, Tuesday
Calendar: 9:30 pm (from Brasilia)
Referee: Diego Pombo Lopez placeholder image
Assistants: Alessandro Álvaro Rocha de Matos and Edevan de Oliveira Pereira
Yellow cards: Peixoto, Marcelo, Ricardo Silva, Sávio and Douglas Coutinho (Operário-PR); Adriano and Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro)
Goal: Arthur Caíke, 40 minutes into the second half (Cruzeiro)
OPERÁRIO-PR: Thiago Braga; Sávio, Rafael Bonfim, Ricardo Silva, Peixoto; Leandro Vilela, Marcelo, Thomaz; Maranhão, Douglas Coutinho, Jefinho. Technical: Joel Preisner.
CRUISE: Fábio; Rafael Luiz, Cacá, Ramon, Matheus Pereira; Adriano, Jadsom, Régis, Marquinhos Gabriel; Arthur Caíke, Marcelo Moreno. Technical: Luiz Felipe Scolari.
