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The coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, on the day he turned 72, could not lead his team to victory against the Guarani, in Mineirão, for the 21st day of Series B of the Brazilian Championship. However, the coach was concerned to praise the young Raposa players, who even on three occasions at a disadvantage on the scoreboard, managed to react and tie the score, which pointed 3 to 3 at the final whistle of the questioned referee Pahtrice Corrêa.
“There was no victory, there was a draw, we finished the game with four, five, six guys from the base, 19, 21 players, players who are doing the job, yes,” praised the coach.
The point won in a sweaty game happened with ten players on the field, as forward Willian Pottker, making his first game for Cruzeiro in Mineirão, received a red card in the 11th minute of the second half. And the offer of expulsion was criticized by Felipão.
“If there had been the VAR, I am sure that this expulsion would not have occurred. We know that, and we saw it, it was in front of us, that when he [Pottker] dominates, does so by turning to attack, and cannot turn with arms close to body. It is a situation that some referees understand one way, others another. It does not work, it will always be like that. There will be interpretations. What also exists is the fourth official to help, the flag to help, but one looks at the other and does not know what to say, that is the situation ”, he criticized.
In Scolari’s opinion, Cruzeiro knew how to suffer within the condition in which he was in the match, with one less. The coach even said that Fox had a certain supremacy at the time of drawing, which the commander, finally, due to the circumstances of the match, celebrated.
“What I want to praise is that, with ten players, we started to play better than with 11. We had supremacy of the game when we drew, we had the virility and the desire to achieve that draw that did us good. In the end there was no victory as we wanted, but this tie, under these circumstances, was fine, “he said.
The Cruzeiro with the point won reaches 24 points, in position 15. Raposa’s next appointment is scheduled for this Friday (13), in Mineirão, against Figueirense.
