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Cruzeiro lives a bipolarity that makes the team very difficult in Series B of the Brazilian Championship. If he has one of the best campaigns away from home, in the games in his domains he does not show the same performance, so much so that once again he stumbled performing in Belo Horizonte, this time against the CSA, tonight (15), at the stadium Independência, the team’s new home until the end of the competition.
Raposa and Azulão only drew 1-1, which was not a good result for the celestial pretensions in the competition. The goals of the match were scored by Pedro Lucas and Rafael Sóbis, one at each half.
The day even started with very interesting results for Cruzeiro, defeats of teams that will contest a place in the G4 until the end (Ponte Preta, Sampaio Corrêa and Juventude). But still, Fox didn’t take advantage of his opponents’ signal.
Cruzeiro’s next match is against Avaí, in Florianópolis, this Friday (18), at 8:15 p.m. The CSA, meanwhile, visits Juventude in another “six-point” match, as both teams battle for a place in the G4.
With the result, Cruzeiro provisionally climbs to tenth position, with 39 points, and can be overtaken by Confiança, who will face Guarani tomorrow at Brinco de Ouro, in Campinas. CSA ranks sixth with 45 points.
The game:
Cruzeiro exchanged passes, kept the ball in the defensive field, but had a lot of difficulty with the strong brand of the CSA, a team prepared to play backwards and look for counterattacks. In the first half, the Alagoas team won and put pressure on the Felipão team. The great forward Pedro Lucas scored with a header in the 25th minute and took the result to half-time.
At the return to the second half, coach Felipão changed teams, took out a shuttlecock and added midfielder Giovanni Piccolomo, who gave another dynamic to the heavenly midfield. And it was with a play by the player himself, a shot from outside the area that gave no defense to Matheus Mendes, that Rafael Sóbis took advantage of the rebound to equalize, at 11 o’clock of the complementary stage.
Despite some pressure from Cruzeiro, Raposa’s attempts were insufficient to change the result. The CSA also had a good chance of killing the game, but it stopped at the hands of the enlightened Fábio.
Tribute:
Goalkeeper Fábio was playing in a yellow jersey with Biagio’s name on the back. The mention refers to Biagio Peluso, second vice president of Cruzeiro, who died last Sunday a victim of covid-19. A photo of the councilor was also shown on the stadium screen, with the phrase “Grazie, Biagio” (Thank you, Biagio, in translation from Italian).
Who did it well: Rafael Sóbis and Pedro Lucas
Player more aware of Cruzeiro’s attack, striker Rafael Sóbis sought the game, kicked from outside the area, scored a goal. Experienced, always demands responsibility. In CSA, the scorer deserves a mention.
Who was wrong: Willian Pottker and Rodrigo Pimpão
Cruzeiro had difficulty attacking in the first half, but forward Willian Pottker was practically a decorative figure in the sector, with few offensive occasions and easily involved in the strong CSA strength. No changes were made to the interval.
On the CSA side, forward Rodrigo Pimpão did not perform well. The player did not have a good opportunity, he just appeared and was substituted in the second half.
Game timeline:
In the 25th minute of the first half, striker Pedro Lucas, without scoring, filled goalkeeper Fábio’s net, with his head, after crossing Yago’s measure: 0 to 1.
At 11 minutes into the second half, Giovanni launched a rocket from outside the area, goalkeeper Matheus Mendes extended it forward, and Rafael Sóbis took advantage of the rebound to tie: 1 to 1.
DATA SHEET:
1 x 1 CSA CRUISE
Reason: 29th round of Serie B of the Brazilian Championship
Local: Independência Stadium, in Belo Horizonte (MG)
Date and Time: December 15, 2020 (Tuesday), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasilia time)
Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (RN)
Assistants: Jean Márcio dos Santos (RN) and Vinícius Melo de Lima (RN)
Goals: Pedro Lucas (25 ‘1 ° Q), Rafael Sóbis (11’ 2 ° Q)
Yellow card: Jadsom Silva, Matheus Pereira (CRU); Geovane (CSA)
Red card: There was no
CRUISE: Fábio; Cáceres, Manoel, Ramon and Matheus Pereira; Jadson (Giovanni Piccolomo), Jadsom Silva and Filipe Machado; Airton (Welinton), Rafael Sóbis (Sassá) and William Pottker (Arthur Caíke). Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
CSA: Matheus Mendes; Cedric, Rodolfo Filemon, Luciano Castan and Diego Renan; Geovane, Yago (Gabriel) and Nadson (Marquinhos); Andrigo (Rone), Rodrigo Pimpão (Rafael Bilu) and Pedro Lucas (Victor Silva). Technician: Mozart
