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Not even the most pessimistic fan would imagine seeing the cruise -which has important titles in its history- in a desperate situation in its first year in Brazilian Serie B. The 2-1 defeat against Sampaio Corrêa, in Mineirão, further shook the atmosphere in the team, which returns to the field this Sunday, in front of the lantern, Oeste-SP, at 4:00 p.m., in Arena Barueri, in the duel that involves the last placed from the competition. Only a victory would alleviate the chaos that the club is experiencing at a time that should have been reconstructionAfter the hard days of last year.
To alleviate the crisis, Fox He chose to leave Belo Horizonte during the week and concluded his preparation in Atibaia, which is about 90 kilometers from Barueri. In this way, the players and the coaching staff were protected from possible protests and invasion of members of organized sympathizers to Foxhole II, as happened earlier in the week.
“In the last games, unfortunately, we didn’t win. But we have to keep working and trusting that everything will work out. We train well and we have a very important game. We hope to have a great game and come out with three points. We have to believe that things will change and work out well, ”says forward Sassá, who will start the team for the third consecutive game, as Marcelo Moreno is serving the Bolivian national team in the South American tie.
Sassá he last scored on August 19, when he was still defending Coritiba. Fired by the Paraná club after participating in a crowded match in Curitiba, he won another opportunity in Raposa. “I am physically well and I can donate more. I have to make an effort so that the goals come out again. God willing, I will score again on Sunday ”, warns the 99 jersey, which has a contract with the club until December 2021.
With the fluctuations of the results, the possibilities of access to the national elite are remote. According to the UFMG Department of Mathematics website Probabilities of Football, the team would have to be champion (around 70% of the points played to return to Serie A, currently the odds would be 2%.
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Coach Ney Franco tested some formations in Cruzeiro in the activity on Saturday morning, at the Atibaia hotel. Although there is a mystery regarding the lineup, the trend is that the commander Rafael Luiz instead of Giovanni, who did not perform well on the Sampaio Corrêa backhand.
The coach even tested the defender Ramon as a midfielder alongside Jadson and Jadsom Silva, leaving room for the return of Hunting in defense with Manoel. With that, Henrique, Filipe Machado and possibly Arthur Caíke would stay on the bench.
Weight embezzlement
Defensive midfielder Ariel Cabral and forward Roberson were left out of the delegation at the option of the coaching staff. The news among those called up are midfielder Adriano and forward Welinton.
Disastrous year
Thiago Carpini, recently fired from Guaraní, inherited the position, but has not yet managed to get the team out of the relegation zone, it has been five consecutive defeats in recent games. This Sunday, the novelty may be the return of forward Luan, former Cruzeiro and América, who was in the medical department. Defensive midfielder Nilton, who was also a two-time Brazilian champion for Raposa in 2013 and 2014, should remain a bench option.
WEST X CRUISE
West-SP
Luiz; Éder Sciola, Renan Fonseca, Cartano and Gustavo Salomão; Yuri, Betinho, Marlon, Mazinho and Luan; Welliton
Technical: Thiago Carpini
cruise
Fábio; Daniel Guedes, Manoel, Cacá and Giovanni (Rafael Luiz); Henrique (Jadson), Filipe Machado (Ramon); Airton, Régis and Arthur Caíke; Sassá
Technical: Ney Franco
Local: Arena Barueri, in Barueri (SP)
Data: October 11, 2020 (Sunday)
Calendar: 16h
Referee: Alisson Sidnei Furtado (TO)
Assistants: Natal da Silva Ramos Júnior and Fernando Gomes da Silva (TO)
TELEVISION: Balloon
