Cruzeiro beat Atlético-GO by 1 to 0, this Sunday (12), at the Antônio Accioly stadium, in Goiânia, in the sixth round of the Brazilian Championship, and reached the third consecutive victory of the season.
The winning goal was scored by Matheus Pereira, in the second half.
A great victory for @cruise out of home! pic.twitter.com/Y7TXNiuFQZ
— Brasileirão Betano (@Brasileirao) May 12, 2024
With the result, the celestial team climbs the leaderboard and momentarily takes fifth place, with ten points in five matches.
The celestial climb up the table was also benefited by Palmeiras’ defeat to Athletico-PR.
Before the ball rolled, the blue team was in tenth place.
Cruzeiro’s next games
Cruzeiro’s next game will be against Unión La Calera, this Thursday (16), at 9pm (Brasília time), at Independência, in the fifth round of Group B of the Copa Sul
Americana.
In the Brazilian Championship, if the competition is not stopped due to the tragedy in Rio Grande do Sul, Cruzeiro will return to the field on May 20th (Monday), at 8pm (Brasília time), at the Morumbis stadium, in the round of number seven.
Three wins in the season
The 1-0 victory over Atlético-GO made Cruzeiro reach an unprecedented milestone this year. For the first time, the star team won three consecutive matches in 2024. Before, they beat Vitória (3-1) and Alianza-COL (3-0).
Pedrinho applauded
Before the ball rolled, Cruzeiro’s majority partner, Pedro Lourenço, received a huge ovation from the Cruzeiro fans present at the Antônio Accioly stadium. In the stands, Cruzeiro fans sang songs with the businessman’s name.
While walking near the stands where the fans were, Pedrinho heard the Cruzeirenses shouting his name very loudly: “Pedrinho, Pedrinho, Pedrinho” and “Ih, Fud… Pedrinho appeared”, sang the Cruzeirenses.
The game
With an offensive formation, Cruzeiro started the game better, seeking to attack and occupying Atlético-GO’s field. Despite the greater volume at the beginning, Fernando Seabra’s team saw their opponent equalize their actions and leave the match well contested.
In the initial stage, Cruzeiro had a goal disallowed. In the 27th minute, Arthur Gomes received the ball behind the defense, dribbled past the goalkeeper and found the net. Despite celebrating, the Cruzeiro striker saw the referee following the assistant’s marking for offside.
A minute before, Cruzeiro had almost scored. After a free kick, Zé Ivaldo headed the ball towards the goal, but Alix took it off the line.
Atlético-GO also had chances. In the 19th minute, after a play on the left side, Shaylon crossed into the area. Derek, alone, caught the ball too much and kicked it out, right in the face of goalkeeper Anderson.
Second time
In the second half, the match remained open, with the game “open” for both sides. Atlético-GO had a good chance to score with Yony González, in a plastic move. The attacker risked a bicycle from outside the area and scared goalkeeper Anderson.
In response, Cruzeiro hit the post in the 27th minute, with Rafael Elias “Papagaio”.
And in the 35th minute of the second half the winning goal, with the highlight Matheus Pereira.
Game chronology
In the 35th minute of the second half, Matheus Pereira received the ball at the edge of the area, and, with some freedom, turned his body and shot well. The ball went into the corner of the Atlético goal: 0 to 1.
ATLÉTICO-GO
Atlético-GO
Ronaldo; Bruno Tubarão, Adriano Martins, Alix and Guilherme Romão; Lucas Kal (Vagner Love), Gabriel Baralhas, Gabriel Barros (Yony González) and Shaylon (Danielzinho); Luiz Fernando and Derek (Emiliano Rodriguez): Technician: Jair Ventura.
cruise
Anderson; William, João Marcelo, Zé Ivaldo and Marlon; Lucas Romero, Lucas Silva (Ramiro), Álvaro Barreal (Vitinho), Matheus Pereira (Cifuentes); Arthur Gomes (Gabriel Veron) and Rafa Silva (Rafael Elias). Technician: Fernando Seabra.
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