Expelled 26 minutes from the first half, Gabigol assumed responsibility for Cruzeiro defeat in the classic against Atleticothis Sunday (9), for the seventh round of the Mineiro Championship, in Mineirão.
In an interview after the match, the striker admitted that his early exit was critical to taking him the reins and won the duel.
“Really, when I was sent off, the game gets another. So I assume the blame. This defeat is my fault. It is going on working and I’m sure we will find ourselves ahead, ”he said.
However, he pondered that his entry into Lyanco had no evil. Shirt 9 said he tried to lock the defender, but the situation came out of his control.
“A little no, totally (expulsion disrupted Cruzeiro). It was a bid that, everyone knows me, I’m not a bad guy. I tried to lock it (Lyanco), but my head was low and really took the elbow, ”said Gabigol.
“In Var, the image gets much uglier than it happened. When I was 11 against 11, I always imagined that things would happen. We dominated the game, there was a ball. I was sure we would win, ”he lamented.
Provocation?
Asked if he would have fallen into opposing provocations, Gabigol denied and commented that it was a game move.
“No, it was a bid that I just tried to destabilize it to touch the unbalanced ball. Ended up catching. In the slow motion image, it looks like it was a much stronger image, but it wasn’t, ”Gabi reflected.
“Game bid, which could have, perhaps, have taken a little more care. But everyone knows I’m not a bad guy. When I was expelled, the game became more complicated, ”he said.
Gabigol’s expulsion in the classic
Gabriel Barbosa elbowed the face of defender Lyanco divided on the side of the field. After analysis at VAR, Felipe Fernandes de Lima had no doubt and took the star from the match.
Cruise x Atlético
The match started balanced, but Rooster took over the domains after being one more player.
Coach Cuca launched the team up and reaped the fruits of it. Hulk went to the nets twice, at ten and 42 minutes of the second half, and secured the triumph for the alvinegro team.
Cruise in the Mineiro Championship
Cruzeiro follows group C leader with 11 points and is classified to the semifinal. The defeat of Aymorés ranked the celestial team for the next phase.
In the next round, the celestial team visits Democrat-GV, at the Jacaré Arena, in Sete Lagoas, on Wednesday (12), at 19h45 (Brasília).
