The Minas Gerais team opened an advantage in the first four minutes of the game, with two goals from Kaio Jorge; It was the last match of Verdon before the Club Super World
It started at a compressor roll in Mineirão and won the 2-1 this Sunday (1st), for the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship. Kaio Jorge shone with two lightning goals before the five minutes of the game and was the big name of the match. The striker reached eight goals in Serie A and put the fox in the runner-up. With the result, Palmeiras lost unbeaten home in 2025 and fell from the first to fourth place. The team now embarks to the United States, where it competes in Super World, and only returns to Brasileirão after the competition.
Verdon’s goal came only at 41 in the second half, with Allan, while the team was pressing in search of a draw. Prior to that, the team from São Paulo suffered from the strong cruzeirense marking and had difficulty piercing the blockade armed by Leonardo Jardim. The match also marked the farewell of Stephen from Brazilian football. Revealed by Cruzeiro himself, the young striker had a discreet performance in his last match before joining Chelsea after the international tournament.
Why did Cruzeiro beat Palmeiras?
- An overwhelming celestial start at Mineirão, with two goals from Kaio Jorge before five minutes
- Efficiency in set ball plays: a goal after corner and another in a foul
- Solid defense and high marking that annulled Palmeiras for almost the entire game
- Verdon felt the embezzlement and failed to pierce the Cruzeirense boom, even with greater possession
The goals
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Allan, at 41 ‘of the second half, ending in the area
Next Games
- Cruise: Visit Vitória on June 12, at 19h (Brasilia), by Brasileirão
- Palm trees: faces Porto on June 15, for the first round of Super World in the USA
