With the result, team from Minas Gerais remains in third place with 38 points; Already the team of the interior of São Paulo reached the 29 points and rose to sixth place, maintaining its unbeaten closed in the championship
In a match valid for the 20th round of, and tied 1-1 on the night of Monday (18) at the José Maria de Campos Maia Stadium in Mirassol. The result frustrated the mining team’s plans to take over the runner-up, while the São Paulo team secured their return to G6, the Libertadores classification zone. With the result, the cruise remains in third place with 38 points. Already Mirassol, considered one of the sensations of the tournament, reached the 29 points and climbed to sixth place, maintaining its unbeaten as principal in the championship.
The cruise started the match overwhelmingly and opened the scoring after four minutes of the first half. Matheus Pereira made a precise cross from the left to Kaio Jorge, the scorer of the championship, who scored his 14th goal in the competition. Despite the initial advantage, the Minas Gerais team failed to keep control of the match. Mirassol balanced the actions and began to press, creating several goal opportunities in the first stage, but stopped in great defenses of goalkeeper Cássio.
In the second half, the dominance of the home team intensified. The insistence was rewarded on 19 minutes, when Negueba, who had entered during the match, received at the end, dribbled the midfielder Walace and hit a beautiful kick at the angle, with no chance for Cassio, equaling the scoring. After the draw, Mirassol continued to push in search of the turn and even hit the post in a clear chance with Matheus Bianqui. Cruzeiro, in turn, showed apathy and had difficulty creating counterattacks, accumulating errors.
