Teams will face each other from 4pm this Sunday (9) at Mineirão in search of a victory before the Series A break
e face each other, starting at 4pm (Brasília time) this Sunday (9) at the Mineirão stadium, in Belo Horizonte, in search of a victory before the Serie A stop of the for the FIFA Date of November.
Occupying 3rd place in the classification with 63 points won, Raposa is looking for its 3rd consecutive victory in the competition to enter the fight for the title of the national competition once and for all. In the last round, the team led by Portuguese coach Leonardo Jardim beat by the score of 1-0 despite playing in Porto Alegre.
To measure forces against Fluminense, Cruzeiro will not be able to count on midfielder Lucas Silva, suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards. Therefore, the Minas Gerais team must enter the field with: Cássio; William, Fabrício Bruno, Villalba and Kaiki; Lucas Romero, Eduardo and Matheus Pereira; Christian, Arroyo and Kaio Jorge.
On the other side of the field will be a Fluminense team that is going through a moment of great instability in the season. After guaranteeing their presence in the semi-finals of the and having a good campaign in the FIFA Club World Cup (guaranteeing fourth place in the end), Tricolor das Laranjeiras is trying to put its poor performance away from home behind to gain important points in the fight for a place in the next edition of the Copa Libertadores.
Despite coming off a 1-0 victory over a surprising Mirassol in the last round, the team led by coach Luis Zubeldia is trying to improve its performance away from home. As a visitor, and under the command of the Argentine coach, the Laranjeiras team has played four matches (three defeats and one draw).
And the lack of good results as a visitor has bothered Fluminense, as coach Luis Zubeldia made clear in a press conference after the triumph over Mirassol: “I hope that, over time, we will also achieve good results away from home. Working not only on the tactical aspect, but also on the mental aspect. Knowing how to manage situations away from home. I always say that performances fluctuate a little in the Brazilian Championship considering the location and matches as visitors, apart from the first placed teams, who maintain regularity with or without being in charge of the field.”
Just like Cruzeiro, Tricolor will have an important absence for the match, midfielder Martinelli, suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards. Two players are fighting for the spot, Facundo Bernal and Nonato. And the Laranjeiras team should start the confrontation with: Fábio; Samuel Xavier, Thiago Silva, Freytes and Renê; Facundo Bernal (Nonato), Hércules and Lucho Acosta; Serna, Canobbio and Everaldo.
*With information from Agência Brasil
