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Derby time in Belo Horizonte: Record winner Cruzeiro receives city rivals Atletico-MG in the first leg of the quarter-finals in the Copa do Brasil. The Classico Mineiro was won in the past by the majority of black and white. Of course, the hosts want to counteract this statistic with a victory. Raposa trembled in the previous round but only in the quarterfinals. After two draws finally won a penalty shootout against Fluminense the rash. Less dramatic, but still close to a draw and 2-1 sat down again Atletico-MG against Santos.
As a result, Alvinegro secured the entrance fee for the quarter-finals of 3,150,000 Real (about 740,000 euros). In the match between Cruzeiro and Atletico-MG, the forecast includes both teams landing one goal. The defensive ranks of the clubs have proved in the season so far rather shaky and playful are the city rivals at eye level. Add to this the derby character: this factor has in the past often tactical corsets quickly loosened by the heatedness on the court again and causes an open exchange of blows. The Cruzeiro and Atletico-MG tip is worth five units to us.
Cruzeiro:
Cruzeiro has always been first-rate in history – a continuity that only Flamengo, Santos and Sao Paulo have in Brazilian football. In addition, Cabuloso is the record winner in the Copa do Brasil with six titles. Also in the past two years the finals were won. The competition is one of the favorite activities of the team from Belo Horizonte.
Instead, the Brasileirão are sluggish: after eight rounds of play, the proud club, who was the only one to date to win the league, cup and state championship in 2003, is only eighth. In particular, the defense has been weak in recent weeks: With 16 goals, the defensive in addition to the defense network of Fluminense is the worst in the Serie A and a clean sheet was only realized in one of the last ten competitive matches. In addition, Cruzeiro sold defender Murilo Cerqueira to Lokomotiv Moscow a few weeks ago. This represents an additional loss of quality for the defense – easily seen that the 22-year-old has already accumulated for the U20 and U23 of Brazil.
On the offensive hurts the departure of Giorgian De Arrascaeta. The Uruguayan was the best scorer in the previous year as well as assisting with the two-time winner of the Copa Libertadores. This season the offensive player is in the service of Flamengo. The hopes in the game forward are now mainly on the two experienced Brazilians Rodriguinho and Thiago Neves. However, in the case of the Bestia Negra, only one of the two over 30 players has been convincing with Thiago Neves, while Rodriguinho in the championship so far has not been able to build on his very good performances from the previous state championship.
Atletico MG:
Atletico-MG only won the Copa do Brasil once. The success dates to the year 2014 and may be a good omen: The opponent was Cruzeiro and both finals were without conceding victorious denied. Two years later, the way back into the final, but then had the champion of 1971 Gremio Porto Alegre beaten, with a curious footnote can be noted that the former coach Marcelo Oliveira directly after the first leg, which at least 1: 1 ended abroad, had to take his hat off.
In the current competition, Alvinegro eliminated FC Santos in the previous round, scoring the deciding victory in the second leg away 2-1. Otherwise, the sixth of last season has successfully launched into the new season: So were three of the first four league games victorious denied and the only defeat there was against the again extremely strong form champion Palmeiras. In addition, succeeded in the meantime, the collection in the first knockout round of the Copa Sudamericana – albeit only slightly thanks to a successful penalty shootout against the Chilean kicker from the club Deportivo Unión La Calera.
Before the break through the Copa America, the champions of the year 1971 and winner of the Copa Libertadores 2013, the consistency in the achievements was lost. This is proven, among other things, by a 1: 3 defeat by Santos and a draw at home by Sao Paulo. However, the Galo still holds a respectable fifth place and with the exception of Verdao on the throne of the table, the teams in front of them are within striking distance. Coach Rodrigo Santana, who took up the job in April of this year, has to do without a highly talented defender like his opponent this season. We are talking about 20-year-old Emerson, who was sold to FC Barcelona at the beginning of the year, but who will in turn loan him to Betis Sevilla. Having already sold center-back Bremer to Torino FC before the season, the defense to captain and ex-Wolfsburg Rever is weaker than last year. Atletico Mineiro also has the worst defensive rating in the top 6 Serie A games.
Cruzeiro vs Atletico-MG head to head matches
20.04.19 CAM Atletico-MG Cruzeiro 1 : 1
14.04.19 CAM Cruzeiro Atletico-MG 2 : 1
27.01.19 CAM Cruzeiro Atletico-MG 1 : 1
16.09.18 SA Cruzeiro Atletico-MG 0 : 0
19.05.18 SA Atletico-MG Cruzeiro 1 : 0