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Four teams have already cleared the ticket for the quarter-finals in the Copa do Brasil, the cup competition in the country of the record world champion. In the coming days, the field will be completed in the round of the last eight. One of the most interesting matches rises during the night from Wednesday to Thursday in Belo Horizonte. In front of a home crowd, Cruzeiro receives Fluminense. The odds of the bookmakers imply a fairly clear favorite role in favor of the hosts, who have distinguished themselves in the recent past as a real trophy team.
In the last two years, Cruzeiro voted for each cup winner and thus leads the eternal list of winners with currently six triumphs. The team of former Brazilian national coach Mano Menezes would like to make the title hat-trick perfect, even though a difficult task awaits them in the second round.
After the 1-1 draw in the first leg in Rio de Janeiro, the blue and white at home have all the trumps in their own hands and yet designed between Cruzeiro and Fluminense a prediction on the home win – also due to the offered, low quotations – difficult. The hosts are limping in the league their claims so far clearly behind, but at least rank a point and a rank in front of the coming counterparty. The kick-off at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto will take place on Thursday night at 23:15.
Cruzeiro:
The Cruzeiro Esporte Club is still one of the best known addresses in Brazilian football. With four championship titles and two Copa Libertadores successes, the trophy collection of the association from Belo Horizonte is absolutely remarkable. At least since the last two seasons, however, the Copa do Brasil has conquered the first place in the favorite competitions for the blue-and-white, because both in 2017 and 2018, the team of coach Mano Menezes could celebrate the cup victory. Last year, Cruzeiro prevailed in the final against Corinthians after playoff and return 3-1. In 2017, Flamengo lost the penalty shoot-out after scoring a goalless return leg. In the current season, the renewed title defense, however, could turn out to be difficult, because even in the second round second leg threatened in the night to Thursday may be the end.
Although Cruzeiro against Fluminense – according to the odds – in the second leg in the home crowd, clearly the nose, but the starting position after the 1-1 in the first leg just under three weeks ago is not very comfortable, especially the European Cup regulation of the double scoring away goals in South America does not apply. Any draw would end in extra time and possibly penalties. Incidentally, the implied role of favorite is actually due primarily to the past successes of the Blue and Whites, because in the series A season, which has been running since the end of April, the former champion has not convinced so far.
With only seven points from seven games (two wins, one draw, three failures), the Esporte Club from the state of Minas Gerais ranks at the extremely disappointing 15th place. After only one point from the last four games, the confidence is a little cracked, which is why we in the Cup between Cruzeiro and Fluminense would give no tip on the home win. Instead, from a statistical point of view, it makes sense to keep an eye on potential bets on more goals in the second half. In five of the seven league games and also in 1: 1 in the first leg fell namely always after the break more hits than in the first 45 minutes. Due to the starting position and the possibly more courageous orientation of the past team with continuous playing time, a corresponding recommendation could again prove correct.
Personally, Coach Menezes can draw from the full. The offensive hopes rest especially on the shoulders of ex-national players Thiago Neves and Fred, who finish their careers at an advanced age in the home, but still have a lot of individual quality.
Fluminense:
Similar to the Cruzeiro Esport Club, the Fluminense Football Club has a long, successful tradition. Although the Green-Reds have never been able to raise an international trophy to the skies, various championships, a Cup triumph (2007) and important victories at the prestigious state championships in Rio de Janeiro underpin the good status of the oldest club in the Brazilian metropolis. For some years, the team that plays their home games at the legendary Maracana Stadium, but only mediocre. Fluminense took 12th place last season. In the years before, it was the ranks 14, 13 and 13, which prove that the expectations have fallen sharply.
Nevertheless, the fans and those responsible will not necessarily be satisfied with the start of Serie A season 2019. Just six points are due after seven games for the team of coach Fernando Diniz zubuche. The latest two matches against EC Bahia (2: 3) and Atletico Paranaense (0: 3) were lost. Here it became once again clear that the basic deficits of the table 16. lie on the defensive. 15 goals at this time mean the worst value of all 20 clubs in the highest Brazilian league. Over half of those goals were scored by the Diniz team after the break, indicating that Thursday night’s night between Cruzeiro and Fluminense is predictive of more spectacular matches in the second 45 minutes , By the way, the Green duo hopes to progress further should make the most recent direct duel, as on 18 May, two days after the first leg of the cup, Fluminense beat their opponents 4-1 in front of their own fans.
On paper, the squad of the guest is not much weaker than the blue-white squad. Especially in terms of promising talents Fluminense does not hide. With center-back Leo Santos or the only 17-year-old offensive jewel Joao Pedro waving for the Brazilians in the near future, the big box office, the European clubs should be serious and the youngsters commit. The 45-year-old instructor Diniz has also suffered no major failures and will certainly do everything, at least in the cup competition, to regain self-confidence.
Cruzeiro vs Fluminense head to head matches
18.05.19 SA Fluminense Cruzeiro 4 : 1
16.05.19 COP Fluminense Cruzeiro 1 : 1
26.08.18 SA Cruzeiro Fluminense 2 : 1
22.04.18 SA Fluminense Cruzeiro 1 : 0
12.11.17 SA Cruzeiro Fluminense 3 : 1