Cruzeiro look to keep up good run against bogey side | OneFootball

Cruzeiro will face Remo in its next match carrying an unfavorable record in the head-to-head clash. Throughout history, the meetings between the teams show the Belo Horizonte side struggling against the club from Pará. In 14 matches played, Cruzeiro has three wins, four draws, and seven losses, a record that highlights its recurring difficulty against the opponent from Pará.

The contrast between the beginning and the rest of the rivalry also stands out. In the first meeting, in 1970, Cruzeiro handed out an 8-1 thrashing at Mineirão. However, the matches that followed painted a different picture, with more balance and, later, Remo holding the advantage.

One of the most notable stretches came in 1994, in the Brazilian Championship. That season, the teams faced each other four times, with no Cruzeiro victory. The period was marked above all by the defeats in Belo Horizonte, including a 5-1 result at Mineirão, one of the heaviest home losses ever suffered by the club in national competitions.

In recent decades, the scenario has remained similar. In the 2021 Série B, Cruzeiro was beaten in both meetings. Then, in 2022, in the Copa do Brasil, it lost again in Belém and had to overturn the situation in the return leg in Belo Horizonte to move on in the competition.

Away form is another relevant point in the analysis of this matchup. Playing in Belém, whether at Baenão or Mangueirão, Cruzeiro has historically struggled to impose its game, a scenario that directly contributes to the negative record. The home side has four wins and two draws.

To keep reacting in the Brazilian league, this will be one more challenge for Artur Jorge’s men. Cruzeiro comes into the match on the back of two straight wins in the competition, both earned at home, against Red Bull Bragantino and Remo. As a result, the team left the relegation zone for the first time and now sits in 16th place, with 13 points from 12 matches. Remo, meanwhile, is 19th with 8 points and has not won in its last four games in the tournament.

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