Cruzeiro fight back against Vitória in Salvador and ease the crisis | OneFootball

Cruzeiro beat Vitória 3-1 on Sunday afternoon, the 20th, in Salvador, easing the pressure on the club. With the win in the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship, coach Artur Jorge’s team remains in 6th place with 45 points. Meanwhile, the red-and-black side stays on 33 points, in 13th place in the Brasileirão. The team from Minas Gerais had not beaten the opponent in Salvador in the Brasileirão for 10 years.

How was the 1st half at Barradão?

First of all, the first half took a while to produce any excitement. The two teams were feeling each other out and created little in the opening minutes. But the red-and-black side was superior throughout the first half. The detail is that the team only managed to turn that advantage into a goal in the 41st minute of the first half.

Renê struck a beautiful shot from inside the box to put the red-and-black team ahead. From that goal on, the game opened up, with Artur Jorge’s team searching for an equalizer and Vitória taking advantage of good counterattacking breaks. In the last play of the first half, Zé Lucas had a great chance to level the score, but was denied by a fine save from Lucas Arcanjo.

Cruzeiro comeback in the 2nd half

The second half began with the Minas Gerais side looking better. The team woke up and did not take long to equalize. In less than a minute, Arroyo found the net. Kaio Jorge held the ball up and set up Arroyo inside the box. He hit it first time and benefited from a mistake by Lucas Arcanjo to make it 1-1.

Cruzeiro’s comeback came in the 24th minute. After a cross from Arroyo, no one in the red-and-black defense cleared the ball. It fell kindly for Villalba, who smashed it from inside the box to score the Minas Gerais side’s second goal.

In the 38th minute, Cruzeiro had another chance. Matheus Pereira received the ball from Kaio Jorge after a good counterattacking move, but the No. 10 fired over Lucas Arcanjo’s goal. The Belo Horizonte side put the game to bed in the 51st minute. On a counterattack with a numerical advantage, Arroyo squared it for Matheus Pereira to score the team’s third goal and seal the final score.

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