Cruzeiro host Chapecoense with Copa do Brasil quarter-final at stake | OneFootball

Cruzeiro host Chapecoense at the Mineirão on Wednesday 5 at 19:00 Brasília time, the second leg of the Copa do Brasil last 16. After a 0-0 opener, the tie is finely poised. A place in the quarter-finals and R$ four million in prize money await the winners.

SporTV and Premiere will broadcast the match. According to Coluna Do Fla, both clubs also face significant tests later this month.

Artur Jorge’s side arrive on a barren run, having failed to score in three matches against Botafogo, Coritiba and Chapecoense. Their display in Chapecó was below par, featuring a disallowed goal and several missed chances at the Arena Condá.

Rafael Lacerda’s Chapecoense are pursuing progress in the cup while enduring a difficult Brasileirão campaign, currently bottom of Série A. They frustrated Cruzeiro at home by leaning on quick counter-attacks and now head to Belo Horizonte seeking an upset.

Flamengo are no longer in the Copa do Brasil after exiting in the fifth phase with defeat to Vitória, so their focus rests on the Brasileirão and the Libertadores. In the league they play on Sunday 9 in round 22 at the Maracanã at 19:30 Brasília time. Flamengo meet Cruzeiro in the Libertadores last 16 on 12 August at the Mineirão, with the return on 19 August at the Maracanã.

Source: Coluna Do Fla

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