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During the celebration of winning the Campeonato Mineiro, Cruzeiro fans insulted Leonardo Jardim

Cruzeiro supporters have not yet come to terms with Leonardo Jardim's move to Flamengo. On Sunday (08), after the Minas Gerais team won the state title over their biggest rival, Atlético-MG, Cruzeiro fans cursed the coach of Mengão.

“Hey, Jardim, go f*** yourself,” chanted part of the Cruzeiro crowd while the players celebrated the title on the field. The Portuguese coach led the Belo Horizonte team last year and asked to leave, citing personal issues.

However, shortly after, in less than three months, Leonardo Jardim accepted an offer from Flamengo. Therefore, the coach is considered a 'traitor' by some Cruzeiro fans. While the Minas Gerais fans were thinking about the coach, at the same time, the new hire of Mengão was lifting the Carioca championship trophy.

WHEN WILL LEONARDO JARDIM AND CRUZEIRO MEET AGAIN?

Leonardo Jardim will have the chance to meet his former club this Wednesday (11), at Maracanã, for the fifth round of the Brasileirão. Flamengo and Cruzeiro will face off starting at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), with full coverage by Coluna do Fla, which will be at the Sacred Temple.

After the Carioca title over Fluminense, Leonardo Jardim was questioned about the match on Wednesday (11). Despite the 'emotional charge' the match is expected to have, the Portuguese coach downplayed it and treated the duel as a normal game in the season's sequence.

— It will be a normal preparation for Flamengo. We will have to recover our players tomorrow, activate those who played less, and prepare a competitive team capable of controlling the game, being dominant. On the other side, there is an excellent team that had good results against Flamengo last year, and I hope to break that —, said the coach.

WHAT OTHER REUNIONS WILL THERE BE?

Besides the reunion between Jardim and Cruzeiro, Maracanã promises to be heated for another reason. It will be Gerson's first time against Flamengo, after his turbulent departure in the middle of last year. The Nation promises a 'special' reception for the former red-black captain, who is now a teammate of Fabrício Bruno and coached by Tite, also a former Mengão, in Belo Horizonte.

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