Jardim on Bahia-Cruzeiro comeback, ex-Sporting boss hails options | OneFootball

Leonardo Jardim's Cruzeiro won again. This time, the fox triumphed over Bahia by 2-1, in the early hours of Tuesday, September 16, in a match for the 23rd round of the Brasileirão. In this way, the former Sporting coach continued the momentum from the Brazil Cup victory against Atlético Mineiro.

The match ended scoreless in the first half, and it was necessary to wait for the second half to open the scoring. It was indeed the team from northeastern Brazil that opened the scoring through the feet of Jean Lucas, with a great shot from outside the area in the 66th minute. Nevertheless, the visitors managed to turn the game around.

Cruzeiro's team did not give up and chased the result. With the clock striking 77’, former Sporting player Matheus Pereira was the protagonist of a great individual play that ended with a goal by Luis Sinisterra. The goal that confirmed the comeback in the match came in the 86th minute through a beautifully executed shot by Gabigol. The match ended 2-1 for the visiting team.

In the aftermath of the match, Leonardo Jardim highlighted the goal scorers, who were two solutions from the bench: “For the first time this season, we managed to bring players off the bench and win the game with a comeback. And this, for us, is important. I believe we are increasing the number of solutions in the squad and I am very satisfied.”

After another victory, Cruzeiro continued a great campaign in the Brasileirão, where they are in second place on the table with 47 points. Meanwhile, Bahia has 57 points and is in fifth place in the top division of Brazilian football.

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