Gabigol rues draw, says Cruzeiro deserved to win over Sport

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·6 de octubre de 2025

Gabigol rues draw, says Cruzeiro deserved to win over Sport

In a lively duel at Mineirão, Cruzeiro and Sport drew 1-1 on Sunday night (5th), in the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship. The team from Pernambuco, at the bottom of Serie A, took the lead with Derik in the first half, but saw Gabigol — a new addition to the celestial attack — score the equalizing goal in the final stage.

Despite the balanced score, the Cruzeiro forward highlighted in an interview after the game with globoesporte that the Raposa was better throughout the 90 minutes and deserved the victory.

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“I think we were much superior throughout the entire game, we had numerous chances. Sometimes we lacked a bit of precision in the shot, a little luck as well, improving a bit in that final pass, but I believe we were much superior. We had greater possession, more chances, the clearest ones, so if there had to be a winner, it should have been us,” he stated.

Gabigol was also questioned about his starting position, but he preferred to emphasize the collective effort.

“I think it's like beating a dead horse (about starting position). Of course, I want to play more, I want to have opportunities. Every time I have them, I've been scoring goals and helping the team. Every time you ask me this, I will always answer the same thing,” he added.

Even acknowledging that the home draw was not the expected result, the forward highlighted the team's competitive spirit and the importance of earning points.

“I believe that, just like when we drew against Flamengo, it wasn't what we wanted and today it wasn't either, especially at our home, but we've been playing good games. I believe that better than losing was earning a point. Now it's time to rest, train hard, we need our players who were out to come back well so we can win the next game.”

With the result, Cruzeiro remains in third place with 52 points, missing the chance to close in on the leaders. Meanwhile, Sport remains at the bottom with only 16 points.

The Brasileirão now takes a ten-day break due to the FIFA Date. Cruzeiro returns to the field in the classic against Atlético-MG on October 15th (Wednesday) at 9:30 PM at Arena MRV. Sport, on the other hand, faces Galo in a postponed match next Wednesday (8th), also away from home, at 7 PM.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.