Marcelo Hermes troubles ex-Sporting man, former Benfica player (Video) | OneFootball

The Juventude - Cruzeiro match featured Marcelo Hermes, a former Benfica player, as one of the standout performers. In the game, part of the 34th round of the Brasileirão, the full-back who didn't make it at the Eagles scored a stunning goal. The match ended in a 3-3 draw, and Leonardo Jardim's team moved further away from the title.

At eight minutes, Marcelo Hermes took advantage of Cássio's advance and crafted a masterpiece, opening the scoring in the Juventude – Cruzeiro match. In a thrilling game, the other goals for the former Benfica player's team were scored by Gabriel Taliari (16’ and 58’), while Leonardo Jardim's team saw goals from Luis Sinisterra (41’) and Kaio Jorge (53’ and 84’).

With this draw – the 18th in 56 matches this season –, Leonardo Jardim's Cruzeiro, the former Sporting coach, falls behind in the race for the Brasileirão title, remaining in third place, with 65 points, failing to close the gap on Palmeiras (69) and Flamengo (71), who dropped points in this round.

Marcelo Hermes joined Benfica in 2016, coming from Grêmio, with the Eagles paying around 3 million euros for the full-back. During his time with the Eagles, the Brazilian played only one match for the main team, against Boavista, on May 20, 2017, with Rui Vitória taking him off the field at halftime.

This season, playing for Juventude, Marcelo Hermes – valued at 400 thousand euros – has played 18 matches, in which he scored two goals and made three assists. In the first phase of the season, the former Benfica player represented Criciúma (27 games, five goals, and six assists).

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