Cruzeiro held by Vasco in six-goal thriller, still winless | OneFootball

Cruzeiro once again dropped points at the Mineirão. On the night of this Sunday (15th), the celestial team drew 3-3 with Vasco in a lively match during the sixth round of the Brazilian Championship. Christian, Neyser Villarreal, and Japa scored for the home team, while Cauan Barros — twice — and Brenner scored for the team from Rio. The match also saw Barros being sent off shortly after scoring, in a clash marked by changes in the scenario throughout the 90 minutes.

MATCH SUMMARY

Cruzeiro controlled the actions in the first half at the Mineirão. With more possession and organization, the Minas Gerais team managed to open the scoring just seven minutes in. In a play initiated by Matheus Pereira, Kaiki appeared free on the left and crossed the ball into the area. Christian took advantage of the play, waited for the bounce, and headed firmly into the corner to score.

After the goal, Cruzeiro maintained control of the match and managed the pace well, while Vasco found it very difficult to build plays and posed little threat. The team from Rio only posed a danger in injury time, at 47 minutes, when Tchê Tchê appeared free after a one-two on the right and shot hard inside the area. The ball passed goalkeeper Matheus Cunha, but William saved Cruzeiro by clearing it off the line.

Vasco returned from the break more aggressive and quickly managed to change the course of the match. In the first few minutes, Hugo Moura took a long shot and forced Matheus Cunha to palm it away. Shortly after, at six minutes, following a short corner and a ball lifted into the area, Cauan Barros appeared free to head and equalize the game.

Just two minutes later, the team from Rio turned the game around: in a play on the left, Cuiabano headed, the Cruzeiro goalkeeper partially saved, and on the rebound, Barros dived to score again.

Shortly after deciding in favor of Vasco, the midfielder became a protagonist again, but negatively. At 10 minutes, he stepped on Matheus Pereira from behind. After a VAR review, the referee went to the monitor and showed the red card.

With one more player, Cruzeiro began to press from the middle of the final stage. Léo Jardim had to work on shots from Gerson and William until, in a well-worked corner kick, William crossed into the area. Chico da Costa headed, the ball deflected off Neyser Villarreal and deceived the Vasco goalkeeper, securing the draw.

Even with a numerical disadvantage, Vasco went ahead again at 40 minutes. Brenner took a shot from outside the area, the ball deflected on the way, leaving Matheus Cunha with no chance to save. When the defeat seemed certain, Cruzeiro sought the equalizer in injury time: Kauã Moraes advanced on the right and crossed perfectly for Japa to appear well in the area and score, ensuring the 3-3 at Mineirão.

CRUZEIRO'S SCHEDULE AND SEQUENCE

With the result, Cruzeiro reached three points in six rounds and occupies the 19th position in the Brasileirão, still searching for their first victory in the competition. Meanwhile, Vasco has five points and is in 15th place on the table.

The celestial team now turns its attention to the next commitment in the championship: on Wednesday (18th), they face Athletico-PR at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, for the seventh round, in a match scheduled for 7:30 PM (Brasília time).

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