Cuiabá see off CRB and return to winning ways in Série B | OneFootball

On Monday, Cuiabá defeated CRB 1-0 at Arena Pantanal, in the 25th round of the Série B of the Brazilian Championship. Alisson Safira scored the only goal of the match.

With this result, Cuiabá returned to winning ways after four games and reached 37 points, occupying seventh place. Meanwhile, CRB remains with 34 points, in tenth place.

Both teams will return to the field for the 26th round of Série B. Cuiabá visits Operário-PR this Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (Brasília time). CRB, on the other hand, hosts Amazonas on Monday at 9:30 p.m.

The match

Cuiabá opened the scoring just eight minutes in. Alisson Safira was fouled for a penalty and, on the kick, sent goalkeeper Matheus Albino the wrong way to score.

The first half ended with pressure from the home team, who created more chances than CRB but failed to extend their lead on the scoreboard.

CRB came back stronger in the second half and piled on the opportunities. However, they were stopped by great saves from Luan Polli, who secured the lead for Cuiabá.

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