Lucas Romero: Cruzeiro aiming for top-four in Brasileirão | OneFootball

This Saturday, for the 29th round of the Brasileirão, Cruzeiro hosted Fortaleza at Mineirão and won 1-0. Midfielder Lucas Romero made it clear that the team's goal in the competition is to be among the top four.

“It was definitely important to earn 3 points at home, in front of our fans. I think the fatigue from the last game weighed on us, in the second half they managed to have more possession and came at us more, but we controlled it well. Certainly, to stay in the top four is important, we have a clear goal which is the Libertadores next year,” he said.

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“There are still more games ahead, definitely earning points and distancing ourselves from the fifth place is important for us, but there's still a long way to go, we have to stay focused to finish the championship well,” he concluded.

With the positive result, Cruzeiro reached 56 points and reduced the gap to the runner-up Flamengo (58) and Palmeiras (61), the leader. However, the team from Minas Gerais has two more games compared to their rivals.

Cruzeiro returns to the field against Palmeiras, on Sunday (26), at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at Allianz Parque, for the 30th round of Série A.

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