“Scoring’s like drinking water?”: Kaio Jorge hits back pre-Flamengo | OneFootball

Cruzeiro striker Kaio Jorge was confronted by fans after a third straight game without scoring

Pressure at Flamengo, and pressure at Cruzeiro as well. After the 0-0 draw against Chapecoense on Sunday (02), in the Copa do Brasil, the players from the Minas Gerais side faced heavy criticism, especially Kaio Jorge. Without a goal in three matches, the striker gave a curious response to a fan who insulted him minutes after the draw at Arena Condá.

“Seriously? You think scoring goals is as easy as drinking water? Like there’s no marking, the center backs just leave me alone, right? Like I get five chances per game too, right? Everybody’s a genius!” Kaio Jorge wrote on social media in response to an outraged Cruzeiro fan.

Kaio Jorge failed to score against Chapecoense, Coritiba, and Botafogo in the Copa do Brasil and the Brazilian Championship. The player’s last goal came on July 22 against Internacional at Beira-Rio Stadium in the Brasileirão. In those scoreless matches, the 24-year-old played 90 minutes in two of them and 85 in another.

Despite the criticism from fans, Kaio Jorge is still Cruzeiro’s top scorer this season, with 13 goals in 30 matches. The striker has struggled with physical issues throughout the year and, because of that, has not been able to reproduce the strong form he showed in 2025.

SO, WHEN WILL KAIO JORGE FACE FLAMENGO?

Flamengo fans will hope Kaio Jorge’s goal drought lasts at least until the end of the month. After all, on the 12th and 19th, the Mengão will face Cruzeiro in the Round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores. The first leg will be at Mineirão, and the second at the Maracanã, both at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time.

Before that, however, Cruzeiro have two matches at Mineirão: against Chapecoense in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil on Wednesday (05), and against Mirassol on Sunday (09) in the Brasileirão. On that same day, Rubro-Negro will face Vitória, also in the Brazilian Championship, at the Maracanã.

SO WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S OPINION, AFTER ALL?

— It’s incredible how no fan in Brazilian football has any peace. There’s criticism at Flamengo, there’s criticism at Cruzeiro. Even league leaders Palmeiras, who are playing football unworthy of a team at the top, are being criticized. Our football is going through a serious technical crisis, and these post-World Cup matches are laying bare the gap in quality — began Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist for Coluna do Fla.

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