Decisive Breno Lopes hails win, acknowledges Cruzeiro’s tough spell | OneFootball

Coritiba achieved their first victory in the Brasileirão this Thursday, winning 2-1 against Cruzeiro at Mineirão. Breno Lopes, who scored the goal that secured the triumph for Coxa, valued the result against the team from Minas and highlighted the team's counter-attack plays.

“We knew it would be difficult to face Cruzeiro here, even though they haven't been doing well. They are a great team with significant investment. It's a play we've been working on a lot, exploiting counter-attacks. Ronier was successful with the assist and I with the finish. It's a very important victory; we lost the first game, so we knew how important it was to get a win here. It's the beginning of the season, we're not at our best physical level, but we were fortunate today,” he said to SporTV.

The forward also described the season as the “year of recovery” and aimed for qualification to the Paranaense semifinals over the weekend.

“The fans deserve it, it's the year of recovery. Coritiba is a great institution, and we are hopeful of having a great season. It's the first victory away from home, and I hope it's the first of many. Now we have to turn the page because we already have the state championship this weekend to seek qualification,” he added.

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