Vasco beat Cruzeiro 2-0 at São Januário, ending a run of hoodoos | OneFootball

Vasco secured an important victory on the night of this Saturday (27), by defeating Cruzeiro 2-0 at São Januário, in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship. Besides the three points, the result marked the breaking of three significant taboos: Vasco hadn't beaten Raposa since 2022, the opponent hadn't lost away from home for five months, and goalkeeper Cássio had never been defeated by the Carioca club.

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The last victory of Vasco over the Minas Gerais team happened on June 12, 2022, in the Série B, when Getúlio scored the winning goal 1-0 at São Januário. Since then, there were six matches without victories, with three draws and three losses. Cruzeiro also carried a long unbeaten streak as a visitor, with 12 games without losing, being eight wins and four draws. Cássio, currently in the Minas Gerais team and a historical idol of Corinthians, had faced Vasco 18 times without being defeated, with 11 wins and seven draws.

Photo: Daniel Ramalho/Vasco

Vasco started better and opened the scoring just eight minutes in. After a pass from Puma Rodríguez, Paulo Henrique crossed precisely for Rayan to head into the back of the net. It was the striker's 15th goal of the season. The young player's performance was watched by scouts from Barcelona, who were present at São Januário to observe him.

With the lead, Vasco began to control the pace of the game, exchanging passes securely and hindering Cruzeiro's offensive actions, which couldn't impose their traditional fast transition. The first half ended with territorial dominance by the Carioca team.

In the second half, Cruzeiro returned more aggressively and created chances in the initial minutes, but Vasco responded efficiently. At 15 minutes, Robert Renan launched Paulo Henrique, who took advantage of Matheus Henrique's mistake, invaded the area, and finished with his left foot into Cássio's corner to extend the lead.

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Photo: Matheus Lima/Vasco.

The game remained lively, with opportunities for both sides and good defensive interventions, but the score remained unchanged until the end.

With the victory, Vasco reaches 30 points and temporarily occupies the 10th position, still subject to changes with the remaining matches of the round. The next match will be against Palmeiras, on Wednesday (1st), at 7 PM, at Allianz Parque, in São Paulo.

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