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Leonardo Jardim Has Practically Thrown in the Towel in the Brasileirão Fight

Flamengo and Palmeiras won, while Cruzeiro only managed a draw. As a result, the team from Minas Gerais is now further away from the fight for the Brasileirão title. The coach of the Belo Horizonte team, Leonardo Jardim, has practically given up on the battle for the trophy due to the strong performances of Filipe Luís and Abel Ferreira's teams.

— Our project is to fight for a spot in the Libertadores. If something else comes along, if the teams slip up… but I don't see many chances of Flamengo and Palmeiras slipping up, because they are almost setting a record for points in one of the best championships in recent years — said Leonardo Jardim.

HOW IS THE BRASILEIRÃO STANDINGS AMONG THE TOP TEAMS?

With a 5-1 thrashing of Bragantino, Palmeiras jumped to 61 points. Meanwhile, Flamengo, with a 3-0 win over Botafogo, moved up to 58. Therefore, Cruzeiro now has 53 after a 1-1 draw in the classic match against Atlético-MG at Arena MRV. It's important to note that Leonardo Jardim's team has one more game than the top two.

DON'T GIVE UP, CRUZEIRO!

However, Flamengo fans want Cruzeiro to play with full strength until the end of the championship. After all, Leonardo Jardim's team will face Palmeiras soon, on October 26, at Allianz Parque, for the 30th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Before that, however, Palmeiras visits Flamengo at Maracanã. The match kicks off at 4 PM (Brasília time) on Sunday (19), for the 29th round. If Mengão is on the field, there is full coverage by Coluna do Fla, on the website, social media, and YouTube, with all the information about the match that pits the two leaders against each other.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.