00:00Cruzeiro secured their place in the round of 16 of the Libertadores Cup with a standout performance from Matheus.
00:05Pereira here at Mineirão against Barcelona de Guayaquil, securing the team's spot in the next phase.
00:11In the other match of Group T of the Libertadores Cup, Universidad Católica beat Boca Juniors and secured the...
00:18First place in the group.
00:19With this, Cruzeiro, now in second place, will be in the pot of runners-up in this first phase of the Libertadores.
00:26And you will find out who your next opponent will be this Friday.
00:30In a draw that will be conducted by CONMEBOL.
00:33Here at Mineirão, Cruzeiro played their best game in the Libertadores Cup.
00:37A dominant performance from start to finish, no scares, practically a great display of composure, both in attack and defense.
00:43to thwart the opponent's attempts at transition.
00:47Coach Arthur Jorge is keeping Sinisterra in the starting lineup, playing alongside Christian, who returns to action.
00:52In his original position, he played more on the right, while Sinisterra played on the left.
00:58The two are making the traditional movement, with Arthur Jorge going more towards the middle of the field, leaving the full-backs...
01:04They would advance.
01:05And with the full-back advancing, Cruzeiro scored their first goal.
01:09But first, to recap, Matheus Henrique also started today, replacing the suspended Gerson.
01:15There was an expectation that Lucas Silva might come on, but the Portuguese coach opted for Matheusinho, who also played very well.
01:21good.
01:22But going back to the play, in Cruzeiro's first goal, a beautiful performance by Fagner on the right, and a goal that...
01:27It reminded me a lot of the goal I scored in Guayaquil.
01:30Matheus Pereira also came on as a substitute, once again finding the net with a header from a cross.
01:34In the first half, Cruzeiro had several opportunities to secure the score and qualification for the next round.
01:40The Round of 16.
01:41In the final minutes of the game, Caio Jorge even managed to score a second goal, but it was disallowed.
01:48offside position.
01:49I even thought Sinisterra was fouled for a penalty there, but the referee didn't want to review that play, he just disallowed the goal.
01:55Goal by Caio Jorge.
01:56In the second half, the Cruzeiro team returned with the same attitude, even more aggressively, and soon ended...
02:02the game.
02:03He sealed the game here in just 15 minutes.
02:05Five minutes in, Cruzeiro scored their second goal with Christian inside the penalty area, and the third was scored...
02:13by Sinisterra,
02:15And a great play by Caio Jorge, who acted as a waiter.
02:19Caio Jorge received the ball before midfield, advanced down the right side, and beat his opponent who...
02:24He was on defense with some great body play,
02:26He advanced all the way to the byline, crossed into the box for Sinisterra to score another goal.
02:30His second consecutive start, his second game scoring a goal.
02:35In the second half, coach Arthur Jorge even made some changes to the team.
02:40He put Arroio into play, switching sides again with Christian,
02:44The stream turning back to the right, Christian to the left,
02:48And he scored the fourth goal, which had nothing to do with that, with Matheus Pereira's beautiful goal.
02:52who managed to score a volley goal here at Mineirão, sealing the deal, but Cruzeiro continued to apply pressure.
02:58Beneser had chances to score, Arroio had chances to score, but the match ended 4-0.
03:03After the game, Christian gave an assessment of this first phase of the Libertadores Cup.
03:09highlighting that it was the toughest group in the competition.
03:11We knew it was a... our group was a very difficult group.
03:16I think it's the most difficult part of the Libertadores.
03:19We stumbled at home, but we managed to pick up points away from home.
03:23So that was very important, it showed the strength of this team.
03:26We qualified a team from the toughest group, and that gives us a lot of confidence.
03:30to achieve something big in this competition in the second round.
03:35With this first phase of the Libertadores Cup concluded, Cruzeiro will know who their next opponent will be.
03:39The draw for the Round of 16 of the competition will take place this Friday, organized by Condebol.
03:45Before the World Cup break, Cruzeiro has its last match.
03:48On Sunday, right here at Mineirão, against Fluminense, for the Brazilian Championship.
03:54This is perhaps Arthur Jorge's last objective as manager of Cruzeiro.
03:58to further elevate Cruzeiro's position,
04:00that when he arrived, the team was at the bottom of the Brazilian Championship standings,
04:04There's a chance to leave the team now in the top half of the table.
04:07To find out all the details of what happened here at Mineirão,
04:10in Cruzeiro's qualification for the round of 16 of the Libertadores,
04:13and also from that game against Fluminense, in the Brazilian Championship,
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