00:00A very bad draw for Cruzeiro here at Mineirão this Tuesday in the first leg of the quarterfinals.
00:06of the Brazilian Cup
00:08and that puts the team in a situation that it hasn't been able to handle very well in recent weeks against the
00:14Flemish.
00:14An opponent that is now more accessible, but a very tough game because it's a classic match and the atmosphere is hostile.
00:20Next week at Arena MRV.
00:22What stood out most about Cruzeiro today was the team's difficulty in creating opportunities.
00:27Of course it's a classic, we expect it to be a tougher, more physical game, but Cruzeiro won.
00:32Record-breaking lack of creativity in the match.
00:36The team's third consecutive game without clear goal-scoring opportunities, and also a game with fewer shots on goal.
00:44area.
00:44Only two shots on goal inside the Cruzeiro penalty area, including the one in response to our question at the press conference, the question about the play.
00:50Arthur Jorge admitted to feeling uncomfortable, but it wasn't something that was planned.
00:53He admitted that the team really had difficulty finding a way to get further into the area.
00:58Cruzeiro, who also only had one shot on target, Alasso da Rui, which we will...
01:03We'll talk about that a little later.
01:04First half here, there's not much to say either.
01:07Lots of fighting, lots of disputes, including some that went beyond the playing field, behind the scenes.
01:13Paulo Brax and Bruno Spindle gave interviews.
01:16Brax accusing Caio Jorge of a foul on Rotterdam, in the first play of the game that took the ball out of the net.
01:22defender of the match.
01:23Then Bruno Spindle responded that Cruzeiro will not allow Atlético to bring this bad atmosphere to the...
01:31return match.
01:32To find out the details about this, follow the play-by-play.
01:35To find out what happened behind the scenes here, but anyway, the first half was very uncreative from both sides, which
01:40Things were already better for Atlético.
01:41But in the second half, Cruzeiro once again came back stronger, perhaps even due to a physical improvement in their performance.
01:46Athletic.
01:47They pressed hard in the first ten minutes and managed to score a goal to make it 1-0 with a fantastic strike from Arroio.
01:53Another fantastic goal from the number 99.
01:55He hit a fantastic shot from outside the box here, giving Everson no chance at all.
01:58After that, Cruzeiro had five or ten minutes of intense pressure, where they could have exploited the situation better and finished the game off.
02:04the game.
02:04They couldn't manage it and conceded an equalizer, a moment of great misfortune for the defense as a whole.
02:09Fagner and Fabrício Bruno did not play well.
02:11Gerson also gave away a lot of space in the middle.
02:14And Otávio, in my opinion the main agent of that goal, didn't close down the corner well.
02:19He conceded a goal to Renan Lodge, the ball going right through the middle of his goal.
02:23A goalkeeper of Otávio's caliber, whom we highlight, especially for his future prospects,
02:27You can't concede a goal like that in a match like this.
02:30After the goal, the game became balanced again, but unlike the first half,
02:34with a more open game for both sides, each having their opportunities,
02:37but none of them posed that much of a threat to the opposing goalkeeper.
02:43The result was much more positive for Atlético.
02:45Next week, they will decide at home whether they advance to the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil.
02:49Meanwhile, Cruzeiro will once again have to play away from home in search of a positive result.
02:55to secure their place in the semi-final.
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