00:00Against Vasco, Horto Jorge made his bet, was crushed at São Januário, losing 3-1 in a match.
00:06which could have resulted in an even larger score, but could benefit from this bet next Tuesday, if
00:12No matter what, the season will take a very different turn than Cruzeiro fans expected for the 2026 season.
00:20In the match against Vasco at São Januário, Cruzeiro fielded a completely revamped team, practically all reserve players, removing...
00:27Goalkeeper Otávio and defender Jonathan Jesus, João Marcelo has also played many times, but only them as well.
00:33Matheus Henrique also usually plays, but he's not as much of a starter as Jonathan Jesus and Otávio, and...
00:40Cruzeiro was unrecognizable in the first half.
00:43The style of play, even the formation, changed a bit because Matheus Pereira wasn't there, and besides that...
00:48Of all the players Matheus Pereira has been doing for Cruzeiro, Lúcio came on in his place.
00:53He's still getting back into top physical shape, that was somewhat clear in the game against Vasco as well, but...
01:00Furthermore, Cruzeiro had a different formation, and besides not having their best player, their most creative player, they also had...
01:06Two strikers up front and two points, but they had four forwards and little creativity.
01:11Therefore, Cruzeiro's strategy in the first half was practically limited to attempting direct plays, looking for some of the
01:17attackers, and it worked very little, so much so that Cruzeiro once again created chances but scored less than one goal in the match.
01:23They managed to score a last-minute goal, practically a header from Felipe Moraes, but created very little away from home.
01:29Meanwhile, Vasco was piling up opportunities, relying heavily on attacks down Cruzeiro's left flank, which had been conceding goals.
01:36There were many open spaces in today's game, including on aerial balls, exploiting Cruzeiro's long-standing weakness in aerial play.
01:44With that, Otávio made seven saves in the first half. In the second half he wasn't as challenged, but he still had to...
01:49He made seven saves to keep Cruzeiro minimally alive in the game.
01:53In the first half, by comparison, the game in which Otávio made the most saves as a professional for Cruzeiro was against...
01:59Against Boca Juniors away from home, where he made nine saves, in just 45 minutes he made seven saves against Vasco.
02:06Finally, in the 33rd minute of the first half, Tietchan took advantage of a mistake by Matheus Henrique, advanced, and shot between the...
02:12Otávio and the goalpost, but it was a play there that wasn't Otávio's fault, but a strange play by the goalkeeper.
02:18that he was not to blame.
02:20Because if it weren't for him, the score could already be 2-3-0 at halftime.
02:24Arthur Jorge, in the press conference, assessed that after that goal Cruzeiro reacted poorly, and in the second half it was...
02:28That's exactly what we saw.
02:29Cruzeiro took only 10 minutes to concede the second goal, and from another cross, and
02:34At the end of the match, they conceded a third goal, a header from David.
02:37A very bad result for Cruzeiro, who could have reached the top four and now may even lose fifth place in the league.
02:43Brazilian Championship, but all of this could be rewarded on Tuesday.
02:47If Cruzeiro gets past Atlético in the Copa do Brasil and reaches the semi-finals of the competition, all of this will happen.
02:51It's worth it.
02:52If that doesn't happen, then those will be two very tough results for Arthur Jorge.
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