00:00In a tough and hard-fought derby at their rival's home ground, Cruzeiro was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
00:06of the Brazilian Cup
00:06The story unfolds through two main chapters: Vidalba's expulsion and the decisions made by Arthur Jorge immediately following his departure.
00:15from the wing.
00:16Cruzeiro played another game today where they struggled to create chances and saw their opponent sending numerous crosses.
00:22within the area,
00:22Some of them were even low shots, passing very close to the Atlético players who missed the shot by centimeters.
00:30If those balls had worked out, if those balls had been handled with a little more care, the history of Cruzeiro would have been different.
00:35It could have been much worse here at Arena MRV.
00:39But even so, the game was balanced, each side had its moments of creating chances, with Cruzeiro still having a certain...
00:45difficulty,
00:46creating more in moments of creativity from Matheus Pereira, Wesley, and Caio Jorge.
00:50And in one of those plays, Caio Jorge received the ball inside the penalty area and was brought down by Vitão.
00:56Rafael Claus awarded the penalty, the number 19 himself took the shot and found the top corner past goalkeeper Everson, leaving him no chance.
01:02none.
01:03The goalkeeper put Cruzeiro ahead, and Cruzeiro therefore felt more comfortable, even at home.
01:08of your rival.
01:09The fans also got into the game, started supporting even more, made noise, at times even louder than the crowd.
01:14From the home team.
01:16But in the second half, the game became balanced again.
01:19With 30 minutes remaining in the match, Vidalba, who had already received a yellow card in the first half,
01:26Arthur Jorge chose to keep him in the game, but he received a second yellow card and was sent off.
01:32From that point on, Arthur Jorge had to make a decision quickly, and it was the wrong decision.
01:37He took Gerson, Matheus Pereira, and Caio Jorge out of the game and put on a team that, even with one less player,
01:44I was thinking of attacking at speed.
01:46They couldn't attack with speed, they couldn't counter-attack, and their midfield was even more porous.
01:52Atlético conceded more space to their opponent, and it seemed like it was only a matter of time before they managed to equalize.
02:00Turn the game around.
02:01The winning goal came in stoppage time, a beautiful goal from Fred, who did what seemed like...
02:07That would be normal.
02:08After Arthur Jorge's substitutions, it seemed strange that they could even win on penalties.
02:13Because he removed three key players from the team, including those who could take the penalties.
02:17The team truly lacked creativity, attacking prowess, midfield presence, and marking.
02:22And from that moment on, Atlético dominated the game.
02:25In the press conference, Arthur Jorge explained that Gerson had asked to leave.
02:30And he would like to have a player who wasn't on a yellow card, in the case of Caio Jorge.
02:34and maintain speed on counter-attacks, keep the team alive.
02:38That's not what happened; in the end, Arthur Jorge's changes went wrong.
02:43Cruzeiro is eliminated here at NMRV, there was a statement from Pedro Júnior.
02:48But the truth is that Cruzeiro is no longer in contention for any titles this year.
02:52They were eliminated from the Libertadores Cup, eliminated from the Copa do Brasil, and the board's promise now is to secure a spot in the next round.
02:57Direct entry into the Libertadores Cup.
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