Week 28 features a match on Sun Sep 4th, where Cruzeiro will host Criciúma in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which is great football weather. Cruzeiro sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Sampaio Corrêa. Edu struck first for Cruzeiro in the 1st minute on a feed from Bruno Nascimento, then in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Allan sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Paulo Sérgio earning Sampaio Corrêa at least a draw. Cruzeiro should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while criciúma sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Grêmio. Caio Dantas struck first for Criciúma in the 12th minute, then Rafel Bilu added another in the 85th minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Grêmio couldn’t manage to score, and Criciúma took the shutout win. Criciúma is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Criciúma and Cruzeiro last played eachother at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse on the 28th of May. Cruzeiro was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. J. Alves de Brito struck first for Cruzeiro in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Adriano, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Criciúma couldn’t manage to score, and Cruzeiro took the shutout win.
Criciúma’s top weapon lately has been Hygor, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Edu has been the most prolific scorer on Cruzeiro in the last 5 matches with two goals.