On Friday Sep 9th, Cruzeiro hosts Operário PR at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in a Serie B match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 1st placed Cruzeiro is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Criciúma. Hygor struck first for Criciúma in the 40th minute, then Bruno Nascimento got the equalizer for Cruzeiro in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Lincoln earning Cruzeiro a comeback draw. Cruzeiro should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Operário PR is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Londrina. Felipe Gonçalves struck first for Operário PR in the 81st minute, then Felipe Gonçalves added another in the 82nd minute In the end, Londrina couldn’t muster any offence and Operário PR ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 4th of June, Operário PR hosted Cruzeiro at the Estádio Germano Krüger in their last match together. Cruzeiro was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Leonardo Pais Corbo struck first for Cruzeiro in the 52nd minute on a feed from J. Alves de Brito, then Silvinho tied it up for Operário PR in the 55th minute.
Felipe Gonçalves has been the most prolific scorer on Operário PR in the last 5 matches with two goals. Cruzeiro’s most prolific scorer has been Edu. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.