On Thursday May 12th, Cruzeiro will host Remo at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in a meeting of these two Copa do Brasil teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Cruzeiro is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Chapecoense. Geovane de Jesus Rocha scored the first goal for Cruzeiro in the 83rd minute, then Edu added another in the 90th minute In the end, Chapecoense was frustrated by Cruzeiro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cruzeiro ended the match with the shutout victory. Cruzeiro is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while remo is fresh off their 2-1 win against Cruzeiro. Rodolfo Jose da Silva Bardella struck first for Cruzeiro in the 66th minute, then Marlon Farias Castelo Branco tied it up for Remo in the 70th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 77th minute on a goal by Daniel Felipe. Remo looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On Apr 20th, Remo hosted Cruzeiro at the Estádio Estadual Jornalista Edgar Augusto Proença in their last match together. Remo won by a score of 2 to 1. Rodolfo Jose da Silva Bardella scored the first goal for Cruzeiro in the 66th minute, but Marlon Farias Castelo Branco got the equalizer for Remo in the 70th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 77th minute on a goal by Daniel Felipe to cap off a wild match.
Remo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Renan Gorne and Lucas each only have 1 goal in their last five. Cruzeiro’s most prolific scorer has been Edu. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.