Week 12 brings us a match on Jun 12th, where Cruzeiro and Vasco da Gama will play a match in Rio de Janeiro in a meeting of these two evenly matched Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 2nd placed Vasco da Gama is fresh off their 3-2 win against Náutico. Figueiredo dos Santos scored the first goal for Vasco da Gama in the 28th minute, then Andrey Nascimento dos Santos added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Nenê. Vasco da Gama should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Cruzeiro is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against CRB. Edu scored the first goal for Cruzeiro in the 31st minute, then Rafael Silva added another in the 33rd minute In the end, CRB couldn’t muster any offence and Cruzeiro ran away with the shutout win. Cruzeiro looks to continue their winning ways, having won 9 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Both J. Alves de Brito and Rafael Silva have been the hottest scorers for Cruzeiro in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Nenê has been the most effective weapon for Vasco da Gama lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.