Week 30 brings us a match on Sep 17th, where Cruzeiro will travel to Maceió to battle CRB in a meeting of these two mismatched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 8th placed CRB is fresh off their 1-1 draw against CSA. Rafael Longuine struck first for CRB in the 34th minute, then Lucas Barcellos Damasceno tied it up for CSA in the 81st minute earning CSA a comeback draw. CRB is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Cruzeiro recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Operário PR. Edu struck first for Cruzeiro in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Operário PR was frustrated by Cruzeiro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cruzeiro ended the match with the shutout victory. Cruzeiro should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Cruzeiro was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Edu scored the first goal for Cruzeiro in the 31st minute, then Rafael Silva added another in the 33rd minute In the end, CRB was frustrated by Cruzeiro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cruzeiro ended the match with the shutout victory.
Cruzeiro’s most prolific scorer has been Edu. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Both Fabinho and Rafael Longuine have been the hottest scorers for CRB in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.