Fluminense take on the visitors Cruzeiro in the round of 16 match of Copa do Brasil. The match will be played on Friday, June 24th Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro).
Fluminense now can only nostalgic about their strength, which was at the beginning of the century. The Warrior Team is a popular team with a rich history. There was a good segment in 2007-2012. Starting with a victory in the cup, then the Brazilians played in the final and the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, and, most importantly, took both titles. But in recent years, the club had even finished closer to the relegation zone of the Serie A standings. And in the last draw, they took 7th place, which looks like a breakthrough. Now, however, Fluminense rolled back into the middle of the standings. Taking into account the victory over Avai in the last round, they managed to rise to 6th place. But there the density in the table is incredible. It's also a shame, they lost the battle for the first place in their group in the Cops of Sudamericana by 1 point.
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Cruzeiro set to fight in Serie B first. "Foxes" relatively recently, in 2013 and in 2014, became the champions of Brazil. But then everything went wrong, and in 2019 the popular team finished 17th and moved to Serie B. They failed to return in both subsequent draws. But in winter, the project got a new majority owner, and a significant one at that: the legendary Ronaldo. And so far, the investments from the “Critter” are beneficial: his new offspring was able to immediately gain leadership in his division - and in fact, in 2021, they ended up in 14th place. They can try to keep the pace in a cup campaign. Or will they still prefer to focus on the main goal, to guarantee a ticket to elite division as soon as possible?
The last time the teams met was in 2019. Then Fluminense was able to take 4 points out of 6 possible in Serie A, but at the same time lost a shootout in the cup. Cruzeiro are now at its strongest in recent years. But not enough to win on the road against the middle peasants of Serie A. We are waiting for the victory of Fluminense.
Prediction for the match: Fluminense to win.
