Cruzeiro take on the visitors Bragantino in the round 17 match of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Saturday, July 13th at Mineirão (Belo Horizonte).
Cruzeiro are feeling quite good. The Foxes experienced a crisis – the popular club even lost its place in Serie A. Then Ronaldo came to the rescue of his football alma mater. The Tooth Fairy, who started his football career here, became the majority shareholder. Thanks to his investments, the team quickly returned to the Brasileirão and even finished in 14th place in the final standings. This secured them the right to start this spring in the Copa Sudamericana – by the way, the ex-forward had successfully sold his stake by then. So far, they are doing well even without him, especially in the international tournament – the Brazilians won their group with 3 wins and 3 draws and are preparing for the playoffs. In the championship, the number of wins has increased. In July, they lost to Flamengo and Criciúma, but then secured a 3-0 victory over Corinthians. They also scored two unanswered goals against Grêmio.
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Red Bull Bragantino, having joined the international franchise, have significantly improved. They even finished in 6th place last season, giving them a chance to qualify for the Copa Libertadores. However, in the decisive round of qualification, they faced a very strong opponent in the form of local rivals Botafogo. In the less prestigious Copa Sudamericana, the Brazilians, along with Argentine Racing, left the rest without a chance. Domestically, they started strong, remaining unbeaten in the first five rounds. After that, the losses began, but they alternated almost one-to-one with victories. In July, after a 3-1 win against Atlético Goianiense, they suffered a 0-2 loss away to São Paulo.
Last year, the clubs played for the first time in a quarter-century. The Foxes took 4 out of 6 possible points: a confident away win and a goalless draw at home. The Foxes are certainly not weaker now and are in good form. Without overcomplicating things, we bet that they will manage to secure another victory here.
Prediction for the match: Cruzeiro to win.
