With a reformulated line-up, Cruzeiro visit Patrosinense in their Mineiro debut
Cruzeiro completes preparations for this Friday’s match (20)
With a “new look” after profitable Serie B of the Brazilian championship final 12 months, Cruzeiro will likely be seeking to finish Mineiro’s three-year title-less spell this season. His first appointment: visiting Patrosinense, at 19:00, on the Pedro Alves do Nascimento Stadium, in Patročnio, for the first spherical.
To obtain this aim, the Cruzeiro underwent a main overhaul. Despite the profitable marketing campaign in final 12 months’s Premiership, Celeste’s membership realized the necessity for technical enchancment of the squad. There had been 20 gamers who left and 14 new athletes arrived.
“Without a doubt, Cruzeiro is far stronger than final 12 months. We have a 12 months to work, the gamers already know our model and are elevating the extent. But a very powerful factor to maintain in thoughts is reconstruction. And we is not going to neglect this, we is not going to say one factor and do one other,” Pezzolano assessed.
Cruzeiro is in Mineiro’s Group C together with Democrata-GV, Ipatinga and Tombense. In the qualifying section, the star membership will face the remaining eight members in one spherical, that are divided between teams A (Athletic, Atltico, Pouso Alegre and Villa Nova) and B (América, Caldense, Democrata-SL and Patrocinense).
Tournament guidelines stipulate that the chief of every group will advance to the knockout section. The different runner-up would be the finest runner-up. The semi-finals and ultimate will likely be performed over two legs.
Cruise group
Wesley ought to make his debut in the Fox shirt
However, the commander must do a lot of testing in entrance of Patrocinense. This Friday (20), he listed 10 of the 14 introduced reinforcements who ought to now earn some minutes.
Of the recruits, solely goalkeeper Anderson, defensive midfielder Fernando Enrique, injured, and right-back William, in the method of strengthening his muscle mass, are out of the debut.
The relaxation, left-back Kaiki, defender Waverton and striker Stnio, known as as much as symbolize Brazil’s under-20 group in the class’s South American championship, will even be absent. Midfielder Filipe Machado is recovering from lung surgical procedure.
Sponsor group
Last Sunday (fifteenth), Patronio’s membership accomplished their preparations for the event with a 4-1 pleasant win in opposition to Capital-DF in Brazil. 20 soccer gamers had been used on the event.
Patrocinense could have most power in opposition to Cruzeiro.
SPONSORSHIP X CRUISE
Sponsorship
Adilson; Emerson, Alan Ferreira, Lo Alves and Rafael Furlan; Lucas Hulk, Sabino, Daniel Costa and Glaisinho; Neto Costa and Leo Santos.
Coach: Thiago Oliveira.
cruise
Rafael Cabral; Wesley Gasolina, Lucas Oliveira, Eduardo Brock and Marquinhos Cipriano; Neto Moura, Wallison (Ramiro) and Mateus Vitale; Wesley (Nico), Bruno Rodriguez and Mateus Dav.
Coach: Paulo Pezzolano.
Reason: 1st spherical of the Campeonato Mineiro
place: Pedro Alves do Nascimento Stadium, in Patronio
date and time: 21 January (Saturday) 2022, 7:00 p.m
referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva (MG)
assistants: Celso Luis da Silva (MG) and Marciano da Silva Vicente (MG)
VAR: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira (MG)
