Cruzeiro host Remo at the Mineirão to open round 32 of the Brasileirão
Cruzeiro host Remo at the Mineirão on Friday at 20h to open round 32, with the hosts fourth on 51 points and the visitors 19th on 26.
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O Mineirão abre a 32ª rodada do Brasileirão nesta sexta-feira, 23 de outubro, às 20h, com Cruzeiro e Remo em pontos opostos da tabela. A Raposa briga pelo G4. O time paraense tenta escapar do rebaixamento.
O Cruzeiro é o 4º colocado, com 51 pontos em 31 jogos. A campanha tem 15 vitórias, dez derrotas e seis empates. Na rodada passada, venceu o Grêmio por 4 a 2, fora de casa, e manteve viva a disputa por uma vaga na Libertadores do ano que vem.
O Remo aparece em 19º, com 26 pontos em 31 jogos. São cinco vitórias, 15 derrotas e 11 empates. No último compromisso, ficou no 1 a 1 com o Red Bull Bragantino.
O histórico recente do confronto é curto. Em 25 de abril, pela 13ª rodada, os dois times se enfrentaram no Mangueirão, em Belém, e o Cruzeiro ganhou por 1 a 0, com gol de Kenny Arroyo.
Em 2021, também pela 13ª rodada, mas pela Série B, deu Remo: 1 a 0, no estádio Banpará Baenão, em Belém.
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