Cruzeiro and Fluminense drew in a controversial match

Cruzeiro and Fluminense faced each other in the match Minerao This was on Sunday, the ninth of this month, in a match in the 33rd round of the Brazilian League, which ended in a goalless draw. The biggest controversy of the game came next Matthews Pereira Landing on the elbow Bernal And he was not expelled after VAR review.

With this result, Raposa raised his score to 64 points and remains in third place in the standings behind Palmeiras and Flamengo. Tricolor das Laranjeiras, in turn, now has 51 points and is in seventh place.

Now, because FIFA historyCruzeiro returns to the field on November 20, when he will visit Juventud V Alfredo Jaconi For the Brazilian Championship. Fluminense will have a classic match with… Flemish node Maracanã Day 19 also for Brazil.

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Fluminense started the match strongly and almost opened the scoring in the first minute of the first half Kevin Serna Bound Casio a job. A minute later, Lucho Acosta also stopped at Cruzeiro’s goalkeeper.

Little by little, Cruzeiro balanced himself and began to respond. Caio Georgi and Kenny Arroyo looked good in attack, and had their first big chance in the 18th minute, when Arroyo cleared a cross and the ball went close to the post. After that, Kaiqui Bruno headed a goal against the post in a move that raised doubts about the ball entering the net, but the referee ordered it to continue.

Shortly after, it was Fluminense’s turn to respond: Hercules Casio hit the crossbar. The end of the first half was also marked by controversy. Matthews Pereira hit Bernal in the face in a dispute. The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) called for the possibility of a red card, but the referee kept his decision on the pitch and did not send off the number 10, who had already received a yellow card.

Both teams created good chances in the second half, but they were stopped by a great performance by the goalkeepers. Fabio Fluminense saved with a shot from Arroyo, while Cassio looked good to evade the goal Rene On a free kick.

In the final minutes, Cruzeiro increased the pressure and possessed great size to achieve the victory, while Fluminense relied more on counterattacks. Despite the density and danger of the arrivals, no one removed the zero from the scoreboard.