📹 Cruzeiro hold firm and beat Barcelona-EQU in Liberta opener
📹 Cruzeiro hold firm and beat Barcelona-EQU in Liberta opener At the Monumental Stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Cruzeiro beat Barcelona 1-0 on Tuesday (7) in their debut in the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores. Back in the continental tournament after seven years, Raposa had to withstand the pressure from the Ecuadorian crowd, which packed the stadium. Highlights coming up shortly With the ball rolling, Cruzeiro, while solid at the back, also created very little.
The best chance of the first half came from a good strike by Christian, but it was saved by the goalkeeper. After the break, however, in less than 10 minutes, Cabuloso opened the scoring through Matheus Pereira, who rose unmarked to head in a cross from the right. Through relentless pressure, Barcelona de Guayaquil pushed forward in the closing minutes, but without creating any major danger for the goal defended by Matheus Cunha.
Cruzeiro, in turn, had the chance to extend the lead in stoppage time, but Chico da Costa missed all alone RIGHT UNDER THE CROSSBAR. 🚦 Standings With the win in their opener, Cruzeiro lead Group D with three points. Boca Juniors are beating Universidad Católica, also 1-0, and could share the top spot with the team from Minas Gerais.
Raposa return to action next Sunday (12), when they host RB Bragantino at Mineirão in the 11th round of the Brasileirão. In the Libertadores, Cruzeiro still have to face Universidad Católica in the first phase on 04/15 at Mineirão, Boca Juniors on 04/28 at Mineirão, Católica again on 05/06 in Chile, Boca once more at La Bombonera on 05/19, and Barcelona de Guayaquil on 05/28 at Mineirão. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence.
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