Cruzeiro, the absolute leader of the second division, is the days when it celebrates the long-awaited return to the elite in Brazilian football. This Tuesday (9/8), the Celestial Team will have a duel that could make the scenario more favorable. Starting at 9pm, they will face fifth-placed Londrina, at Estádio do Café, in Round 23.
A victory in the interior of Paraná will increase the heavenly margin of safety. Therefore, coach Paolo Pezulano treats the match as another “final”. “We want to get there,” he said. “When we play against the fifth the points are doubled. Now we have (a lead) Londrina, and we know the points are doubled again.”
And the Uruguayan coach continued, “If you win, you will continue to increase the difference, and it is very difficult for them to recover. Today, we have an advantage of 16 points over Londrina. Next. This is the reality. It is another final.”
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Pezzulano tends to change the team that sent the field against Tompense, especially for physical reasons. Striker Edo can return in place of Lovanor; Pablo Seles is another contender for a place. On the right side, Romulo is an option if the coach chooses to leave Daniel Jr on the bench.
“I think Daniel Jr has a very good future if he plays as hard as he did today (Saturday). To achieve that, he can’t play too many games in a row, he’s walking slowly and growing, what I’m trying to do is for him with that intensity. If he doesn’t play with that intensity, Anyone else is better than him,” said Pezzolano, after the match with Tompense.
The Parana team is having a great time competing. Like Cruzeiro, there are five consecutive unbeaten games in Serie B, with three wins and two draws. In the last round, they played for the reckoning and defeated Nofrisentino by a score of 1 to 0 away from home. It ranks fifth, with 33 points – six less than Vasco, fourth.
The Londrina has two ex-Trades as a standout feature. On the pitch, striker Douglas Coutinho – revealed at Raposa – is the team’s top scorer with six goals, and a brilliant name on the dash. Outside of that, coach Adelson Batista directs the team and tends to repeat the formation that beat Novorzontino.
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Matthews Nogueira Jefferson (Denilson), Simon, Villar, and Alan Rochelle; Joao Paulo, Mandaka and Gigi; Cabrini, Douglas Coutinho and Gabriel Santos
Technical: Adelson Batista
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Rafael Cabral as Evaldo, Lucas Oliveira and Eduardo Brock; Daniel Jr. (Romulo), Machado (Seles), Neto Mora, Chai and Matthews Bedo; Bruno Rodriguez and Levanor (Edu)
Technical: Paolo Pizzolano
reasonRound 23 of the second division
place: Cafe Stadium in Londrina (PR).
date and timeTuesday, August 9, 2022 at 21:00 (Brasilia time)
Rule: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (CE)
helpers: Nileton Jr. de Souza Oliveira (CE) and Marcia Bezerra Lopez Caetano (RO)
VAR: Rodrigo Delonso Ferreira (SC)