All Entries Tagged With: "Cruzeiro"
The Good-bye of Sorin
Sorin played yesterday his last match as a professional footballer. And the stage for the farewell party could be no other place than the Mineirao, in Belo Horizonte. And the teams on the field could be no different than Argentinos Juniors, club where the left-back started his career, and Cruzeiro, club for whom he professes [...]
Video: Cruzeiro 1 – 2 Palmeiras
This is a bit a late, but it confirms what i wrote earlier this week about the 25 round of Brasileirao. It was a Palmeiras round. The club visited Cruzeiro and performed like a club coached by Muricy Ramalho: solid in the defense and precise in the counter-attacks. The winning goal, by Vagner Love, was [...]
Photo: Ramires Arrives at Benfica
The ex-Cruzeiro midfielder was introduced not only to his new club. The mascot seemed to make him nervous…
Video: Ronaldo Never Stops Making Into the Headlines
The man never stops even when we seem tired of talking about him.
This Sunday, he had his footprint taken to be kept at the Mineirao stadium. Before the match, Cruzeiro, this Sunday’s rival, honored the player they projected to the world. And when the action took place, Ronaldo gave an assist, missed a penalty in [...]
Photo: Estudiantes and Atletico-MG United
Estudiantes arrived in Argentina after title of Copa Libertadores. The detail is that the players had with them a flag of Atletico-MG, the main rival of Cruzeiro.
The Face of Defeat
Thiago Ribeiro from Cruzeiro in the defeat against Estudiantes.
“Mineirazzo”: Estudiantes Lifts Libertadores in Brazil
The 50th edition of Copa Libertadores had its final match tonight at the Mineirao, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. After the nil draw in Argentina, it seemed Cruzeiro, the home team, was ready to lift the third title in the competition, the first since 1997.
However, a “Mineirazzo” took place and one more time Brazilian clubs failed [...]
The Quickest Red Card in the World
Ze Carlos, forward from Cruzeiro, spent less time on the pitch in the Belo Horizonte derby against Atletico Mineiro than you will spend reading this. With 7 seconds into the match, he elbowed midfielder Renan. Ref Paulo Cesar de Oliveira saw it, and with 15 seconds the red card was up in the air. It [...]
Libertadores: Cruzeiro Silences Argentina
Estudiantes let Cruzeiro enter the pitch alone in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final. The locals knew that its fans were going to suffocate the Brazilians with a red and white smoke. The chants suffocated any attempts of communication between the players. And Estudiantes started the match suffocating.
But as time passed by, one [...]
Libertadores: Cruzeiro in the Final
Cruzeiro reached the final of Copa Libertadores after a 2 goals draw against Gremio. Gremio played at home, but in 4 minutes (between the 34th and the 38th minutes) the visitors scored twice and buried the dreams of the home team.
The final will be against Estudiantes from Argentina on the 8th and the 15th. The [...]
