Cruzeiro welcomes Chapecoense to the top of the Brasileirão

After games against Palmeiras and Boca Juniors away from home, Cruzeiro returns to Mineirão this Sunday (24), at 4pm (Brasília time), to face Chapecoense, in a match in the 17th round of Series A of the Brazilian Championship. The celestial team wants to take advantage of the lantern's fragility to get closer to the G5.

Currently, Raposa occupies 13th place, with 20 points. If they win, the team can "take the elevator" and have a chance of finishing in the first part of the classification. The difference to Athletico-PR, fifth placed, is four points.

Chape, in turn, is experiencing a dramatic situation. The team has not won since the debut of the Brasileirão and has six draws and eight defeats. Verdão do Oeste has only nine points, is in 20th place and is nine points behind Santos, 16th in the table.

How Cruzeiro arrives
Cruzeiro's main doubt for the game is in attack, with yet another suspension for Keny Arroyo. Bruno Rodrigues, who was not convincing against Boca Juniors, competes for position with Luis Sinisterra, Marquinhos, Kaique Kenji and Wanderson.

Amid the intense sequence of games, the coach can also preserve some starters. Veteran Fagner, who has not yet completed three consecutive games with the Portuguese, played against Palmeiras and Boca and could be rested.

Cruzeiro is going through a positive phase of the season. In the last ten games, there were four draws, five wins and only one defeat.

How he arrives at Chapecoense
Yannick Bolasie returns from suspension and takes over Neto Pessoa's place in Verdão's offensive reference. The attacker returns to the capital of Minas Gerais for the first time to act as an opponent for Raposa.

The other pieces for the offensive sector tend to be Marcinho and Ênio, with Ítalo and Garcez as alternatives.

The expectation is that Everton will be another new addition - for Marcus Vinicius's place on the right wing.

Micking midfielder Camilo received his third yellow card in the last game and is a confirmed embezzlement. The tendency is for João Vitor to be chosen for the position, which should also include Rafael Carvalheira.

Full Mineirão
The Mineirão will be full for the match between Cruzeiro and Chapecoense. 35 thousand tickets were sold in advance, and the stadium's public forecast is 45 thousand people.

Cruzeiro x Chapecoense
Probable Cruzeiro
Otávio, Kauã Moraes (Fagner), Fabrício Bruno, Jonathan Jesus and Kaiki; Lucas Romero, Gerson, Christian and Matheus Pereira; Luis Sinisterra (Bruno Rodrigues) and Kaio Jorge. Coach: Artur Jorge.

Probable Chapecoense
Anderson; Eduardo Doma, Bruno Leonardo and João Paulo; Everton, Rafael Carvalheira, João Vitor and Bruno Pacheco; Ênio, Bolasie and Marcinho.

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Source: CNN