Cruzeiro seeks a comeback against Inter to remain in the fight for the top spot

This Saturday (23), Cruzeiro hosts Internacional at Mineirão, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), in a duel valid for the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship Series A.

Raposa is in third place with 38 points and is looking to close the gap to leaders Flamengo , who have 43. Colorado is only in 12th place, with 21 points, trying to move away from the bottom of the table.

In the last round, both teams stumbled. Cruzeiro drew 1-1 away to Mirassol: Kaio Jorge opened the scoring, but Negueba leveled the score. The Minas Gerais team has now gone two games without a win and needs to score to stay in touch with the leaders. Internacional, meanwhile, lost 3-1 to Flamengo at Beira-Rio. It was the third consecutive defeat for the Rio de Janeiro team, two of them in the Libertadores, and the Rio Grande do Sul team comes into the match shaken.

For this match, Cruzeiro will have the return of Lucas Romero, Kaiki, and Christian, who served suspensions. Full-back William is expected to be rested again, aiming for the derby against Atlético-MG in the Copa do Brasil.

At Internacional, in addition to the pressure to achieve results, coach Roger Machado must deal with significant absences: Valencia and Vitinho are suspended due to a backlog of yellow cards. The coach may also opt for changes to the squad, as the Brasileirão is the only competition remaining this season.