El Cruzeiro, with goals from the Colombian Luis Sinisterra and of Gabigolhe won at home 1-2 to Bay In the last match for the twenty -third day of the Brazilian championship and remained in second place, on the stalking of the Flamengo leader. The victory as a visitor to a difficult bay, which remains fifth in the classification, allowed the Belo Horizonte Club to add 47 points and, 3 from Flamengo (50), stay as the main threat to the leader.
Cruzeiro, with two goals, got an important comeback after the Brazilian team player Jean Lucas opened the score for the bay in the second half. Sinisterra matched the score after a colorful play and an assistance from Matheus Pereira and Gabigol made the victory goal in the absence of five minutes to the end of the game with a shot from outside the area.
The Flamengo confirmed his privileged position on Sunday by winning, also at home, 0-2 to Youth with goals from Uruguayan Giorgian de Arrascaeta and International Emmerson Royal. The Uruguayan midfielder opened the marker for Flamengo in the 31st minute and almost at the end of the party the former Tottenham player expanded the advantage for the Cariocas. It was the first victory for the ‘Mengao’ on a visit to the youth in Caxias do Sul since 1997.
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On Saturday the Palmeiras beat the international 4-0 with a triplet of Vítor Roque, the former player of Barcelona, and an annotation of Lucas Evangelista, which allowed him to remain in third place in the classification, with 46 points, to a unit of Cruzeiro and four of the Flamengo.
