Corinthians vs Cruzeiro Prediction Today
Corinthians
Shortly before the match on Saturday, July 21 against Sao Paulo, Corinthians suffered another loss in their squad. Midfielder and striker Rodriguinho was traded with Egypt’s Pyramids, who have Brazilian coach Alberto Valentin in charge.
With empty vaults and full of debts, the club has made a liquidation of its main players. It was the fourth loss considering only the athletes with the status of holder. Before that had already left the defender Balbuena, half Maycon and lateral Sidcley. That besides Kazim, Juninho Capixaba and Léo Príncipe, who were reservations. The negotiations, however, are far from solving the financial problems of Timão, who raised almost R $ 58 million with the negotiations.
Coach Osmar Loss, who had been threatened before the World Cup in Russia, was kept on the job, but he knows the difficulties he will face and is resigned to them. He said he intends to ‘reinvent’ the team. But Professor Sparrow’s first experiment was not the happiest.
In the classic against the tricolor, he returned to the team midfielder and striker Marquinhos Gabriel, who is hated by the crowd for his indolence, leaving the young Pedrinho, who is a darling of the fans.
Although it is difficult to measure exactly how much weight the decision had in the 3-1 defeat to Sao Paulo, it may be enough to make the coach opt for the opposite decision for Wednesday’s duel. His tactical and even name change options, which were no longer the greatest, were further reduced by the bruises of midfielder Renê Júnior and defender Pedro Henrique.
The problem just did not get bigger because none of the seven players who were hung with the second yellow card were punished in the classic. So, they will be on hand to face the Cruise.
Stacked in the 19 points (five wins, four draws and five losses), Corinthians remained in the eighth place and even if it wins on Wednesday it will not be able to return to the qualifying zone for the 2019 Copa Libertadores, which at the moment seems be the maximum goal to be achieved in the 2016 Brasileirão due to financial and cast limitations.
Cruise
The situation in Cruzeiro is opposite. On Sunday, July 22, the team obtained its second victory followed in the resumption of the Brazilian Championship after the stoppage of the tournament of little more than a month for the realization of the World Cup of Russia. After scoring 3-1 in América-MG, the team beat Atletico-PR, 2-1, to turn.
With that, he rose to 24 points (seven wins, three draws and four losses), taking a place in the G4. Concentrated in the Brasileirão games, before resuming his participation in the Copa Libertadores and Brazil, he tries to reduce the six-point difference that separates him from Flamengo, the leader.
Among the pointers, Cruzeiro was the only one to escape unscathed, at least until now, from the opening period of the window of hiring in Europe. He even gained the reinforcement of seasoned striker Hernan Boats, who scored the winning goal against the Hurricane.
However, the offensive production still remains a problem to be solved by coach Mano Menezes. With 13 goals scored in 14 games played, the Raposa presents the third worst offensive production among the 20 teams that are in the dispute of the Brasileirão.
Soccer Prediction of the Day Corinthians vs Cruzeiro
Both teams prefer to play on the counterattack to have to venture in search of the result and open spaces for the rivals. Acting at home and after a defeat in the classic, however, Corinthians can not afford to have the necessary patience of the fans to act in caution. At some point in the game you will have to seek victory. This could end up making life easier for Cruzeiro, who has a solid midfield and speed on the counterattack. So the hunch in the mining team seems to be the most appropriate prognosis for the match, even if the game is played at the Corinthian stadium.
Prediction Today: Cruzeiro wins
Odds: 2.75
