Cruzeiro and Tombense will play the first match of the semi-final of the Campeonato Mineiro this Sunday, at 7.30pm, in Ipatingão
The semi-finals of Minas Gerais Championship they are already defined. Cruzeiro will face Tombense, this Sunday, 7.30pm, in Ipatingao. Having achieved the best result in the qualifying phase, Raposa has an advantage in the knockout phase and decision-making power at home. However, Tombos’ team showed strong points during the first phase of the State Championship and could put Celeste in difficulty.
Tombense had the third best season in the competition, with 15 points in eight games. The team has scored more points than Atlético-MG (14). However, due to the format of the Campeonato Mineiro, Tombos’ team will have no advantage if they face Galo in the state final.
Even if he does not have a high technical quality, Gavião-Carcará makes up for it with strength and dedication on the pitch. It’s a point that Raposa will have to pay attention to given the strong disposition of the players. It also has goalkeeper Felipe Garcia, 36, one of the team’s leaders and who made the difference when the team had to decide.
In attack, Tombense has the top scorer of the Campeonato Mineiro, Igor Bahia, 31 years old. The player has six goals in the competition alongside Mastriani, who is no longer at América-MG. He arrives as one of the important points of the team and can decide the match.
In technical command, Raul Cabral returned to Tombense in 2024 and has done a good job of restructuring. The 42-year-old coach returns to Tombos after almost seven seasons. At the time he took Carcará to the quarter-finals of the 2017 Serie C, in the clash against CSA. Cabral spent three seasons at Hercílio Luz-SC and also worked at Luverdense, Juventus Jaraguá-SC, Primavera-SP, Avaí, Figueirense, Mirassol and Jataiense-BA.
Source: Terra
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