The striker received an opportunity in the 42nd minute of the second half and scored the winning goal for Cruzeiro, 2-1, over Flamengo, in the seventh round of the Brazilian Championship.
Starring? Decisive! Called on by coach Leonardo Jardim in the 42nd minute of the second half, Gabigol changed the course of the match between Cruzeiro and Flamengo, this Sunday (4/5), in the seventh round of the Brazilian Championship. On a rebound from a penalty, he scored the winning goal for the Celeste, 2-1, in injury time. Before entering the field, he received some advice from the coach.
Aware of the team’s good performance, Leonardo Jardim took a while to change players at Cruzeiro. Until the coach looked at the options on the bench, Raposa had created at least three good opportunities on the field to leave Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte, with the three points. Read also: Jardim laughs when commenting on substitutions and emphasizes: ‘Cruzeiro fully justified the victory’
When he felt a ‘breakdown’, the coach brought on Eduardo, Gabi and Bolasie to replace Matheus Pereira, Wanderson and Kaio Jorge, respectively. Before sending the number 9, who scored the winning goal, onto the field, he had a frank chat.
“While the game is still going on, we have to play. We have opportunities to take advantage of. When Gabriel came on, he said ‘there are 10 minutes left. An opportunity will come up and that’s the one you’ll have to finish’. At the end of the game, we laughed, and I said ‘I told you so’”.
“I’m happy for him and the whole group. They deserved the victory today. It wasn’t a win by chance, the kind where the opponent has 10 opportunities and we, with our eyes closed, scored the goals. We deserved it. Today, we were better than Flamengo. We probably aren’t, but today, we were better”, he argued.
