Atlético-MG x Cruzeiro: the classic match is played again with a crowd of one after almost nine years | soccer

Atletico-MG that it Sea trip They once again starred in a classic film with a unique audience after nearly nine years. The scenario will be repeated for the 16th time, on Saturday, at 7:30 pm, at Arena MRV, in the third round of the Minero Championship.

This has not been repeated since 2015. At that time, the two teams were tied 1-1, in the first match of the Minero Championship semi-final.

In 15 matches, Atletico achieved six wins to four Sea trip And five draws.

In Atletico's history Sea trip They are used to the classic 50% to each side in the stands. This happened from 1965 to 2010. After that, the Mineirão underwent renovation for the 2014 World Cup.

After work, the format became more rare and was occupied by the traditional fee of 10% of visitors' tickets. The last disagreement between the divided fans was in the decision of Mineiro 2022, in a single confrontation.

The classic offer with one crowd came in 2010. This was the solution adopted due to the works in Mineirão and Independência. As a result, the match was played at the Arena do Jacare, the scene of seven matches in this format.

In 2012, history repeated itself in Independencia for security reasons. The following year, both fans returned to the game. However, confusion in Mineiro's return fixture meant that the Celeste board did not request that the charge be made available to the visitors in 2014.

The following year, the two fans were back on the court together in the Classic. The first confrontation was led by Atletico, with Atletico winning, in the semi-finals of the Mineiro Championship. Since then, 29 matches have been played with 90% home fans and 10% visitors. Only in the Portuguese League match in 2017, and in the Mineiro final in 2022, the crowd was half and half.