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previous law?  Grmio has a crew full of Cruzeiro champions

previous law? Grmio has a crew full of Cruzeiro champions

Photo: Vinicius Silva/Cruzeiro

Against Cruzeiro this Sunday (21/8), Grmio brings together four players who were Raposa champions between the 2013 and 2019 seasons.

Cruzeiro’s opponent in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship, Germio has a squad full of players who have been champions of the heavenly club in the past decade. According to fans on social media, the chances of a player scoring a goal increase when he faces a team he played with. What is causing this? Previous Law.

Grmio and Cruzeiro will face each other on Sunday (21/8), at 4 p.m., at Arena do Grmio, in Porto Alegre. Raposa leads the second division and scored 53 points in 24 matches. Tricolor Gacho finished third with 43.

Diogo Barbosa

Appointed in December 2016, Diogo Barbosa was a key left-back for Cruzeiro for the following season, when the team reached the Campeonato Mineiro final and won the Copa del Rey.

The player’s good offensive performance caught the attention of Palmeiras, who signed him in November 2017 for 17.5 million Brazilian Real. During his time in Minas Gerais, the defender played 60 matches and scored two goals.

A Grmio player since 2020, Diogo has already entered the field ten times in this edition of Serie B. Despite playing 90 minutes in the final round, the 30-year-old has alternated between the starting and reserve teams and only contributed an assist in the tournament. .

One of Cruzeiro's highlights was Diogo Barbosa, winning the Copa del Rey 2017
Photo: Ramon Lisboa/EM/DA Press

One of Cruzeiro’s highlights was Diogo Barbosa, winning the Copa del Rey 2017

Lucas Silva

Lucas Silva has been one of Cruzeiro’s most successful players of the past decade. The midfielder has actively participated in the Serie A titles in 2013 and 2014, the Copa do Brasil in 2017, 2018 and the Campeonato Mineiro in 2014, 2018 and 2019.

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Unveiled at Toca da Raposa in 2012, Lucas had two spells for the professional team and played in 193 games, scoring six goals. He was elected the best player in his position in the 2014 Brazilian Championship.

With no space in Grmio, the team he has been defending since 2020, the 29-year-old midfielder has been rumored to have been in Botafogo in recent weeks, but he has denied any chance of a move in this window. In Tricolor’s last five matches in the Second Division, he has not left the bench.

Diego Souza

Cruzeiro’s main signing for the 2013 season, Diego Sousa left the club a few months later, not missing the fans much. During his tenure, he played 25 matches and scored eight goals, but ended up being overshadowed by the team’s impressive performance after his departure to Metalist, from Ukraine, for R$9 million.

That year, Cruzeiro was a three-time Brazilian champion under Marcelo Oliveira. The winning stars were Verton Ribeiro and Ricardo Goulart, who led the team to a 76-point campaign in the championship.

Since leaving Minas Gerais football, Diego Sousa has returned to Brazil and has played for several teams in Series A and B. A player for Grmio since 2020, the 37-year-old veteran wore the tri-color shirt 136 times in this clip and scored a goal. network on 68 occasions. An absolute start to the season.

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Photo: Alexandre Guzanshe/EM/DA Press

Regarded as Cruzeiro’s gorgeous 2013 signature, Diego Souza was sold to Metalista, of Ukraine, a few months after his arrival.

Jonathan Robert

Formed at the base of Grmio, Jhonata Robert arrived at Cruzeiro on loan in January 2020. Despite signing a contract until December of that year, the attacking midfielder earlier returned to Tricolor, at the request of the gacho club.

For Cruzeiro, Jonata participated in seven matches and scored one goal. With a ligament injury to his left knee, the 22-year-old has yet to enter the field in 2022. In a physical transition, he’s back in training with the Grêmio team this week.

Jonata Robert spent a short time at Cruzeiro in 2020
Photo: Bruno Haddad/Cruzeiro

Jonata Robert spent a short time at Cruzeiro in 2020

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Edelson

Another player from the tri-color squad who has just recovered from his injury is right-back Edelson. And the player had problems in his right thigh, which has taken him out of all Gremio matches since last June.

Despite entering the field only five times in this second division, Edelson is available to coach Roger Machado and should be on the bench against Cruzeiro, the team he played for between 2018 and 2020.

A Brazilian Cup champion and a two-time champion of Minas in that period, the defender was one of the few athletes who remained at the Celestial Club after relegation to the 2019 Brazilian Championship. In all, he participated in 75 matches and scored three goals with Cruzeiro’s shirt.

Edelson (centre) and Lucas Silva (right) worked together at Cruzeiro between 2018 and 2019.
Photo: Vinicius Silva/Cruzeiro

Edelson (centre) and Lucas Silva (right) worked together at Cruzeiro between 2018 and 2019.