CONMEBOL – South American Cup

Cruzeiro defeated Xeneize 5-4 in a series of penalties where William, Matheus Henrique, Marlon, Juan Dinenno and Álvaro Barreal did not miss, while Miguel Ángel Merentiel of Xeneize missed his shot. With this, Cruzeiro managed to advance to the next phase of the CONMEBOL tournament – ​​Copa Sudamericana 2024.

The score was 2-1 after regular time and the teams had to go to a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. Cruzeiro found their goals with Matheus Henrique (8′ 1T) and Walace (20′ 1T). Milton Giménez (47′ 1T) contributed the goal for Boca Juniors.

Cristian Lema was named the most outstanding player of the match. The Boca Juniors defender was important for clearing 9 balls out of the danger area.

Walace was another key player. The Cruzeiro midfielder scored 1 goal and made 37 correct passes.

Cruzeiro coach Fernando Seabra proposed a 4-4-2 formation with Cássio in goal; William, Zé Ivaldo, João Marcelo and Kaiki Bruno in the defensive line; Walace, Lucas Romero, Matheus Henrique and Matheus Pereira in the middle; and Lautaro Díaz and Juan Dinenno in attack.

For its part, Diego Martínez’s team took to the field with a 4-4-2 formation with Sergio Romero between the posts; Luis Advíncula, Cristian Lema, Marcos Rojo and Lautaro Blanco in defense; Agustín Martegani, Guillermo Fernández, Cristian Medina and Kevin Zenón in the midfield; and Miguel Ángel Merentiel and Milton Giménez up front.

Referee Wilmar Roldán Pérez was in charge of supervising the game at the Mineirão stadium.

Despite the defeat in the first leg, Cruzeiro achieved an impressive qualification for the Quarterfinals by beating Boca Juniors on penalties.

Changes in Cruzeiro

• 55′ 2T – Lucas Daniel Romero came out for Álvaro Barreal
• 63′ 2T – Lautaro Ariel Díaz came on for Arthur Gomes Lourenço and Kaiki Bruno da Silva came on for Marlon Rodrigues Xavier
• 78′ 2H – Walace Souza Silva is out for Kaio Jorge Pinto Ramos

Cautions in Cruzeiro:

• 2′ 2T Zé Ivaldo (Holding the opponent to prevent him from advancing), 15′ 2T Matheus Pereira (Unsportsmanlike conduct), 17′ 2T Matheus Henrique (Unsportsmanlike conduct) and 49′ 2T Lucas Villalba (Arguing with an opponent)

Changes at Boca Juniors

• 4′ 1T – Agustin Alberto Martegani came out for Jorge Nicolas Figal
• 68′ 2T – Kevin Zenón came out for Gary Alexis Medel Soto
• 84′ 2T – Milton Gimenez came out for Marcelo Josemir Saracchi Pintos and Guillermo Matias Fernandez came out for Tomas Belmonte

Cautions for Boca Juniors:

• 43′ 1T Lautaro Blanco (Holding the opponent to prevent him from advancing), 6′ 2T Guillermo Fernández (Unsportsmanlike conduct), 8′ 2T Kevin Zenón (Holding the opponent to prevent him from advancing), 9′ 2T Diego Martínez (Insulting or disapproving of the referee), 36′ 2T Milton Giménez (Holding the opponent to prevent him from advancing), 43′ 2T Marcos Rojo (Unsportsmanlike conduct) and 49′ 2T Gary Medel (Arguing with an opponent)

Expelled from Boca Juniors:

• 0′ 1T Luis Advíncula (Red card)

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