Mouth will visit Cruzeiro to define the series corresponding to the round of 16 of the South American Cupagainst a rival with whom he has a great history.
The first clash between the two took place in the final of the 1977 Libertadores Cupin which Mouth won 1-0 in the first leg and Cruzeiro did the same in Brazil.
The title should have been decided in the playoff match in the Centenario Stadium in Montevideowhere they tied without goals and the goalkeeper Hugo Gatti He became a hero so that Mouth won 5-4 in the Penalties and raise your first Libertadores Cup.
The next meeting was at the Master Cup 1992which was contested by the first four champions of the South American Super Cup.
On that occasion, Mouth He defeated again Cruzeiro in the final, just like 15 years earlier, this time by 2-1 on the court of Velez.
Cruzeiro The thorn in the side could only be removed 1994 Libertadores Cupwhen they shared the group stage. At the Alberto J.Armando Stadium, better known as the Candy boxThe Brazilians won 2-1, the same result with which they imposed themselves in their stadium to deal the final blow and eliminate the team from La Ribera.
The Brazilians won again in the 1996 Super Cup. In the first leg that took place in the Argentina They tied without goals, while in the return match they tied again, this time 1-1, and Cruzeiro won 7-6 on penalties.
The following year they met in the group stage of the same tournament. In the Candy box won Mouth 1-0 and in Brazil It was a 2-1 victory for the team from Belo Horizonte.
In the 2008 Libertadores Cup. Mouthwho had won the previous edition, won 2-1 in both matches to secure a ticket to the quarter-finals.
The last time they faced each other was in the Libertadores 2018for the quarter-finals, where Mouth won 3-1 on aggregate (2-0 in Argentina and 1-1 in Brazil).
This way, Mouth It has won 7 games in its history (including last week’s first leg), 4 draws and 4 losses.
Source: Ambito
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