Recuperado de um Incomodo muscular na coxa direitaMatheus Pereira was the defending champion of Cruzeiro and did not face Fluminense. When the team competed on the evening of the fifth year (3), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília), not at the Maracanã, not in Rio de Janeiro, until 29:00 at the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Ultimately, Matheus Pereira (29) no longer occupied his reserve bench empate contra o Vasco, no Mineirãoin Belo Horizonte. For this reason, the technician Fernando Diniz visited Mateus Vital 11 years ago. During one week, on February 10, 2011, the two participants were deployed to Toca da Raposa II in Belo Horizonte under new conditions for the start of part-time work.

When Matheus Pereira returned, Cruzeiro was a formation considered ideal at the start of the Diniz era. Argentinian Lucas Villalba then moved to Zé Ivaldo after forming the trio of Gabriel Veron, Lautaro Díaz and Kaio Jorge.

Escalação do Cruzeiro

Cassio; William, Ze Ivaldo, Lucas Villalba and Marlon; Lucas Romero, Matheus Henrique and Matheus Pereira; Gabriel Veron, Lautaro Diaz and Kaio Jorge.

Reserve banks: Anderson, Wesley Gasolina, Jonathan Jesus, João Marcelo, Kaiki, Ramiro, Lucas Silva, Walace, Fabrizio Peralta, Mateus Vital, Álvaro Barreal and Tevis.