See Cruzeiro’s scenarios in the South American Championship after victory over Alianza

Cruzeiro defeated Alianza-COL, 3-0, on Tuesday night (7), at the Estadio Armando Maestre Pajaveau, in Valledupar, in the fourth and third-to-last round of Group B of the Copa Sudamericana. The celestial team gained a position and is now second in the group, with 6 points, and only the first placed team advances directly to the round of 16.

The round will be completed on Thursday (9), with a duel between the leader Universidad Católica-EQU, with 7 points, against Unión La Calera-CHI, third with 3. Alianza is fourth and bottom, with only 1 point.

For o Cruzeiro, victory in the next two games is essential for classification. However, the team needs to support Católica, which depends solely on itself to finish the group stage in first place.

The best scenario is a draw between Católica and La Calera in the fourth round, to o Cruzeiro maintain the position and be able to overtake the Ecuadorians. The celestial team will still face the two teams in rounds 5 and 6.

Depending on the results, Cruzeiro could even draw against Universidad Católica in the fifth and final round to finish the group stage first. The second-placed team will compete in a playoff for the round of 16 against a third-placed team in the Copa Libertadores – to be determined by draw.

Cruzeiro games in the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana

Round 1: Universidad Católica-EQU 0 x 0 Cruzeiro – 04/04 (Thursday), at 9pm, at Olímpico Atahualpa, in Quito
Round 2: Cruzeiro 3 x 3 Alianza-COL – 11/4 (Thursday), at 9pm, at Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte
Round 3: Unión La Calera-CHI 0 x 0 Cruzeiro – 4/23 (Tuesday), at 7pm, at Municipal de Concepción, in Concepción
Round 4: Alianza-COL 0 x 3 Cruzeiro – 07/05 (Tuesday), at 9:30 pm, at Armando Maestre Pavajeau, in Valledupar
Round 5: Cruzeiro x Unión La Calera-CHI – 05/16 (Thursday), at 9pm, at Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte
Round 6: Cruzeiro x Universidad Católica-EQU – 05/30 (Thursday), at 9pm, at Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte

South American Group B Table

Universidad de Quito – 7 points (3J, 2V and 1E; 4GP, 1GC and 3SG)
Cruzeiro – 6 points (4J, 1V and 3E; 6GP, 3GC and 3SG)
Unión La Calera – 4 points (3J, 1V, 1E and 1D; 1GP, 1GC and 0SG)
Alliance – 1 point (4J, 1E and 3D; 4GP, 10GC and -6SG)

Next game

Cruzeiro will return to the field on Sunday (12), at 4pm. The celestial team will visit Atlético-GO, at the Antônio Accioly Stadium, in Goiânia, for the sixth round of the Brazilian Championship.