With this, the number 10 once again showed why he is a key piece in coach Leonardo Jardim’s team.
📊 What do the numbers tell?
Matheus Pereira is one of the pillars of Cruzeiro. With 108 games, he has 16 goals and 27 assists — a total of 43 direct goal involvements. Numbers that show his importance.
🔥 And against the big ones?
Against the G12 teams, Matheus also delivers.
The celeste number 10 has already scored or assisted against 9 of the 12 biggest clubs in Brazilian football.
São Paulo is his main victim: 2 goals. He also decided against Flamengo, Botafogo, Palmeiras, Corinthians, Grêmio… He just didn’t participate in goals against Vasco and Santos.
📉 Possession? Only if it’s the opponent’s.
Another data that draws attention is Cruzeiro’s performance in relation to ball possession in the Brasileirão:
💡 The message is clear: Cruzeiro works better when it is more direct. Less touch, more objectivity. Against São Paulo, for example: only 40% possession… and victory. It’s Jardinismo in action.,
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