BELO HORIZONTE (Interstat) — Cruzeiro defeated Remo 1-0 on Friday at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, using Fabricio Bruno’s goal in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time to secure the home result. Matheus Pereira assisted on the breakthrough. Cruzeiro controlled the match and protected the narrow lead after halftime. Remo received yellow cards to Patrick in the 50th minute, Ze Ivaldo in the 79th and Marcelinho in the 90th minute plus four. Cruzeiro made substitutions at the 26th, 62nd and 84th minutes, while Remo changed players at the 46th, 62nd, 86th and 90th. Remo entered after a draw with Bragantino and a scoreless draw at Vasco, while Cruzeiro had beaten Gremio and lost to Bragantino. The win improved Cruzeiro to two wins and no losses in this competition and two wins and one loss across all competitions. Remo fell to no wins, one loss and one draw in the competition, and no wins, one loss and two draws overall.