Pundits miss every call in Cruzeiro v Santos win, bad for Fla | OneFootball

Flamengo Opens Three-Point Lead Over Cruzeiro with Santos' Victory

On social media, fans often joke that when GE's predictions give 100% favoritism to a particular team, the "zica" (a type of curse) happens. The curse didn't fail in Sunday's (10) game, when Cruzeiro lost to Santos 2-1 at Mineirão. Grupo Globo's analysts heavily bet on the Minas Gerais team's victory, but Neymar's team came out on top and helped Flamengo in the Brasileirão.

WHO BET ON CRUZEIRO'S VICTORY OVER SANTOS?

Alex Escobar, André Loffredo, Felipe Diniz, Fred Bruno, Gato Mestre, Jéssica Cescon, Joanna de Assis, and Tiago Medeiros believed in Cruzeiro's victory. However, in a turnaround, Santos took the three points at Mineirão and ended up giving a 'helping hand' to Flamengo.

HOW IS THE 2025 BRASILEIRÃO TABLE?

With Cruzeiro's defeat, the Minas Gerais team stalled at 37 points in the Brasileirão table. On the other hand, Flamengo, who beat Mirassol on Saturday (09), jumped to 40 points. Thus, the most beloved team finished the first round of the competition in the lead, even with one less game compared to the Belo Horizonte team.

HOW WAS THE PREDICTION FOR FLAMENGO'S GAME?

Differently from the unanimous prediction for Cruzeiro, Flamengo didn't have 100% in GE's predictions. The same eight analysts voted on the game that took place at Maracanã, with six giving the victory to Rubro-Negro. However, Fred Bruno and Joanna de Assis chose Mirassol, avoiding the 'zica' and helping Mengão to conquer the three points.

There was only one other '100%' in GE's predictions, and it almost had another 'zicada'. After all, the eight analysts bet on Palmeiras' victory over Ceará at Allianz Parque. The visiting team was winning until the 21st minute of the second half, when the referee awarded a dubious penalty to the hosts, who managed to turn the game around. Finally, in the final minutes, the northeastern team scored again, but the VAR annulled the play for offside, which also generated outrage from the defeated team, with complaints of 'crooked lines'.

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