Cruzeiro vs Athletico-PR Prediction: Cruzeiro has won every home game in the league

Cruzeiro hosts Athletico-PR at the Mineirão and will be looking to bounce back after a 4-1 defeat away to Bahia. On the other side will be the Hurricane, who suddenly found itself without coach Cuca after a surprising exit following three straight draws. It should be an even match despite Cruzeiro having won all home games in the Brasileirão. 

The Fox has four wins in four games at the Mineirão, but apart from the game with Botafogo, where the Cariocas finished with ten players, Cruzeiro hasn't faced top teams of the Série A at home, where it has picked most of the points. The Miners will face Athletico-PR, who are in fifth place, in a game that shouldn't be easy. The Belo Horizonte team won't be able to count on left-back Marlon, who received a red card against Bahia in the 70th minute when the score was 1-1. It will be interesting to see how Cruzeiro reacts to the poor result in Salvador.

The Paranaenses drew three consecutive times with three goals conceded in stoppage time, and this proved too frustrating for the fans, who blamed coach Cuca. In a meeting with the board, the two parties decided to end the contract, and the veteran coach left. The departure of Cuca is strange, given that the team is in fifth place and has qualified for the next stage of the Copa Sudamericana. Athletico will try to beat Cruzeiro and return to victories, but it's uncertain how the players will react to this week's events.

Cruzeiro lost its last game 4-1 and may have lost some of the confidence it had been showing. On the other hand, Athletico's players certainly had a confusing few days with the departure of their coach despite the team having drawn its last few games. There are no favorites for this match, although Cruzeiro, having won all their home games, may have a slightly better chance of winning than the Paranenses. I'll bet on a draw, which was the final result in the last three meetings between the two sides.