Santa Cruz: Cruzeiro Champion Leads Serie D Ascent

O
Santa Cruz“> Santa Cruz
Last Sunday (7), the dreamed access to
Series C of the Brazilian Championship“>Series C of the Brazilian Championship
after eliminating América-RN in the Arena das Dunas, in the quarterfinals of the
Series D“>Series D
. Revealed and champion by
Cruise“>Cruise
the defender Eurico It is one of the highlights of Tricolor in the competition.

Although the team went through ups and downs, the player was synonymous with regularity throughout the tournament. The solid defense, even, was a trump card of coral snake during the knockout.

In six games during the knockout phase, Santa Cruz have conceded four goals. Eurico was a starter and played every minute of these matches.

In all, the former Cruzeiro made 20 matches for the Pernambuco team in Serie D, with a scored goal and a yellow card conceded. In this clipping, the team had ten wins, six draws and four losses, with 26 goals scored and 15 conceded.

Eurico arrived at Santa Cruz in April this year, after standing out for Betim Futebol in Module I of the Mineiro Championship.

Next Games

With access, Santa follows alive in Serie D and now dreams of the title. The team will face Maranhão-MA in the semifinals. The first leg will be this Saturday (13), away from home, still with no set time. The return in Pernambuco is scheduled for September 20.

Eurico

The player emerged as a promising steering wheel of the base categories of Raposa in 2014. Eurico was part of the Brazilian champion cast that season, but had no long life in the celestial team.

Between loans and returns, the Santa Cruz athlete ended his time at Cruzeiro with 13 games.

In his career, Eurico also defended club shirts such as Nautical, Ponte Preta, Botafogo-SP and Ipatinga. Before returning to Brazil to play at Betim, the player passed in Portuguese football, where he played for Alverca-Por and Anadia-Por.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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