Jet-setting substitute helps Cruzeiro lift Copa do Brasil


  • Football
  • Thursday, 18 Oct 2018

Soccer Football - Copa do Brasil - Corinthians v Cruzeiro Finals Second Leg - Arena Corinthians Stadium, Sao Paulo, Brazil - October 17, 2018 Cruzeiro's Giorgian de Arrascaeta celebrates scoring their second goal. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Uruguayan Giorgian de Arrascaeta scored just hours after returning from international duty to help Cruzeiro secure their sixth Copa do Brasila triumph with 2-1 second leg victory over Corinthians on Wednesday.

The goal gave the Belo Horizonte club a 3-1 aggregate victory after they edged the first leg 1-0 at home last week.

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