Thiago Neves suffers from stretching and will miss Cruzeiro for his official debut in the season

After negotiating De Arrascaeta with Flamengo, the Cruzeiro suffered another major defeat at the start of the season. During training this Friday (Jan. 11), midfielder Thiago Neves is injured in his right leg. He will miss the Raposa for his official debut in 2019, against Guarani-MG, for the first round of the Mineiro Championship

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The jersey 30 was already suffering pain on the spot and was under observation. With the confirmation of the injury, Thiago Neves will need a little over a week to recover and will lose the rest of the preseason with the Raposa.

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After the departure of De Arrascaeta, the 33-year-old midfielder takes the lead of the mining team. Cited to leave Cruzeiro, with Gremio as the main possible destination, Thiago Neves ended up renewing itself until the end of 2020, with a clause automatically extending its link until 2021, when it disputed 42 matches next year.