Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 19 -- A first-half strike from Christian Cardoso handed Cruzeiro a 1-0 home win over Fortaleza in Brazil's Serie A on Saturday.
Christian took a touch after Kenny Arroyo's cross before thumping a low drive into the bottom-left corner at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte.
The visitors pressed for an equalizer in the second half but were denied by a series of saves from goalkeeper Leo Aragao.
Cruzeiro remains third in the 20-team standings with 56 points, five behind leaders Palmeiras, while Fortaleza is 18th, 32 points further back.
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