Cruzeiro held by Ceará, title hopes in the Brasileiro dashed | OneFootball

In a clash for the 36th round of the Brazilian Championship, on Saturday night, Cruzeiro and Ceará drew 1-1 at Arena Castelão. Zanocelo opened the scoring for Vozão, but Willian Machado scored an own goal to level the match for Cruzeiro.

Standings Situation

With the draw, Cruzeiro remains in third place with 69 points and no longer has a mathematical chance of winning the Brazilian Championship title. Vozão, on the other hand, is 14th in the table with 43 points, two ahead of Internacional, which opens the Z4.

📋 Match Summary

⚫ CEARÁ 1 x 1 CRUZEIRO 🔵

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship🏟️ Venue: Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza (CE)📅 Date: November 29, 2025 (Saturday)⏰ Time: 6 PM (Brasília time)🟨 Yellow Cards: Matheus Bahia and Willian Machado (Ceará); Walace, Lucas Silva, Matheus Pereira, and Gabi (Cruzeiro)🟥 Red Cards: None

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Goals

⚫Ceará

Bruno; Fabiano, Marcos Victor, Willian Machado, and Matheus Bahia; Zanocelo (Richardson) and Diego (Fernando Sobral); Galeano, Mugni (Vina), and Fernandinho (Paulo Baya); Pedro Raúl (Aylon)Coach: Léo Condé

🔵Cruzeiro

Cássio; William, Fabrício Bruno, Villalba, and Kaiki; Walace (Matheus Henrique) and Lucas Silva (Eduardo); Christian (Japa), Matheus Pereira, Arroyo (Sinisterra); Gabi (Bolasie)Coach: Leonardo Jardim

How the Game Went

Cruzeiro started the match on the front foot, forcing goalkeeper Bruno to make two saves in the opening minutes. At 15, Fernandinho had a good chance inside the box, but Cássio was well-positioned to make the save.

After 17 minutes, Christian scored following a pass from Gabi, but the forward was offside and the goal was disallowed. At the end of the first half, at 45, Matheus Pereira crossed accurately and Christian headed into the net. However, the goal scorer was in an offside position, and Cruzeiro had another goal disallowed.

Despite the opponent's pressure, it was Ceará who opened the scoring at 11 minutes into the second half. Pedro Raúl received a low cross and set up Lucas Mugni, who passed to Zanocelo, who struck powerfully from the edge of the area. Cássio reached the ball but couldn't prevent Vozão's goal.

Only at 25 minutes did Cruzeiro manage to equalize. Kaiki controlled the ball on the left and crossed low for defender Marcos Victor to deflect towards his own goal, and Bruno made the save. On the rebound, the ball hit Willian Machado's thigh, who ended up scoring an own goal to level the match.

The game remained tight until stoppage time, when Ceará pressed and created chances but squandered the opportunities to retake the lead.

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