Copa do Brasil: Cruzeiro face Corinthians for spot in São Paulo | OneFootball

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·22 October 2025

Copa do Brasil: Cruzeiro face Corinthians for spot in São Paulo

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The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced this Wednesday (22) the home venues for the semifinals and final of the Copa do Brasil. Cruzeiro will face Corinthians in the next phase and will play the first match in Belo Horizonte, at the Mineirão, before deciding the spot at Neo Química Arena in São Paulo.

The first leg is scheduled for the week of December 10, while the return leg is expected to take place in the week of December 14. The CBF will still officially confirm the dates and times of the matches.


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On the other side of the bracket, Vasco da Gama will be the home team in the first leg, while Fluminense will decide the spot as the home team in the return leg, in a match expected to be played at the Maracanã.

The entity also held the draw for the order of the final's home venues, anticipating the decision due to the proximity of the decisive phases. The winner of the duel between Cruzeiro and Corinthians will play the first match of the final at home and will compete for the title as the visitor.

Thus, if they advance, Cruzeiro will attempt to win the seventh Copa do Brasil trophy away from the Mineirão. The final is initially scheduled for December 17 (Wednesday) and December 21 (Sunday).

The semifinals and final of the competition will take place after the end of the Brazilian Championship, whose last round reserves for Cruzeiro a match against Santos on December 7, at Vila Belmiro.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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