Corinthians held by Cruzeiro in first leg of women's Brasileirão final | OneFootball

This Sunday, Corinthians drew with Cruzeiro 2-2, in the first leg of the Brazilian Women's Championship final, in a match played at Arena Independência, in Belo Horizonte (MG). Marília and Isabela scored for Raposa, while Gi Fernandes and Gabi Zanotti scored the goals for Timão.

Thus, a new draw in the return match takes the final to penalties. The decisive showdown will be next Sunday, also at 10:30 am (Brasília time), at Neo Química Arena.

The game

Corinthians opened the scoring five minutes into the first half. After a launch by Duda Sampaio, Jaque crossed to Gi Fernandes, who, despite hitting masked, relied on Camila's failure to shake the nets. The Brabas continued pressing, but could not expand. In one of Cruzeiro's first arrivals, at 27, Raposa reached the tie: Byanca Brasil crossed to Marília, who divided with goalkeeper Nicole and headed for the empty goal.

In the final stretch of the first stage, both teams created great chances. At 44 minutes, Vanessinha shot from the entrance of the area and forced Nicole to make a great save and prevent the second Minas Gerais goal. Four minutes later, Jaque Ribeiro took advantage of a rebound and shot hard, but stopped in a great save by Camila.

The second half started truncated, with no team able to impose itself. The first great chance was at 28 minutes, when Tamires crossed to Gabi Zanotti, who deflected with her head and scored Corinthians' second goal. The goal was annulled on the field, but, after VAR analysis, it was validated. Five minutes later, Cruzeiro tied again. After a lift by Byanca Brasil, Isabela deflected to the back of the nets.

The last minutes of the complementary stage were hectic off the field. At 40 minutes, the video referee stopped working, but was corrected at 44. On the field, neither team took risks, keeping the draw on the scoreboard.

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET CRUZEIRO 2 x 2 CORINTHIANS

Date: September 7, 2025, Sunday Time: at 10:30 am (Brasília time) Location: Arena Independência, in Belo Horizonte (MG) Referee: Thayslane de Melo Costa (SE) Assistants: Maira Mastella Moreira (RS) and Fernanda Kruger (MT) VAR: Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Junior (PE) Red card: none Yellow cards: Paulo Henrique and Pablo Vegetti (Vasco); Alexander (Atlético-MG) Audience: 19,175 spectators (record).

GOALS: Marília, at 27' of 1st half and Isabela, at 33' of 2nd half (Cruzeiro) / Gi Fernandes, at 5' of 1st half and Gabi Zanotti, at 28' of 2nd half (Corinthians).

CRUZEIRO: Camila Rodrigues, Isa Haas, Paloma Maciel (Gaby Rodríguez) and Vitória Calhau; Isabela; Bedoya, Pri Back (Gaby Soares) and Gisseli (Letícia Alves); Marília (Letícia Ferreira), Vanessinha (Patrícia Sochor) and Byanca Brasil Coach: Jonas Urias

CORINTHIANS: Nicole, Thaís Ferreira, Érika and Mariza; Gi Fernandes (Jhonson), Dayana Rodríguez (Andressa Alves), Duda Sampaio (Vitória Yaya), Vic Albuquerque, Gabi Zanotti and Tamires; Jaque Ribeiro Coach: Lucas Piccinato.

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