Corinthians lose to Cruzeiro, bid farewell to G7 before Copa do Brasil | OneFootball

In a preview of one of the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil, Corinthians came out on the losing end against Cruzeiro and no longer has a chance to reach the G7 of the Brazilian Championship. This Sunday, Timão was dominated and lost to Raposa 3-0 at Mineirão, in a match valid for the 35th round of the national tournament. Kaio Jorge (2x) and Arroyo found the net to seal the defeat of the black-and-white team.

Corinthians and Cruzeiro will now face each other in the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil. The clash will take place on December 10 and 14. Timão will open the series in Minas Gerais and finish at home, at Neo Química Arena.

Standings Situation

With this result, Corinthians once again faltered in the Brasileirão and saw their dream of a spot in the Pre-Libertadores become more distant. The Alvinegro sits in tenth place with 45 points and can no longer reach the G7 – they are ten points behind Fluminense, currently in seventh. For the G7 to become G8, a member of the group must win the Copa do Brasil. At the moment, the two candidates are Fluminense and Cruzeiro themselves.

On the other hand, Cruzeiro remains in third place and has reached 68 points, closing in on second-placed Palmeiras, who have 70. Raposa has also secured a direct spot in the Libertadores group stage.

📋 Match Summary

🔵⚪ CRUZEIRO 3 x 0 CORINTHIANS ⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (35th round) 🏟️ Venue: Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte (MG) 📅 Date: November 23, 2025 (Sunday) 👥 Attendance: 30,663 fans ⏰ Time: 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Lucas Romero, Arroyo, and Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro); Matheuzinho and Hugo (Corinthians) 🟥 Red Cards: José Martínez (Corinthians)

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Goals

🔵⚪ CRUZEIRO 

Cássio; William, Fabrício Bruno, Villalba, and Kaiki Bruno (Kauã Prates); Lucas Romero (Walace), Lucas Silva, Christian (Japa), and Matheus Pereira; Arroyo (Sinisterra) and Kaio Jorge (Gabigol). Coach: Leonardo Jardim

⚫⚪ CORINTHIANS

Felipe Longo; João Pedro Tchoca, Gustavo Henrique, and Angileri (André); Matheuzinho, Raniele (Carrillo), Breno Bidon (Martínez), Rodrigo Garro (Dieguinho), and Matheus Bidu; Gui Negão (Vitinho) and Yuri Alberto.  Coach: Dorival Júnior

How the match went

After three minutes, Cruzeiro made their first move. Matheus Pereira played a good ball to Arroyo, who broke into the box and shot across goal, but sent it wide. Two minutes later, after a corner kick, Fabrício Bruno headed and Felipe Longo came out to punch the ball away. On the rebound, Villalba had a chance with the goal open but sent it over the bar.

At 21 minutes, Garro took a corner to the far post and Gustavo Henrique headed it back into the middle. The ball reached Hugo, who, under pressure, headed it wide. However, the referee called offside on the play.

It was at 25 minutes that Cruzeiro opened the scoring at Mineirão. Matheus Pereira played the ball through to Christian, who crossed low to Arroyo. Felipe Longo made a great save but, on the rebound, Kaio Jorge struck first time and found the back of the net. At 33 minutes, Lucas Silva took a placed shot from the edge of the box and saw the ball go just wide of the left post.

Second half

Three minutes into the second half, Cruzeiro extended their lead. Arroyo received on the right and crossed low into the middle. Tchoca deflected and the ball landed at Kaio Jorge’s feet, who just had to finish into the net.

At 13 minutes, Corinthians finally responded and created their best chance of the match. Matheuzinho crossed into the box and Yuri Alberto headed towards goal. Cássio watched as the ball went just over the bar, but it was out. Three minutes later, Kaio Jorge found himself one-on-one with Felipe Longo but shot off-balance and the Timão goalkeeper made the save.

At 18 minutes, Cruzeiro scored their third goal. On a counterattack, Kaio Jorge received at pace and set up Arroyo. The forward broke into the box and fired powerfully at goal, beating Felipe Longo. The ball even hit the crossbar before ending up in the back of the net.

At 44 minutes, Cruzeiro turned the win into a rout. Sinisterra received from Gabigol and made an individual play: he broke into the box, got past Matheuzinho, and chipped Felipe Longo. However, the goal was disallowed.

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🔵⚪ CRUZEIRO

⚫⚪ CORINTHIANS

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