Coritiba rally to beat Cruzeiro, pressure grows on Tite | OneFootball

This Thursday, Cruzeiro lost their second consecutive match in the Brazilian Championship, being defeated by Coritiba 2-1, after a comeback, at Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte, during the second round of the competition.

Coxa hadn't beaten Raposa in Minas Gerais since 2004.

As a result, coach Tite is facing increased pressure due to the poor start of his tenure with the team. In the end, he was even the target of insults from the fans.

Standings Situation

With the result, Cruzeiro is at the bottom of the Brasileirão standings, with zero points. Coritiba, on the other hand, achieved their first victory and occupies the 11th place on the table, with three points.

📋 Match Summary

🔵CRUZEIRO 1 X 2 CORITIBA🟢

🏆 Competition: 2nd round of the Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Location: Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte 📅 Date: February 5, 2026 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Pedro Rocha, Jacy (Coritiba); Fabrício Bruno, Kaiki Bruno, and Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro)

Refereeing

Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araujo Assistants: Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa and Cipriano da Silva Sousa VAR: Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Junior

Goals

⚽ Matheus Pereira, at 18′ of the 1st half (Cruzeiro) ⚽ Lavega, at 45′ of the 1st half (Coritiba) ⚽ Breno Lopes, at 7′ of the 2nd half (Coritiba)

Match Overview

Cruzeiro opened the scoring at 18 minutes into the game. Matheus Pereira made a beautiful individual play on the right side of Cruzeiro's attack and finished high to beat Pedro Morisco and score the first goal of the match.

In the final minutes of the first half, Coritiba equalized. Lavega appeared in the middle of the area to receive a pass from Bruno Melo and score with an empty net.

Buoyed by the equalizing goal, Coritiba took the lead over Cruzeiro just seven minutes into the second half. Lucas Ronier set up Breno Lopes in depth after a quick counterattack, and the forward dribbled past Cássio to score without a goalkeeper.

Lineups

🔵CRUZEIRO

Cássio, William (Fagner), Fabrício Bruno, João Marcelo, Kaiki Bruno (Kauã Prates), Lucas Romero (Matheus Henrique), Christian, Matheus Pereira, Gerson (Lucas Silva), Kaio Jorge, Arroyo (Wanderson) Coach: Tite

🟢CORITIBA

Pedro Morisco, Tinga, Maicon, Tiago Cóser (Jacy), Bruno Melo, Willian Oliveira, Sebastián Gómez (Vini Paulista), Lucas Ronier, Lavega (Fernando Sobral), Pedro Rocha, Breno Lopes (Keno) Coach: Fernando Seabra

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