Kaio Jorge is Cruzeiro’s first top scorer in points era, ends drought | OneFootball

The Brazilian Championship concluded with a special milestone for Cruzeiro: Kaio Jorge finished the competition as the top scorer, etching his name in the club's history and ending a 55-year drought. With 21 goals scored, the forward was the main protagonist of the celestial campaign in 2025 and became the first player from Raposa to lead the scoring since the implementation of the points system.

Kaio participated in 33 of the 38 rounds and made his mark — either with goals or assists — against 15 of the 19 opponents. In the race for the top scorer, Kaio Jorge left behind two strong contenders. Arrascaeta, from Flamengo, finished the Brasileirão with 18 goals, while Vitor Roque, from Palmeiras, tallied 16.

Neither of the two played in the final round: the Uruguayan midfielder accompanied the red-and-black delegation on their trip for the Intercontinental competition, and the Palmeiras forward was granted early vacation by the green-and-white club.

The achievement ends a long gap in celestial history. Before Kaio, only Tostão had been the top scorer of a national edition, back in 1970, in the old Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Tournament — the precursor to the Brasileirão. Since then, no other player from the club had managed to finish the competition as the top scorer.

In addition to the 21 goals, Kaio had eight assists, reaching 29 direct goal involvements in the championship. Before Kaio Jorge, Cruzeiro's top scorer in the Brasileiro had been the star Alex, in 2003, when he scored 23 goals. However, the midfielder did not manage to be the top scorer of the competition.

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