Tite’s debut disappointment: Cruzeiro lose at home to Pouso Alegre | OneFootball

Tite's debut for Cruzeiro was far from ideal. The Cabuloso lost 2-1 to Pouso Alegre this Saturday at Mineirão, in the first round of the Campeonato Mineiro. Another piece of bad news for the fans is Matheus Henrique's injury, who left the field 16 minutes into the first half after feeling discomfort.

Before kickoff, Gerson, together with his father, was introduced to the crowd at the stadium by Pedro Lourenço, owner of Cruzeiro's SAF.

Match Situation

With the defeat, Cruzeiro earns no points and sits at the bottom of Group C due to the tiebreaker criteria. Meanwhile, Pouso Alegre secures the first three points in contention and takes the lead in Group B.

Match Summary

🔵⚪CRUZEIRO 1 x 2 POUSO ALEGRE 🔴⚫ Competition: Campeonato Mineiro – 1st round Venue: Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Date: January 10, 2026 (Saturday) Time: 6:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

Pouso Alegre opened the scoring early. Marcos Vinicius passed to Alexandre Pena, who skillfully cut past Matheus Henrique's marking and finished beautifully, out of goalkeeper Otávio's reach. Cruzeiro almost equalized in the 23rd minute. Rayan Lelis took a shot from the edge of the box and Anderson parried it. On the rebound, Kauã Moraes fired from close range but the keeper made another save.

Repeating what happened in the first half, the visitors scored at the start of the second half, more precisely at the 10-minute mark. Marcos Vinicius intercepted Murilo's pass in midfield and the ball fell to Gabriel Tota, the midfielder tried his luck from distance and scored a screamer.

At 49 minutes, Cauan Baptistella took a corner at the near post, Kauã Prates stooped to head the ball and pulled one back, but there was no time left for a comeback.

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