To get revenge on Ceará, Cruzeiro must end seven-year jinx at Castelão | OneFootball

Cruzeiro will take the field against Ceará next Saturday (29th), at 9 p.m., at Castelão, for the 36th round of the Brazilian Championship, seeking a result they haven’t achieved since 2018. The last time the Celeste team defeated Vozão was on June 3rd of that year, in the ninth round of the Brazilian Championship, when striker Sassá secured a 1-0 victory at Castelão.

In the overall history of the matchup, Raposa holds the advantage. In 15 matches, the team from Minas Gerais has 7 wins, compared to 5 draws and 3 losses, as well as a positive goal difference of 10 (21 scored and 11 conceded). However, recent encounters have been marked by balance.

Since 2018, the clubs have faced each other five times, with results fairly distributed: two wins for each side and one draw. The matches have been characterized by close scores and fierce competition.

In 2018, there was a win for each team: 1-0 for Raposa at Castelão and a 2-0 victory for Ceará at Mineirão. The following year, another split: Cruzeiro won 1-0 in Belo Horizonte and there was a goalless draw in Fortaleza.

The most recent meeting, already in the 2025 Brasileirão, ended with a 2-1 defeat for Cruzeiro, after a comeback, at Mineirão. Now, Cruzeiro is trying to “return the favor” for the result suffered in the first round, especially with the chance to overtake Palmeiras, who are in second place with 70 points, after losing 3-2 to Grêmio. If they win, the team led by Leonardo Jardim could reach 71 points.

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