Vitória makes Cruzeiro one of the top home sides in the BR again | OneFootball

Vitória makes Cruzeiro one of the top home sides in the BR again | OneFootball

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·19 October 2025

Vitória makes Cruzeiro one of the top home sides in the BR again

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Cruzeiro's 1-0 victory over Fortaleza at Mineirão was crucial to ending a four-match winless streak in the Brazilian Championship.

The positive result secured more than just three points, marking the return of Raposa to the top of the table of the competition’s best home teams.


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With the win, Cruzeiro matched Palmeiras with 35 points in 15 home matches. Both teams have achieved a 77.8% success rate when playing at home.

Flamengo and Mirassol can also reach a similar success rate this round.

The triumph also broke a long-standing taboo of nearly 20 years against Fortaleza when playing at home.

Cruzeiro’s last victory over the team from Ceará at Mineirão had occurred in 2005, during the Brasileirão.

Since then, the teams have faced each other only a few times at Mineirão, with one draw and one loss for Cruzeiro.

The team from Minas Gerais has also hosted matches against Fortaleza at other stadiums, such as Independência and Kléber Andrade, where they also failed to win.

The winning goal, scored by Christian, consolidated yet another achievement for coach Leonardo Jardim this season.

The result was valued by the coaching staff and players, despite acknowledging a drop in performance in the second half, attributed to fatigue.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.


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