Corinthians ship three, lose to Cruzeiro in semi-final preview | OneFootball

In a preview of one of the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil, Corinthians came out on the losing side against Cruzeiro and moved further away from the G7 in the Brazilian Championship. This Sunday, Timão was dominated and lost to Raposa 3-0 at Mineirão, in a match valid for the 35th round of the national tournament. Kaio Jorge (2x) and Arroyo found the net to seal the defeat for the black-and-white team.

Corinthians and Cruzeiro will now face each other in the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil. The clash will be played on December 10 and 14. Timão opens the tie in Minas Gerais and decides at home, at Neo Química Arena.

Standings

With this result, Corinthians once again faltered in the Brasileirão and saw the dream of a spot in the Pre-Libertadores become more distant. The Alvinegro sits in tenth place with 45 points—ten fewer than Fluminense, currently in seventh. On the other side, Cruzeiro remains in third place and reached 68 points, getting closer to second-placed Palmeiras, who have 70. Raposa also secured a direct spot in the group stage of the Libertadores.

📋 Match Summary

🔵⚪ CRUZEIRO 3 x 0 CORINTHIANS ⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (35th round) 🏟️ Venue: Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte (MG) 📅 Date: November 23, 2025 (Sunday) 👥 Attendance: 30,663 fans ⏰ Kickoff: 8:30 pm (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Lucas Romero, Arroyo, and Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro); Matheuzinho and Hugo (Corinthians) 🟥 Red Cards: José Martínez (Corinthians)

Refereeing

Goals

🔵⚪ CRUZEIRO 

Cássio; William, Fabrício Bruno, Villalba, and Kaiki Bruno (Kauã Prates); Lucas Romero (Walace), Lucas Silva, Christian (Japa), and Matheus Pereira; Arroyo (Sinisterra) and Kaio Jorge (Gabigol). Coach: Leonardo Jardim

⚫⚪ CORINTHIANS

Felipe Longo; João Pedro Tchoca, Gustavo Henrique, and Angileri (André); Matheuzinho, Raniele (Carrillo), Breno Bidon (Martínez), Rodrigo Garro (Dieguinho), and Matheus Bidu; Gui Negão (Vitinho) and Yuri Alberto.  Coach: Dorival Júnior

How the match went

After three minutes, Cruzeiro had their first chance. Matheus Pereira played a good ball through to Arroyo, who entered the box and shot across goal, but missed wide. Two minutes later, after a corner, Fabrício Bruno headed and Felipe Longo came off his line to clear. On the rebound, Villalba had a chance with the goal open but sent it over the bar.

At 21 minutes, Garro took a corner to the far post and Gustavo Henrique headed it back into the middle. The ball reached Hugo, who, under pressure, headed wide. However, the referee called offside on the play.

It was at 25 minutes that Cruzeiro opened the scoring at Mineirão. Matheus Pereira played a ball through to Christian, who crossed low to Arroyo. Felipe Longo made a great save but, on the rebound, Kaio Jorge struck first-time and found the back of the net. At 33 minutes, Lucas Silva curled a shot from the edge of the box and saw the ball go just wide of the left post.

Second half

Three minutes into the second half, Cruzeiro extended their lead. Arroyo received the ball on the right and crossed low into the middle. Tchoca deflected it and the ball fell to Kaio Jorge, who only had to finish into the back of the net.

At 13 minutes, Corinthians finally responded and created their best chance of the match. Matheuzinho crossed into the box and Yuri Alberto headed towards goal. Cássio watched as the ball went just over the bar, but it was off target. Three minutes later, Kaio Jorge found himself one-on-one with Felipe Longo, but shot off-balance and the Timão goalkeeper made the save.

At 18 minutes, Cruzeiro scored their third goal. On a counterattack, Kaio Jorge received at pace and set up Arroyo. The striker entered the box and fired powerfully, beating Felipe Longo. The ball even hit the crossbar before ending up in the back of the net.

At 44 minutes, Cruzeiro turned the victory into a rout. Sinisterra received from Gabigol and made an individual play: he entered the box, got past Matheuzinho, and chipped Felipe Longo. However, the goal was disallowed.

Upcoming matches

🔵⚪ CRUZEIRO

⚫⚪ CORINTHIANS

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