Remo win leaves Cruzeiro as only team yet to win in Brasileirão | OneFootball

The crisis at Cruzeiro gained a new chapter this Sunday. With Remo’s 4-1 victory over Bahia at Mangueirão, the team from Minas Gerais became the only one yet to win in the 2026 Brazilian Championship.

The situation is worrying. In eight rounds, Cruzeiro has collected four draws and four defeats, with a success rate of just 16.7%. The numbers lay bare the difficulties: eight goals scored against sixteen conceded, in addition to a largely inefficient attacking output. The team needs, on average, 13.5 attempts to find the back of the net.

Defensively, the performance is also noteworthy. The team concedes a goal every 5.4 shots allowed, a direct reflection of the fragility in protecting the box and the struggle to withstand periods of opponent pressure. Even with an average of 55.4% possession, Cruzeiro is unable to turn territorial dominance into real superiority.

The goalless draw with Santos at Mineirão perfectly illustrates this scenario. The team had more of the ball, hovered around the attacking third, and created some opportunities, especially in the second half, but once again stumbled over a lack of creativity and low efficiency in the final third.

The pressure mounts as results fail to appear. The team sits at the bottom of the table and sees direct rivals starting to react, as was the case with Remo, who left the bottom spot precisely by securing their first win.

All eyes are now on the arrival of coach Artur Jorge, who will take charge after the FIFA break. The Portuguese manager will have the task of reorganizing the team and, above all, bringing efficiency to a squad that, so far, has produced little compared to what was promised, especially after a third-place finish in last year’s championship.

With no room for further slip-ups, Cruzeiro is trying to turn the break into a turning point. The next challenge will be against Vitória, at Mineirão, on Wednesday (1st), at 8 p.m. (Brasília time), for the ninth round of the Brasileirão.

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