Corinthians aim to end 10-year drought at Mineirão vs Cruzeiro | OneFootball

The Corinthians are seeking their second consecutive victory in the Brazilian Championship, but they will need to break a long drought to achieve it. This Sunday, Timão visits Cruzeiro, starting at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte (MG) for the 35th round of the national tournament.

The São Paulo team still dreams of a spot in the Copa Libertadores via the Brasileirão, but they need to keep winning to stay in the fight. The Corinthians team is in tenth place, with 45 points – eight points behind Bahia, currently in seventh place.

However, Corinthians will face a tough challenge against Cruzeiro at Mineirão. Timão hasn't known what it's like to beat Raposa away from home for over ten years and will need to break a long drought if they want to return to São Paulo with three points in the bag.

The São Paulo team hasn't beaten Cruzeiro at the Minas Gerais stadium since 2014. On that occasion, Tite's Corinthians defeated Raposa 1-0 in a match valid for the 37th round of the Brasileirão. Luciano (now at São Paulo) scored in the 33rd minute to give the Corinthians team the victory.

At the time, Mano Menezes' Corinthians took the field with: Cássio; Fagner, Anderson Martins, Felipe, and Fabio Santos; Guilherme Andrade, Bruno Henrique, Petros, and Renato Augusto; Malcom and Romero. Ferrugem, Danilo, and Luciano came on in the second half.

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Since 2015, the teams have faced each other on eight other occasions, six in the Brazilian Championship and two in the Copa do Brasil. Cruzeiro and Corinthians even decided the Copa do Brasil final in 2018, with Raposa coming out on top. Now in 2025, the teams will meet again in the semifinals of the knockout tournament.

Corinthians, therefore, tries to end the drought against Cruzeiro at Mineirão. The São Paulo team has gone eight matches without a win at the stadium, with five losses and three draws – totaling only a 12.5% success rate. In this period, the team scored six goals and conceded 14, more than double the balls in the net.

In the last meeting between the teams at Mineirão, Corinthians suffered a tough defeat. On that occasion, Raposa won 3-0 in the 2024 Brasileirão, with goals from Matheus Pereira, Barreal, and Gabriel Veron. Of the Timão players who were on the field that day, five remain as starters – Matheuzinho, Raniele, Breno Bidon, Rodrigo Garro, and Yuri Alberto.

Now, Corinthians will try to put an end to this drought to secure their second consecutive victory in the Brasileiro. This Sunday's match will be a preview of the Copa do Brasil semifinals, which promises to hold many emotions.

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