📋 Cruzeiro named to try to reach the Copa do Brasil last 16 | OneFootball

Cruzeiro take the field this Tuesday (12) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) as they host Goiás at Mineirão in the second leg of the fifth round of the 2026 Copa do Brasil.

After a 2-2 draw in the first leg at Serra Dourada, whoever wins today will advance to the round of 16.

If there is another draw, the spot will be decided on penalties.

In the previous rounds, Esmeraldino eliminated Gama (5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw), Fluminense-PI (3-0), and Maringá (1-0).

Meanwhile, Cabuloso entered the tournament in the fifth round.

Compared to the last match (a 2-1 win over Bahia in the Brasileirão), head coach Artur Jorge opted to start Kaiki, Kenji, Arroyo, and Kaio Jorge in place of Fagner, Matheus Henrique, Sinisterra, and Villarreal, respectively, for Cruzeiro.

📋 See Cruzeiro’s lineup

Featured photo: Disclosure/X Cruzeiro

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