Cruzeiro rally past Bragantino, Palmeiras drop from second place | OneFootball

The Cruzeiro beat Red Bull Bragantino in a turnaround by 2 to 1, this Sunday, for the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship, at Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte (MG). Thus, Raposa surpassed Palmeiras and took second place, with 50 points, one less than the leader Flamengo.

Lucas Silva and Kaiki scored for Cruzeiro, while Jhon Jhon scored the goal for Red Bull Bragantino.

Table Situation

Cruzeiro moved up to second place, with 50 points, just one behind leader Flamengo. However, the Minas Gerais team has one more game than Rubro-Negro and two more games than third-placed Palmeiras. Meanwhile, Red Bull Bragantino remains in ninth place, with 31, six behind Bahia, the sixth-placed team.

📋 Game Summary

🔵 CRUZEIRO 2 x 1 RED BULL BRAGANTINO 🔴 🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship 2025 – 24th round 🏟️ Venue: Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte (MG) 📅 Date: September 21, 2025 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 8:30 pm (Brasília time)

🟨 Yellow Cards: Lucas Villalba, Romero, Fabrício Bruno, Lucas Silva, Gabigol and Cássio (Cruzeiro) / Eduardo Sasha, Gabriel, Pedro Henrique, Lucas Barbosa and Matheus Fernandes (RB Bragantino) 🟥 Red Cards: none.

Refereeing

Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin (PR) Assistants: Gizeli Casaril (SC) and Leone Carvalho Rocha (GO) VAR: Diego Pombo Lopez (BA)

Goals

Lineups

🔵 CRUZEIRO Cássio; Kaiki, Villalba, Fabrício Bruno and William; Lucas Romero (Matheus Henrique), Lucas Silva, Christian, Wanderson (Gabigol) and Matheus Pereira; Kaio Jorge Coach: Leonardo Jardim

🔴 RED BULL BRAGANTINO Cleiton; Vanderlan, Guzmán Rodríguez, Pedro Henrique and Nathan; Lucas Barbosa, Gabriel (Fabinho), Eric Ramires (Matheus Fernandes), Laquintana (Mosquera) and Jhon Jhon; Eduardo Sasha (Fernando) Coach: Fernando Seabra

How was the game?

The first half started off slow, but Red Bull Bragantino took advantage of the few chances. At 25 minutes, Jhon Jhon took a shot from outside the box and scored a beautiful goal at Mineirão. In stoppage time, at 47, Lucas Silva also shot from afar and leveled the score.

The second half started off lively, with both teams creating a lot. Red Bull Bragantino almost scored at 17 minutes: Lucas Barbosa took a long shot and hit the post. At 31, Cruzeiro turned the game around. After a good individual play, Matheus Pereira crossed and Kaiki shot. Even though it was muffled, the ball passed by Cleiton and gave the advantage to Raposa.

In the final stretch of the game, Cruzeiro managed the score and took the three points.

Next games

Cruzeiro

The Minas Gerais team visits Vasco this Saturday, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at São Januário, for the 25th round of the Brasileirão.

Red Bull Bragantino

Also for the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship, the São Paulo team returns to the field this Sunday, at 6:30 pm, when they receive Santos, at Cicero De Souza Marques.

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