Corinthians capitalise on red card, grab draw with Cruzeiro | OneFootball

Corinthians took an alternative team to Mineirão and managed a 1-1 draw with Cruzeiro on Wednesday night, in the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship. Timão conceded a goal from Matheus Pereira at the beginning of the match but took advantage of William's expulsion and equalized with João Pedro Tchoca.

Mister watching closely

Carlo Ancelotti was closely watching the match in Belo Horizonte. The coach of the Brazilian National Team watched the game alongside executive Rodrigo Caetano. In recent lists, the Italian called up Hugo Souza from Corinthians, Fabrício Bruno, and Kaio Jorge from Cruzeiro.

Standings situation

With the result, Corinthians jumps two positions and sleeps in third place in the Brasileirão, with seven points. Meanwhile, Cruzeiro remains at the bottom of the table and sees the pressure on Tite increase. The Raposa is in 18th place, with only two points.

📋 Match Summary

🔵 CRUZEIRO 1 x 1 CORINTHIANS ⚫

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (4th round) 🏟️ Venue: Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte (MG) 📅 Date: February 25, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 8:00 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: William and Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro); Dorival, André Ramalho, Angileri, and Carrillo (Corinthians) 🟥 Red Cards: William (Cruzeiro); Dorival (Corinthians)

Refereeing

Goals:

🔵 Cruzeiro

Cássio; William, Fabrício Bruno, Villalba, and Kaiki Bruno; Lucas Romero (Matheus Henrique), Lucas Silva, Christian (Arroyo), Gerson (Fagner), and Matheus Pereira; Kaio Jorge (Bruno Rodrigues). Coach: Tite

⚫ Corinthians

Hugo Souza; Pedro Milans, João Pedro Tchoca, André Ramalho, and Angileri; Raniele (André), Charles (Allan), Carrillo, and Breno Bidon (Dieguinho); Vitinho (Rodrigo Garro) and Pedro Raul (Memphis Depay). Coach: Dorival Júnior

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How was the game?

The first half was dominated by Cruzeiro. The Raposa started the game better at Mineirão and opened the scoring just eight minutes in. Christian stole the ball on the right side and passed to Matheus Pereira, who exchanged passes with Kaio Jorge at the edge of the area and shot accurately into the corner: 1-0.

Corinthians couldn't react and almost conceded a second goal at 13 minutes. Matheus Pereira received a pass on the left side of the attack and set up Lucas Romero, who unleashed a powerful shot. Hugo Souza stretched and made a good save.

The home team increased their lead at 39 minutes with Kaio Jorge. However, the goal was disallowed by VAR for offside. Timão, on the other hand, rarely threatened in attack.

Second half

Dorival made changes at halftime and improved Corinthians, who had more volume at the start of the second half. However, it didn't take long for Cruzeiro to regain control and threaten Hugo Souza. At 12 minutes, Matheus Pereira received from Gerson at the edge of the area and shot firmly, just missing the post.

The score seemed settled until William was sent off after fouling André and stopping a Timão counterattack. The visiting team took advantage of the numerical superiority and equalized at 36 minutes. Garro delivered a perfect corner for João Pedro Thoca, who headed powerfully into Cássio's corner to tie the match.

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