Cruzeiro beat Vitória on Artur Jorge debut, end Brasileiro drought | OneFootball

In Artur Jorge’s debut as head coach, Cruzeiro defeated Vitória 3-0 this Wednesday in the ninth round of the Brasileirão. Christian, Kauã Moraes, and Kaio Jorge scored the goals in Raposa’s first win of the competition at Mineirão.

Standings situation

Despite the victory, Cruzeiro remains in the relegation zone after a poor start to the league campaign. The team from Minas Gerais sits in 18th place with seven points, while Vitória is 10th with 10 points.

📋 Match summary

🔵 CRUZEIRO 3 x 0 VITÓRIA 🔴

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Venue: Mineirão 📅 Date: April 1, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Kickoff time: 8 p.m. (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow cards: Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro); Emmanuel Martínez, Cacá, and Baralhas (Vitória) 🟥 Red cards: None

Officials

Goals

🔵 Cruzeiro

Matheus Cunha; William (Fagner), Fabrício Bruno, Villalba, and Kauã Moraes; Matheu Henrique, Gerson (Lucas Romero), and Matheus Pereira; Arroyo (Wanderson), Christian (Bruno Rodrigues), and Kaio Jorge (Francisco da Costa) Head coach: Artur Jorge

🔴 Vitória

Lucas Arcanjo; Nathan, Camutanga, Cacá, and Ramón; Emmanuel Martínez (Edenílson), Baralhas, and Matheuzinho (Zé Vitor); Erick (Silva), Aitor (Tarzia), and Renzo López (Renê) Head coach: Dorival Júnior

How the match unfolded

Just five minutes into the match, Fabrício Bruno headed toward goal after a corner and Lucas Arcanjo made the save, but spilled the ball for Christian to tap into the net. However, the goal was disallowed after a VAR review for handball by the scorer. In the 19th minute, Arroyo had a good chance after cutting inside and shooting, forcing another fine save from Arcanjo.

Then, in the 33rd minute, Cruzeiro finally opened the scoring. Matheus Pereira played it into the middle third for Christian, who set himself and fired a powerful shot from outside the box to put the Minas Gerais side ahead. Two minutes later, Matheus Cunha sent the ball upfield and Kauã Moraes controlled it, beat Nathan, and finished from the edge of the box to score a brilliant goal and double the lead.

Just three minutes later, Matheus Pereira sent in a cross to the back post, Christian headed it across, and Kaio Jorge finished to make it three. In the second half, Cruzeiro simply kept possession to control the match, which had no more major scoring chances.

Next match

Cruzeiro

Vitória

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