Cruzeiro beat Bahia as Gabigol shines, knocking Palmeiras off their perch | OneFootball

This Monday, in a match valid for the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship, Cruzeiro visited Bahia at Arena Fonte Nova, won 2-1, and reclaimed the runner-up position, which belonged to Palmeiras. Jean Lucas scored for the Tricolor de Aço, while Sinisterra and Gabigol scored for Cabuloso.

And now?

With the result, Cruzeiro reached 47 points, now in second place on the table, overtaking Palmeiras, who has 46 points with two fewer games, and occupied the runner-up position in the tournament. On the other hand, after being defeated, Bahia remained with 36 points, in fifth position.

Match Summary

🔴⚪🔵 BAHIA 1 X 2 CRUZEIRO 🔵

Competition: 23rd round of the Brasileirão  Location: Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador (BA)  Date: September 15, 2025 (Monday)  Time: 8 PM (Brasília time)  Yellow Cards: Christian, Matheus Henrique, and Gabigol (Cruzeiro); David Duarte (Bahia)  Red Cards: None

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Lineups

🔵 Cruzeiro

Cássio; William, Fabrício Bruno (Kauã Prates), Villalba, and Kaiki; Lucas Romero, Matheus Henrique, Christian (Arroyo), and Matheus Pereira (Bolasie); Kaio Jorge (Gabigol) and Wanderson (Sinisterra)

Coach: Leonardo Jardim

🔴⚪🔵 Bahia

Ronaldo; Santiago Arias, Gabriel Xavier, Ramos Mingo, and Luciano Juba; Acevedo (Rezende), Jean Lucas, and Everton Ribeiro (Rodrigo Nestor); Kayky (Michel Araújo), Sanabria (Cauly), and Willian José (Zé Guilerme)

Coach: Rogério Ceni

How the game went

At 20 minutes into the second half, Jean Lucas scored for Bahia. After receiving from Sanabria in the midfield, the midfielder shot powerfully from outside the area to the right corner of Cássio, who could do nothing.

Cruzeiro equalized at 31 minutes of the final stage. Matheus Pereira dribbled past two opponents and shot at the post. On the rebound, Sinisterra just had to push the ball into the net.

At 40 minutes of the second half, Gabigol turned the game for Cruzeiro. After receiving a short free-kick in the midfield, the forward cleared the marker and shot powerfully from long range, hitting the top right corner of Ronaldo.

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