Cruzeiro v Vasco da Gama: relegation-zone duel in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Cruzeiro host Vasco da Gama in the Brasileirão on Sunday, 15 March 2026 at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte, with the bottom side chasing a first league win and the visitors aiming to build on their rise to 16th.

This fixture has been tight in recent seasons. Cruzeiro and Vasco da Gama drew twice in 2024, and each claimed a home win in 2025.

Cruzeiro are winless after five league games, drawing two and losing three with a goal difference of minus seven. Vasco have four points from five and arrive off a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras, but they have yet to take an away point this campaign.

Team news could shape the balance. Cruzeiro are without Lucas Romero, Bruno Rodrigues, Luis Sinisterra, Kaio Jorge and Marquinhos through injury. Cruz-Maltino miss Jair and Mateus Carvalho due to injury, while Thiago Mendes is suspended.

Raposa's priority may be to tighten a back line that has conceded 11 goals so far, using home backing to set a higher tempo. Away from home, Vasco have lost both league trips, so compact defending and breaks in transition could be their route.

A Cruzeiro win could lift them off the bottom and ease early relegation pressure. Victory for Vasco could push them up from 16th and create breathing space above the relegation places. Another away setback may keep them firmly in the scrap.