Raposa finds himself at a disadvantage against Corinthians, in Mineirão, and seeks a reaction for a place in the big decision of the national tournament
December 12
2025
– 07:06
(updated at 7:06 a.m.)
At Mineirão, Cruzeiro missed the opportunity to create an advantage for the second leg of the Copa do Brasil against Corinthians. Worse still, Raposa lost 1-0 last Wednesday (10), in the first match of the semi-final of the tournament. In addition, Cruzeiro fans have difficult news: in all the matches where they were behind in the semi-finals, Celeste’s team did not seek to come back in the next duel. Jogada10 remembers the moments.
Cruzeiro, in fact, has played in the semi-finals ten times and qualified for the final seven times. In this cup, the Minas Gerais team won the first matches and won the place for the decision. However, in the remaining three matches, Team Celeste lost the first leg of the semi-final. In other words, he never had a reaction.
The “Ghost”
The first fall occurred in 2005 against Paulista de Jundiaí. In the first duel, the São Paulo interior team won 3-1, thanks to goals from Cristian, Márcio Mossoró and Jefferson Batista. The visitors were kept down by striker Fred, now coach of Fortaleza’s under-20s. On the way back, in Mineirão, the team even reacted and took a 3-0 advantage in the first half, thanks to two from Fred and Kelly. However, Cristian scored twice early in the final phase and eliminated the favorites.
11 years later, the team led by Mano Menezes is experiencing the same experience. Making the first with the presence of more than 50 thousand supporters at Mineirão, Raposa lost 2-0 against Grêmio. The goals came from midfielder Douglas and striker Luan. In the end, lots of boos for the home team. In the return match, Renato Gaúcho’s team managed to hold off the minors and drew 0-0. The Rio Grande do Sul team will become champions of the competition after 15 years of fasting.
The last time this happened was in 2019, when Cruzeiro lost 1-0 in the first leg, also at Mineirão. Edenílson scored the only goal of the match. In Beira-Rio, under the orders of Rogério Ceni, they had no chance and scored 3-0. D’Alessandro, Nico López and Guerrero dictated the pace. Peruvian Guerrero scored the first two goals. Edenílson closed the party. That year, the celestial team would be relegated to Series B of the Brazilian Championship.
Cruzeiro needs a key change
With this, Cruzeiro has the mission to end this spell in 2025. The team led by Leonardo Jardim will face Corinthians again on Sunday (14), at 6 p.m., at the Neo Química Arena. Only two goals difference qualifies the Minas Gerais team for the decision. A victory by one goal takes the dispute to penalties.
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