Cruzeiro beat Inter, leapfrog Palmeiras to go second in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Cruzeiro defeated Internacional this Saturday, by 2 to 1, at Mineirão, for the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship. The goals for Cabuloso were scored by Matheus Pereira and Kaio Jorge, the top scorer of the competition with 15 goals. Bruno Tabata scored for Colorado.

With the result, Cruzeiro took over the vice-leadership of the Brasileirão, overthrowing Palmeiras, who only enters the field on Monday, against Sport, at 7 pm (Brasília time), at Allianz Parque. Cabuloso will have to hope for a stumble from Verdão at home to stay in second place, behind only Flamengo. Inter, on the other hand, remains in the lower part of the table, with 24 points, reaching the fourth consecutive defeat in the season.

Cruzeiro returns to the field next Wednesday, when it visits Atlético-MG, at Arena MRV, at 7:30 pm (Brasília time), for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Brazil Cup. Internacional will face Fortaleza, on August 31, Sunday, at 8:30 pm (Brasília time), at Beira-Rio, for the Brasileirão.

The game

Cruzeiro opened the scoring at 18 minutes. Wanderson activated Matheus Pereira, who, from the entrance of the area, covered Rochet, scoring a great goal to shake the Mineirão.

But, Cabuloso's advantage didn't last long. At 23, Inter tied with Bruno Tabata. The midfielder received at the entrance of the area, adjusted and hit the corner, with no chances for Cássio, who stretched out, but couldn't reach the ball.

In the second half, the first good goal opportunity happened at 11 minutes and was from Cruzeiro. After a good individual play, Wanderson lifted in the area, sending it to Christian, who, at the second post, headed for the corner, but missed the target, wasting a great chance.

Shortly after, however, Cruzeiro was more lethal. At 13 minutes, William managed to make the tackle and left Kaio Jorge in front of the goal. The top scorer of the Brazilian Championship finished with a chip, with no chances for Rochet, putting Cabuloso back in the lead.

From then on, Internacional even tried to go up against Cruzeiro in search of the tie, but the home team remained well positioned, opting to explore the counter-attack. In one of Cabuloso's moves, already in the final minutes, Borré ended up being sent off for a hard entry on Christian, thus ending Colorado's chances of avoiding defeat at Mineirão.

MATCH REPORT CRUZEIRO 2 X 1 INTERNACIONAL

Location: Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte (MG) Date: August 23, 2025, Saturday Time: 6:30 pm (Brasília time) Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan (SP) Assistants: Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa (RJ) and Daniel Ziolli (SP) VAR: Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Júnior (PE)

Goals: Matheus Pereira, at 18 of the 1st half, Kaio Jorge, at 13 of the 2nd half (Cruzeiro); Bruno Tabata, at 23 of the 1st half (Inter) Yellow cards: Juninho, Bernabei, Bruno Tabata, Vitão (Inter); Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) Red card: Borré (Inter)

CRUZEIRO: Cássio; William, Fabrício Bruno, Villalba and Kaiki; Lucas Romero, Lucas Silva (Eduardo) and Matheus Pereira (Gabigol); Christian, Wanderson (Matheus Henrique) and Kaio Jorge (Kenji). Coach: Leonardo Jardim.

INTERNACIONAL: Rochet; Aguirre, Juninho, Vitão and Bernabei; Richard (Luis Otávio), Alan Rodríguez (Raykkonen) and Bruno Tabata (Gustavo Prado); Wesley (Carbonero), Alan Patrick and Ricardo Mathias (Borré). Coach: Roger Machado.

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