Corinthians 1–2 Cruzeiro
Corinthians
1–2HT 0–1
Cruzeiro
Corinthians played Cruzeiro in the Serie A on 16 August 2026 at Neo Química Arena. The match finished 1–2.
Goals and cards
- 36'Bruno Rodrigues
- 51'Felipe Morais — Yellow card
- 58'Gustavo Henrique
- 67'Jonathan Jesus — Yellow card
- 82'Wanderson (assist by L. Rodriguez)
- 90'Luciano Rodríguez — Yellow card
- 90'Lucas Villalba — Yellow card
- 90+1'Rodrigo Garro — Yellow card
Line-ups
Corinthians 4-2-3-1
- Hugo Souza
- Matheuzinho
- Gabriel Paulista
- Gustavo Henrique
- Matheus Bidu
- A. Carrillo
- Allan
- Kaio Cesar
- R. Garro
- Breno Bidon
- Pedro Raul
- SUBSTITUTES
- Kaue
- F. Angileri
- P. Milans
- Joao Pedro
- I. Machado
- J. Lingard
- M. Pereira
- Raniele
- Alex Santana
- Charles Rigon
- Gui Negao
- Dieguinho
- COACHES: Fernando Diniz
Cruzeiro 4-4-2
- Otavio Costa
- Fagner
- Joao Marcelo
- Jonathan Jesus
- L. Villalba
- J. Costa
- Ze Lucas
- L. Romero
- Felipe Morais
- Bruno Rodrigues
- Kaio Jorge
- SUBSTITUTES
- V. Lamounier
- G. Rojas
- Kaua Moraes
- William Furtado
- Fabricio Bruno
- Matheus Pereira
- Lucas Silva
- Gerson
- Wanderson
- Marquinhos
- L. Rodriguez
- K. Arroyo
- COACHES: Jorge Artur
Match statistics
| Corinthians | Cruzeiro | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 20 | Total shots | 15 |
| 9 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 11 | Shots inside box | 10 |
| 9 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Corners | 8 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 53% | Possession | 47% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 457 | Total passes | 410 |
| 393 | Accurate passes | 337 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 1.36 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.28 |
| 0.47 | goals_prevented | 0.47 |