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Cruzeiro beat Atlético-MG 1-0 to strengthen Libertadores bid
Cruzeiro beat Atlético-MG 1-0 in Belo Horizonte on Thursday, in the 33rd round of Brazil’s league.
Kaio Jorge scored the only goal, giving Cruzeiro its third league win in a row.
Cruzeiro now has 57 points and sits third, four points ahead of sixth-place Bahia.
The league’s top places offer routes to the 2027 Copa Libertadores, so the win strengthens Cruzeiro’s chance of qualifying.
Atlético-MG is seventh with 50 points after losing its second league match in a row.
The club still has other possible routes to the Libertadores: it is in the Copa Sudamericana final and the Copa do Brasil semi-final.
Cruzeiro’s next league match is at home against Bahia on November 5.
Cruzeiro beat Atlético-MG 1-0 in the 33rd round of Brazil’s Campeonato Brasileiro.
Kaio Jorge scored the only goal in the third minute.
The win was Cruzeiro’s third in a row and moved the club closer to qualifying for the 2027 CONMEBOL Libertadores.
Cruzeiro reached 57 points in third place, four points ahead of sixth-placed Bahia.
Atlético-MG remained seventh on 50 points after a second consecutive league defeat.
- Who
- Cruzeiro and Atlético-MG.
- What
- Cruzeiro won 1-0.
- When
- Thursday, 29 October 2026.
- Where
- Arena MRV.
- Why
- The match was part of the 33rd round of the Campeonato Brasileiro. The win strengthened Cruzeiro’s bid to qualify for the 2027 CONMEBOL Libertadores.
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Kaio Jorge scored to give Cruzeiro the lead.
Atlético-MG’s Vitão collided with goalkeeper Gabriel Delfim and left the pitch by ambulance.
Cruzeiro held on to win 1-0.
- Final score
- Cruzeiro 1-0 Atlético-MG
- Goal scorer
- Kaio Jorge
- Goal time
- Third minute
- Cruzeiro’s league position
- Third, with 57 points
- Atlético-MG’s league position
- Seventh, with 50 points