With a goal from Dutch striker Memphis Depay, Corinthians overcame themselves and defeated Cruzeiro 1-0 in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil semi-finals. Thanks to the triumph, achieved on Wednesday night (10) at the Mineirão stadium, Timão reaches the second leg with a good advantage.
END OF THE GAME IN MINEIRÃO!!! 🦅
HE WAS TIMÃO IN THE ONE-WAY GAME OF THE BRAZILIAN CUP SEMIFINAL! ⚫⚪
Cruzeiro 0 🆚 1 Corinthians
⚽ Memphis#VaiCorinthians pic.twitter.com/BH8EJNHSXr
— Corinthians (@Corinthians) December 11, 2025
Next Sunday (14), starting at 6pm (Brasília time) in Itaquera, the Parque São Jorge team guarantees a place in the competition decision even with a draw. Raposa, on the other hand, needs to win by two to guarantee classification in regular time, and in the event of a victory by a difference of just one goal, the place will be decided on maximum penalties.
Cupbearer Timon
The team led by coach Dorival Júnior activated cupbearer mode and entered the Mineirão pitch at a fast pace, taking command of the actions. And the first good opportunity of the match was created precisely by Corinthians, when Memphis Depay took a corner and forced Cássio to make a difficult save in the fifth minute.
Cruzeiro had their first good opportunity after ten minutes, when Matheus Pereira hit a strong shot from the edge of the area that stopped in the defense of Hugo Souza.
Timão started betting on plays on the right wing, especially with André Carrillo. And the winning goal came precisely in this way. In the 21st minute, the Peruvian lifted the ball into the box, Yuri Alberto headed it into the middle of the box, where Memphis Depay had to finish twice to put the ball in the back of the net.
From then on, the game became very choppy, with players from Timão and Raposa playing a lot and creating little until the break arrived.
After the rest break, Cruzeiro started to press more, against a Corinthians team that retreated and left the Minas Gerais team in possession of the ball. However, Portuguese coach Leonardo Jardim’s team managed to create little. The best opportunities were in plays on the flanks, in attempts to raise the ball in the area.
Raposa’s most lucid player was midfielder Matheus Pereira, who, in his best plays, was unable to overcome goalkeeper Hugo Souza.
