Overview
- Kickoff is set for 20:30 Sunday in Belo Horizonte for the 24th round of the Brasileirão.
- Coach Leonardo Jardim gets midfielder Lucas Silva back from suspension, while Fagner remains injured and Eduardo is still suspended.
- Bragantino lists Thiago Borbas after recovery from a thigh edema, with Agustín Sant’Anna and Bruno Praxedes still in transition and unlikely to be named.
- Cruzeiro has 47 points after three straight wins and a four-match unbeaten run, with a strong home record of nine wins, one draw and two losses.
- Bragantino sits on 31 points after beating Fluminense 4–2 to halt a six-game slide, then losing 4–1 to Botafogo and drawing 1–1 with Sport.