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Overview
- Kickoff is at 16:00 local time at the Mineirão, with live coverage on Premiere.
- Cruzeiro sits third on 57 points in pursuit of leaders Palmeiras (62) and Flamengo (61), while Vitória is 17th with 31 points.
- Leonardo Jardim’s side is unbeaten in five league matches after a 0-0 draw at Palmeiras in the previous round.
- Starting center backs Villalba and Fabrício Bruno are suspended for Cruzeiro, with Jonathan Jesus and Mateo Gamarra expected to step in.
- Vitória has ten confirmed absences, with Thiago Couto set to start in goal and Raúl Cáceres returning, and the officiating crew led by Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes is confirmed.