Overview
- Cruzeiro and Fluminense drew 0-0 at the Mineirão in a match highlighted by a VAR review of a Matheus Pereira elbow on Bernal that did not lead to a red card.
- The result leaves Cruzeiro on 64 points in third place, with Libertadores participation already secured earlier in the weekend after São Paulo lost to Bragantino.
- Vitória and Botafogo finished 0-0 at the Barradão, where loanee Lucas Halter started for Vitória despite pre-match reports of a contractual fine that could bar his involvement.
- Vitória reached 35 points in 16th and remains vulnerable to a drop into the relegation zone, while Botafogo stays sixth on 52 points outside the direct Libertadores group berths.
- Goalkeepers Fábio and Cássio delivered key saves in Belo Horizonte, and the league now pauses for the international window before the final run-in.