Sport x Cruzeiro: where to watch, lineups and refereeing

In the eighth round of the Brazilian Championship, Sport and Cruzeiro will face each other this Sunday (11), at 4 pm (Brasília time), at Ilha do Retiro. Rubro-Negro is at the bottom of the table and, without victories so far, has only two points. On the other hand, Cabuloso has two consecutive triumphs in the tournament and, with 13 points, closes the G4. Check out the main information about the duel.

Where to watch

The match will be broadcast on Premiere (pay-per-view).

In a critical situation this season, Sport has not won in nine matches and is at the bottom of the Brazilian Championship, with only two points won in draws with São Paulo and Fortaleza. In the last round, they lost to Fluminense , in a comeback, by 2 to 1.

The team needs to take advantage of the home advantage to get back to winning ways and, who knows, get back into the competition. The match against Raposa will be the stage for António Oliveira's debut as Leão's coach. After all, the Portuguese's name is already on the BID list. The coach, however, already has an important absence for the duel: Lucas Lima is serving a suspension after receiving a third yellow card. In addition, Gonçalo Paciência is recovering from an injury and will also not be available.

How does Cruzeiro arrive?

Eliminated from the Copa Sul-Americana last Wednesday (7), after a 1-1 draw with Mushuc Runa away from home, Cabuloso now only has the Campeonato Brasileiro and the Copa do Brasil ahead of it. In the Brasileirão, the team has won two important games in a row - against Vasco and Flamengo from Rio de Janeiro, both at Mineirão. The sequence saw the Minas Gerais team rise to fourth place in the table, with 13 points.

Coach Leonardo Jardim should count on his full strength for the match. After all, the coach rested some players in the continental tournament match, such as Kaio Jorge, Matheus Pereira, Christian and Villalba. On the other hand, Lucas Romero is serving a suspension due to a third yellow card and, still recovering from injury, João Marcelo and Matheus Henrique remain.

SPORT X CRUZEIRO

Brazilian Championship - 8th round

Date and time: 11/5/2025, at 8:00 pm (Brasília time)

Location: Retiro Island, Recife (PE)

SPORT: Caíque França; Hereda, Silva, Chico and Igor Carius; Du Queiroz, Lucas, Barletta and Rivera; Atencio and Pablo. Coach: António Oliveira

CRUZEIRO: Cassio; Fagner, Fabricio Bruno, Villalba and Kaiki; Walace, Lucas Silva, Christian and Matheus Pereira; Wanderson and Kaio Jorge. Coach: Leonardo Jardim

Referee: Raphael Claus (SP)

Assistants: Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis and Miguel Cataneo Ribeiro da Costa (both SP)

VAR: Diego Pombo Lopez (BA)

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