Cruzeiro and Chapecoense meet on Sunday at 16:00 Brasília time at Mineirão in Belo Horizonte in the 17th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro, with Amazon Prime set to broadcast the match and ge offering live coverage of every play. Cruzeiro X Chapecoense is scheduled as a late-afternoon test for two teams entering the round under very different pressure.
Cruzeiro arrives after back-to-back draws against Palmeiras in the Brazilian league and Boca Juniors in the Libertadores, extending a five-match unbeaten run that includes two wins and three draws. The Minas Gerais club will also return to league play at home after two away matches and a home loss to Atlético-MG, and Sunday gives it a chance to turn that steadier stretch into another result in Série A.
Chapecoense reaches Belo Horizonte at the other end of the table. The club is last in the standings, four points behind the penultimate-placed team, and has taken only one point from its six Brasileirão matches, with five defeats and one draw. Fábio Matias is still looking for his first league win in charge of Chapecoense, even though he has already won with the team in the Copa do Brasil and Sul-Sudeste.
The return of Yannick Bolasie gives Chapecoense one more option after he served a suspension in the previous round. He will face Cruzeiro again, while Higor Meritão could move into the lineup because Camilo is suspended after receiving a third yellow card. Rafael Thyere, Victor Caetano and Robert are also out in the medical department, leaving Matias with a short list of available pieces as he tries to slow Cruzeiro’s momentum.
Cruzeiro has its own absences to manage. Keny Arroyo is suspended, Cássio remains in the medical department, and William has been released for personal reasons. Gerson, Kauã Moraes, Lucas Romero, Matheus Pereira and Otávio are all one booking away from suspension, adding another layer of caution as the home side tries to protect its unbeaten run.
Flavio Rodrigues de Souza will referee the match, with Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis and Joverton Wesley de Souza Lima as the assistants. Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira do Amaral is on VAR duty and Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz is the fourth official. ge said live text coverage will track all the action from the opening whistle, giving the game a second audience alongside the broadcast on Amazon Prime.
The shape of the match is clear. Cruzeiro is trying to keep climbing without breaking rhythm, while Chapecoense is playing for the first result that can stop a damaging slide. For the visitors, even a point would matter; for Cruzeiro, another clean step would keep the pressure off in a season that has begun to settle after the latest draw-heavy stretch.
