Cruzeiro takes the field this Tuesday (28) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), when they host Boca Juniors at Mineirão in the third round of the 2026 Conmebol Copa Sudamericana.
Raposa sit in third place in Group D with three points.
The Argentine team has six points and leads the group, which also includes Universidad Católica (three points and more goals scored than the Minas Gerais side: 3 to 2) and Barcelona de Guayaquil (zero points).
Compared to the last match (a 1-0 win over Remo in the Brasileirão), coach Artur Jorge opted to bring in Otávio (goalkeeper), Fagner, Fabrício Bruno and Matheus Pereira in place of Matheus Cunha, Kauã Moraes, João Marcelo and Bruno Rodrigues, respectively, for Cruzeiro.
In the Libertadores, the top two teams in each group qualify for the round of 16.
The team that finishes in third place drops into the Sudamericana to play a playoff against the group’s second-placed team in an attempt to reach the round of 16.
📋 Check out Cruzeiro’s lineup
Featured photo: Gustavo Aleixo/X Cruzeiro
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