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In the midweek draw, Cruzeiro continued to be without the services of central defender Joao Marcelo, who is still recovering from a knee ligament injury suffered in February.

Veteran goalkeeper Cassio saved all four of Corinthians' shots on target, helping him keep his eighth clean sheet this season – third in the league, just one behind John (Botafogo) and two behind Agustin Rossi (Flamengo).

On Ceara's side, captain Luiz Otavio has yet to return after suffering a knee ligament injury from last year.

Coach Conde made four changes to the starting lineup from the midweek match, with Rafael Ramos, Nicolas, Fernando Sobral and Lucas Mugni starting in place of Fabiano, Matheus Bahia, Lucas Lima and Matheus Araujo.

Latest expected lineup for Cruzeiro vs Ceara

Cruzeiro:

Cassio; William, F. Bruno, Villalba, K. Bruno; Romero, Silva; Marquinhos, Pereira, Wanderson; Jorge

Ceara:

Ferreira; Fabiano, Marllon, Machado, Nicolas; Araujo, Diego; Galeano, Mugni, Henrique; Raul

Latest football commentary on Cruzeiro vs Ceara

July had been going relatively smoothly for Cruzeiro until this week, when their run of four consecutive domestic wins was ended at the Corinthians Arena in São Paulo.

Leonardo Jardim's side are currently the second-highest scorers in the league (27), but failed to find the back of the net in midweek – the fifth time this year they have failed to find the back of the net.

However, Cruzeiro have shown remarkable solidity in defense, conceding just once in their last three Serie A games, and entering the upcoming match with a record of three consecutive clean sheets.

This Sunday will be their eighth game at the Mineirao in the 2025 season, where Cruzeiro have only dropped points once – in a 0-0 draw with Atletico Mineiro in round 9.

Raposa have only conceded three goals at home in domestic matches this year, and only one of those has come in the second half.

Cruzeiro also has a good head-to-head record against Ceara, winning points in 6/7 of the most recent meetings in the tournament, including a 1-0 victory when hosting this opponent at Mineirao in the 2019 season.

In contrast to Cruzeiro's consistent form, Ceara are struggling in their first season back in the top flight, especially in terms of scoring goals – something they have been severely lacking for the past month or so.

This team has failed to score in 6 matches in Serie A this season, including 3 consecutive matches without scoring a goal.

Ceara come into this round on a run of five defeats in their last six domestic games, and have scored just one goal in five of those.

If they fail again on Sunday, they will have lost eight games in the league – more than they lost in the whole of last season's Serie B campaign.

However, coach Leonardo Rodrigues Conde can be somewhat satisfied as Ceara is currently only 2 points behind Fluminense – the team ranked 8th – and 4 points above the relegation zone.

Ceara have also had positive results in two of their last three encounters with Cruzeiro in Serie A, including a 2-0 win at Mineirao in 2018.

Latest Cruzeiro vs Ceara score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Cruzeiro vs Cearaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Cruzeiro 2-0 Ceara

• WhoScore:Cruzeiro 1-0 Ceara
• Our newspaper predicts:Cruzeiro 1-0 Ceara

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