According to Globo Esporte, after being eliminated from two cup competitions, Cruzeiro has only the Brasileirão remaining. Arthur Jorge retains internal support but faces mounting pressure.

At a meeting at Raposa headquarters, club management conveyed to players and coaching staff the requirement to secure direct qualification for the Copa Libertadores next season. Following successive failures in cup tournaments, this has become Cruzeiro's remaining objective, as previously set targets were not achieved.

Pedro Lourenço expressed confidence in Arthur Jorge's work. The coach's contract runs through the end of 2030, and Cruzeiro also maintains confidence in the current squad. The team will not sign new players until the transfer window closes.

Squad planning for the 2027 season will also be discussed in more detail later. At that time, Arthur Jorge will decide which players will continue working with him. At the start of the year, the squad was finalized under then-coach Tite.

After the elimination by Atlético Mineiro, Arthur Jorge was asked about the impact of results on his position and contract. He said: "The results have no impact on my contract, because we all know that we must work hard in the coming years: me as coach, the players as players, and all the management too, so that we can truly achieve success."

Arthur Jorge extended his contract in April this year, just 23 days after taking over Cruzeiro, extending it through 2030. Both sides are committed to a long-term plan and hope to prove they are taking a different path than other Brazilian clubs. Eliminations from cup tournaments and results in the final stages of the league will be important tests for this plan.

In the new contract, Cruzeiro secured more favorable protection of the termination clause. According to Globo Esporte, the termination clause in the first contract was equivalent to six months' salary. Now, if Arthur Jorge leaves within 12 months of signing, he must pay the full amount of his salary for the contract period; after that period, the penalty will be calculated as two years' salary.

Arthur Jorge stated that eliminations from multiple cup competitions will not change his plans for the coming years at Cruzeiro. However, he also acknowledged that the eliminations will affect the team's focus for the remainder of this season.

Arthur Jorge said: "In fact, the impact will be immediate. I originally hoped to conclude this season with the Copa do Brasil final on December 6, but that's no longer possible. Now we must focus entirely on the league. This is also a challenging task. Ultimately, we must show everything we're capable of, our best version, to achieve the right results. This difficult climb for the team in the league, while not easy, is also commendable."

With only the league remaining this season, Arthur Jorge emphasized that the team must maintain its ambitions. Cruzeiro currently sits in sixth place with 39 points, with 11 wins, 6 draws, and 8 losses.

Cruzeiro trails by just 3 points from Fluminense, which currently occupies the last direct qualification spot for the Copa Libertadores.

Arthur Jorge said: "This is what we have left now: do everything possible and approach the league with the same ambitions. We always knew there were no other competitions, and this is the competition we must fully dedicate ourselves to from this point until the end of the season."

Cruzeiro will face Atlético Paranaense at 3 AM on September 7 Beijing time (CEST) at Mineirão Stadium in the 26th round of the Brasileirão. Cruzeiro hopes to secure direct qualification for the 2027 Copa Libertadores in the final stages of the season.

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