Cruzeiro: Série C Club Signs 2 Champions for 2026

Confiança announced two reinforcements for next season: the midfielder Bruno Silva and the attacker Sassa. Both raised glasses for the
Cruise“>Cruise.

Revealed by
Botafogo“>BotafogoSassá was champion of Rio de Janeiro in 2013 and Series B of the Brazilian Championship in 2015. He also played for Cruzeiro, a club for which he scored 20 goals and provided an assist in 92 games, in addition to winning two Campeonato Mineiro titles (2018 and 2019) and the Copa do Brasil (2017 and 2018).

The striker also stood out at Amazonas, between 2023 and 2025. There, he scored 29 times in 75 games, being the club’s top scorer. For the Amazon team, Sassá also won two titles: the Amazonense Championship in 2025, and the Brazilian Series C in 2023.

Sassá most recently played for Criciúma, where he entered the field 12 times without scoring goals — the team finished Series B in fifth place. Throughout his career, the player also played for teams such as Náutico, Athletic-MG, CSA, Coritiba and Marítimo, from Portugal.

Bruno Silva, 39 years old, enjoyed his peak in 2017, with Botafogo, being elected the best midfielder in the Brazilian Championship and reaching the quarter-finals of the Libertadores.

The following year he was at Cruzeiro, where he was champion of the Campeonato Mineiro and the Copa do Brasil. He also spent time in the first division with teams such as Athletico-PR, Avaí, Bahia, Fluminense, Internacional and Ponte Preta.

Bruno Silva comes from two consecutive promotions to Série B: with Remo in 2024 and with São Bernardo in 2025. Last year, he also played for Rio Branco, from Espírito Santo, where he scored one of the goals of the Capa-Preta’s Espírito Santo title.