2024 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

Cruzeiro 2024 soccer season
Cruzeiro
2024 season
OwnerRonaldo
(until 29 April)
Pedro Lourenço
(from 29 April)
PresidentSérgio Santos Rodrigues
ManagerNicolás Larcamón
(until 8 April)
Fernando Seabra
(from 9 April)
StadiumMineirão
Série A7th
Campeonato MineiroRunners-up
Copa do BrasilFirst round
Copa SudamericanaRound of 16
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
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The 2024 season is the 104th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence.

Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the club also compete in the Campeonato Mineiro, in the Copa do Brasil and in the Copa Sudamericana.

Players

Current squad

As of 3 February 2024 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Rafael Cabral
2 DF Brazil BRA Wesley Gasolina
3 DF Brazil BRA Marlon Xavier
5 DF Brazil BRA Zé Ivaldo
6 DF Brazil BRA Kaiki Bruno
7 MF Brazil BRA Mateus Vital
8 FW Brazil BRA Rafa Silva
9 FW Argentina ARG Juan Dinenno
10 MF Brazil BRA Matheus Pereira (on loan from Al-Hilal)
11 FW Brazil BRA Wesley Ribeiro
12 DF Brazil BRA William
15 MF Brazil BRA Fernando Henrique
16 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Silva
17 MF Brazil BRA Ramiro
19 FW Brazil BRA Arthur Gomes
20 MF Brazil BRA Ian Luccas
22 MF Brazil BRA Vitinho
23 MF Brazil BRA Filipe Machado
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Brazil BRA Henrique Rodrigues
26 FW Brazil BRA Luis Fernando
27 DF Brazil BRA Neris
28 DF Colombia COL Helibelton Palacios
29 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Romero
30 FW Brazil BRA Gabriel Veron (on loan from Porto)
31 FW Brazil BRA Rafael Bilú
34 DF Brazil BRA Ruan Santos
35 DF Brazil BRA Pedrão
40 FW Brazil BRA Rafael Elias
41 GK Brazil BRA Léo Aragão
43 DF Brazil BRA João Marcelo (on loan from Porto)
55 FW Brazil BRA João Pedro
77 MF Brazil BRA Japa
80 MF Brazil BRA Robert
98 GK Brazil BRA Anderson
— DF Argentina ARG Lucas Villalba (on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
— MF Ecuador ECU José Cifuentes (on loan from Rangers)

Youth players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
39 MF Brazil BRA Ruan Índio

Other players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Brazil BRA Matheus Davó

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Brazil BRA Rodrigo Bazilio (at Athletic Club until 31 December 2024)
— DF Brazil BRA Lucas Oliveira (at Real Valladolid until 30 June 2024)
— DF Brazil BRA Weverton (at Athletic Club until 6 April 2024)
— MF Brazil BRA Neto Moura (at Mirassol until 31 December 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Claudinho (at Confiança until 31 December 2024)
— FW Brazil BRA Arielson (at Polissya Zhytomyr until 30 June 2024)
— FW Brazil BRA Paulo Vitor (at Novorizontino until 30 November 2024)
— FW Brazil BRA Stênio (at AVS until 30 June 2024)

First-team staff

Position Name Nationality
Head coach Fernando Seabra  BRA
Assistant coach Moisés Moura  BRA
Goalkeeping coach João Paulo Lacerda  BRA
Rogério Lima  BRA
Fitness coaches Leonardo Almeida  BRA
Nathália Arnosti  BRA
Túlio Flôres  BRA
Performance analyst Henrique Américo  BRA

Notable players

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Campeonato Mineiro 24 January 7 April First stage Runners-up 12 7 3 2 21 11 +10 058.33
Copa do Brasil 21 February First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Copa Sudamericana 4 April TBD Group stage TBD 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 050.00
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 14 April 8 December Matchday 1 TBD 12 6 2 4 16 16 +0 050.00
Total 31 16 8 7 45 32 +13 051.61

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cruzeiro 8 6 1 1 15 5 +10 19 Knockout stage
2 Tombense 8 4 3 1 15 7 +8 15
3 Itabirito 8 2 2 4 8 12 −4 8
4 Ipatinga 8 2 1 5 9 17 −8 7 Relegation stage
Source: FMF
Villa Nova v Cruzeiro
24 January 1 Villa Nova 1–2 Cruzeiro Nova Lima
19:00 UTC−3
  • Wendson 45+1'
 Report
Stadium: Castor Cifuentes
Attendance: 3,896
Referee: André Luiz Skettino Policarpo Bento
Cruzeiro v Athletic Club
27 January 2 Cruzeiro 1–1 Athletic Club Sete Lagoas
16:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Arena do Jacaré
Attendance: 12,628
Referee: Vinícius Gomes do Amaral
Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro
3 February 3 Atlético Mineiro 0–2 Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Arena MRV
Attendance: 42,585
Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva
Cruzeiro v Patrocinense
9 February 4 Cruzeiro 3–0 Patrocinense Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 19,502
Referee: Daniel da Cunha Oliveira Filho
Cruzeiro v América Mineiro
15 February 5 Cruzeiro 0–2 América Mineiro Belo Horizonte
20:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 39,086
Referee: André Luiz Skettino Policarpo Bento
Democrata-GV v Cruzeiro
18 February 6 Democrata-GV 1–3 Cruzeiro Governador Valadares
18:30 UTC−3
  • Pedro Oliveira 15'
 Report Stadium: Mamudão
Attendance: 8,523
Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima
Pouso Alegre v Cruzeiro
25 February 7 Pouso Alegre 0–2 Cruzeiro Uberlândia
11:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estádio Parque do Sabiá
Attendance: 4,968
Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves
Cruzeiro v Uberlândia
2 March 8 Cruzeiro 2–0 Uberlândia Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 32,868
Referee: Andreza Helena de Siqueira

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Tombense v Cruzeiro
10 March First leg Tombense 0–0 Cruzeiro Ipatinga
19:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Ipatingão
Attendance: 21,261
Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva
Cruzeiro v Tombense
16 March Second leg Cruzeiro 3–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Tombense Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3
  • Arthur Gomes 35'
  • Zé Vitor 69' (o.g.)
  • Matheus Pereira 90+2'
 Report
  • Zé Vitor 79'
 Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 40,158
Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima
Finals
Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro
30 March First leg Atlético Mineiro 2–2 Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3
  • Bruno Fuchs 8'
  • Hulk 26'
 Report
Stadium: Arena MRV
Attendance: 42,590
Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima
Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro
7 April Second leg Cruzeiro 1–3
(3–5 agg.)		 Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte
15:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 61,582
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Athletico Paranaense 13 6 4 3 16 10 +6 22 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6 São Paulo 13 6 3 4 20 15 +5 21
7 Cruzeiro 12 6 2 4 16 16 0 20 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
8 Fortaleza 12 5 5 2 13 12 +1 20
9 Red Bull Bragantino 13 5 4 4 17 15 +2 19
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2024. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[2]

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2024. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Cruzeiro v Botafogo
14 April 1 Cruzeiro 3–2 Botafogo Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 20,701
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
Fortaleza v Cruzeiro
17 April 2 Fortaleza 1–1 Cruzeiro Fortaleza
20:00 UTC−3
  • Hércules 19'
 Report Stadium: Castelão
Attendance: 22,131
Referee: Bruno Mota Correia
Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro
20 April 3 Atlético Mineiro 3–0 Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Arena MRV
Attendance: 39,541
Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel
Cruzeiro v Vitória
28 April 4 Cruzeiro 3–1 Vitória Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3
  • Matheus Pereira 50'
  • Rafael Silva 58'
  • Arthur Gomes 75'
 Report
  • Lucas Silva 52' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 20,083
Referee: Fábio Augusto Santos Sá Júnior
Cruzeiro v Internacional
Postponed 5 Cruzeiro v Internacional Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Referee: João Vitor Gobi
Atlético Goianiense v Cruzeiro
12 May 6 Atlético Goianiense 0–1 Cruzeiro Goiânia
16:00 UTC−3 Report
  • Matheus Pereira 81'
 Stadium: Antônio Accioly
Attendance: 7,576
Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima
São Paulo v Cruzeiro
2 June 7 São Paulo 2–0 Cruzeiro São Paulo
18:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 44,928
Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin
Cruzeiro v Cuiabá
13 June 8 Cruzeiro 2–1 Cuiabá Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3
  • Matheus Pereira 45+1'
  • Rafael Silva 67'
 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 26,595
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
Vasco da Gama v Cruzeiro
16 June 9 Vasco da Gama 0–0 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: São Januário
Attendance: 11,275
Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein
Cruzeiro v Fluminense
19 June 10 Cruzeiro 2–0 Fluminense Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3
  • William 41' (pen.), 90+3'
 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 28,812
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
Bahia v Cruzeiro
23 June 11 Bahia 4–1 Cruzeiro Salvador
16:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Fonte Nova
Attendance: 35,541
Referee: Paulo Belence Alves dos Prazeres Filho
Cruzeiro v Athletico Paranaense
26 June 12 Cruzeiro 2–0 Athletico Paranaense Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 26,465
Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda
Flamengo v Cruzeiro
30 June 13 Flamengo 2–1 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3
Report
  • Matheus Pereira 38'
 Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 56,263
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado
Criciúma v Cruzeiro
3 July 14 Criciúma v Cruzeiro Criciúma
20:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Heriberto Hülse
Referee: João Vitor Gobi
Cruzeiro v Corinthians
7 July 15 Cruzeiro v Corinthians Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Grêmio v Cruzeiro
10 July 16 Grêmio v Cruzeiro Caxias do Sul
18:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estádio Centenário
Cruzeiro v Red Bull Bragantino
13 July 17 Cruzeiro v Red Bull Bragantino Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Independência
Palmeiras v Cruzeiro
20 July 18 Palmeiras v Cruzeiro São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
Cruzeiro v Juventude
24 July 19 Cruzeiro v Juventude Belo Horizonte
20:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Botafogo v Cruzeiro
27–29 July 20 Botafogo v Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Nilton Santos
Cruzeiro v Fortaleza
3–5 August 21 Cruzeiro v Fortaleza Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro
10–12 August 22 Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Vitória v Cruzeiro
17–19 August 23 Vitória v Cruzeiro Salvador
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Barradão
Internacional v Cruzeiro
24–26 August 24 Internacional v Cruzeiro Porto Alegre
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Beira-Rio
Cruzeiro v Atlético Goianiense
31 August – 1 September 25 Cruzeiro v Atlético Goianiense Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Cruzeiro v São Paulo
14–16 September 26 Cruzeiro v São Paulo Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Cuiabá v Cruzeiro
21–23 September 27 Cuiabá v Cruzeiro Cuiabá
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Cruzeiro v Vasco da Gama
28–30 September 28 Cruzeiro v Vasco da Gama Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Fluminense v Cruzeiro
4–5 October 2024 29 Fluminense v Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Maracanã
Cruzeiro v Bahia
19–21 October 30 Cruzeiro v Bahia Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Athletico Paranaense v Cruzeiro
25–26 October 31 Athletico Paranaense v Cruzeiro Curitiba
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Cruzeiro v Flamengo
6–7 November 32 Cruzeiro v Flamengo Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Cruzeiro v Criciúma
13–14 November 33 Cruzeiro v Criciúma Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Corinthians v Cruzeiro
20–21 November 34 Corinthians v Cruzeiro Arena Corinthians
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: São Paulo
Cruzeiro v Grêmio
23–25 November 35 Cruzeiro v Grêmio Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Red Bull Bragantino v Cruzeiro
30 November – 1 December 36 Red Bull Bragantino v Cruzeiro Bragança Paulista
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid
Cruzeiro v Palmeiras
4–5 December 37 Cruzeiro v Palmeiras Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Juventude v Cruzeiro
8 December 38 Juventude v Cruzeiro Caxias do Sul
--:-- UTC−3 Report Stadium: Alfredo Jaconi

Copa Sudamericana

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRU UCA ALI ULC
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12 Advance to round of 16 — 1–0 3–3 1–0
2 Ecuador Universidad Católica 6 3 2 1 8 2 +6 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–0 — 0–0 4–0
3 Colombia Alianza 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5 0–3 1–3 — 0–1
4 Chile Unión La Calera 6 1 1 4 1 7 −6 4 0–0 0–1 0–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.
Universidad Católica Ecuador v Brazil Cruzeiro
4 April 2024 1 Universidad Católica Ecuador 0–0 Brazil Cruzeiro Quito, Ecuador
21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 3,092
Referee: Ángel Arteaga (Venezuela)
Cruzeiro Brazil v Colombia Alianza
11 April 2024 2 Cruzeiro Brazil 3–3 Colombia Alianza Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3
Report
  • Batalla 53', 79'
  • Figueroa 90+6'
 Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 18,818
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Unión La Calera Chile v Brazil Cruzeiro
23 April 2024 3 Unión La Calera Chile 0–0 Brazil Cruzeiro Viña del Mar, Chile
19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Attendance: 1,182
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Alianza Colombia v Brazil Cruzeiro
7 May 2024 4 Alianza Colombia 0–3 Brazil Cruzeiro Valledupar, Colombia
21:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau
Attendance: 3,068
Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)
Cruzeiro Brazil v Chile Unión La Calera
16 May 2024 5 Cruzeiro Brazil 1–0 Chile Unión La Calera Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3
  • Matheus Pereira 7'
 Report Stadium: Independência
Attendance: 17,712
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
Cruzeiro Brazil v Ecuador Universidad Católica
30 May 2024 6 Cruzeiro Brazil 1–0 Ecuador Universidad Católica Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3
  • Rafael Silva 80'
 Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 55,254
Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina)

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Independiente del Valle Ecuador or Boca Juniors Argentina v Brazil Cruzeiro
13–15 August 2024 First leg Independiente del Valle Ecuador or Boca Juniors Argentina v Brazil Cruzeiro Quito, Ecuador or Buenos Aires, Argentina
--:-- UTC−3 Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil or La Bombonera
Cruzeiro Brazil v Ecuador Independiente del Valle or Argentina Boca Juniors
20–22 August 2024 Second leg Cruzeiro Brazil v Ecuador Independiente del Valle or Argentina Boca Juniors Belo Horizonte, Brazil
--:-- UTC−3 Stadium: Mineirão

Copa do Brasil

First round

Sousa v Cruzeiro
21 February Single match Sousa 2–0 Cruzeiro Sousa
19:15 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Marizão
Attendance: 2,930
Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein

References

  1. ^ "Elenco Masculino". Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2024" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 16 March 2024.

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