2024 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

Cruzeiro
2024 season
Owner	Ronaldo ; (until 29 April); Pedro Lourenço ; (from 29 April);
President	Sérgio Santos Rodrigues
Manager	Nicolás Larcamón ; (until 8 April); Fernando Seabra ; (from 9 April);
Stadium	Mineirão
Série A	6th
Campeonato Mineiro	Runners-up
Copa do Brasil	First round
Copa Sudamericana	Group stage
	← 2023 2025 →

Last updated May 18, 2024

The 2024 season is the 104th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence.

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	BRA	Rafael Cabral
2	DF	BRA	Wesley Gasolina
3	DF	BRA	Marlon Xavier
5	DF	BRA	Zé Ivaldo
6	DF	BRA	Kaiki Bruno
7	MF	BRA	Mateus Vital
8	FW	BRA	Rafa Silva
9	FW	ARG	Juan Dinenno
10	MF	BRA	Matheus Pereira (on loan from Al-Hilal)
11	FW	BRA	Wesley Ribeiro
12	DF	BRA	William
15	MF	BRA	Fernando Henrique
16	MF	BRA	Lucas Silva
17	MF	BRA	Ramiro
19	FW	BRA	Arthur Gomes
20	MF	BRA	Ian Luccas
22	MF	BRA	Vitinho
23	MF	BRA	Filipe Machado


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	BRA	Henrique Rodrigues
26	FW	BRA	Luis Fernando
27	DF	BRA	Neris
28	DF	COL	Helibelton Palacios
29	MF	ARG	Lucas Romero
30	FW	BRA	Gabriel Veron (on loan from Porto)
31	FW	BRA	Rafael Bilú
34	DF	BRA	Ruan Santos
35	DF	BRA	Pedrão
40	FW	BRA	Rafael Elias
41	GK	BRA	Léo Aragão
43	DF	BRA	João Marcelo (on loan from Porto)
55	FW	BRA	João Pedro
77	MF	BRA	Japa
80	MF	BRA	Robert
98	GK	BRA	Anderson
—	DF	ARG	Lucas Villalba (on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
—	MF	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	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	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	BRA	Rodrigo Bazilio (at Athletic Club until 31 December 2024)
—	DF	BRA	Lucas Oliveira (at Real Valladolid until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	BRA	Weverton (at Athletic Club until 6 April 2024)
—	MF	BRA	Neto Moura (at Mirassol until 31 December 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BRA	Claudinho (at Confiança until 31 December 2024)
—	FW	BRA	Arielson (at Polissya Zhytomyr until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	BRA	Paulo Vitor (at Novorizontino until 30 November 2024)
—	FW	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
Goalkeeping coach	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
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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	5	2	3	0	7	3	+4	040.00
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	14 April	8 December	Matchday 1	TBD	5	3	1	1	8	7	+1	060.00
Total					23	12	7	4	36	23	+13	052.17

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	Knockout stage
3	Itabirito	8	2	2	4	8	12	−4	8
4	Ipatinga	8	2	1	5	9	17	−8	7	Relegation stage

Source: FMF

24 January1	Villa Nova	1–2	Cruzeiro	Nova Lima
19:00 UTC−3	Wendson 45+1'	Report	Dinenno 29' João Pedro 90+4'	Stadium: Castor Cifuentes Attendance: 3,896 Referee: André Luiz Skettino Policarpo Bento

27 January2	Cruzeiro	1–1	Athletic Club	Sete Lagoas
16:30 UTC−3	Wesley Gasolina 75'	Report	Jonathas de Jesus 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Arena do Jacaré Attendance: 12,628 Referee: Vinícius Gomes do Amaral

3 February3	Atlético Mineiro	0–2	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3		Report	Zé Ivaldo 82' João Pedro 86'	Stadium: Arena MRV Attendance: 42,585 Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva

9 February4	Cruzeiro	3–0	Patrocinense	Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3	Marlon Xavier 39' Dinenno 48' Arthur Gomes 64'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 19,502 Referee: Daniel da Cunha Oliveira Filho

15 February5	Cruzeiro	0–2	América Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
20:00 UTC−3		Report	Renato Marques 61' Rodrigo Varanda 87'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 39,086 Referee: André Luiz Skettino Policarpo Bento

18 February6	Democrata-GV	1–3	Cruzeiro	Governador Valadares
18:30 UTC−3	Pedro Oliveira 15'	Report	Dinenno 7' Zé Ivaldo 38' Rafael Elias 90+6'	Stadium: Mamudão Attendance: 8,523 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

25 February7	Pouso Alegre	0–2	Cruzeiro	Uberlândia
11:00 UTC−3		Report	Vinício 30' (o.g.) Dinenno 41'	Stadium: Estádio Parque do Sabiá Attendance: 4,968 Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

2 March8	Cruzeiro	2–0	Uberlândia	Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3	Jamerson 33' (o.g.) Rafael Elias 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 32,868 Referee: Andreza Helena de Siqueira

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

10 MarchFirst leg	Tombense	0–0	Cruzeiro	Ipatinga
19:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Ipatingão Attendance: 21,261 Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva

16 MarchSecond 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

30 MarchFirst leg	Atlético Mineiro	2–2	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3	Bruno Fuchs 8' Hulk 26'	Report	Jemerson 49' (o.g.) Dinenno 90+5'	Stadium: Arena MRV Attendance: 42,590 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

7 AprilSecond leg	Cruzeiro	1–3 (3–5 agg.)	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
15:30 UTC−3	Mateus Vital 52'	Report	Saravia 65' Hulk 77' (p) Gustavo Scarpa 90+3'	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
4	Botafogo	6	3	1	2	12	7	+5	10	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
5	São Paulo	6	3	1	2	10	6	+4	10	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6	Cruzeiro	5	3	1	1	8	7	+1	10	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
7	Atlético Mineiro	5	2	3	0	9	3	+6	9	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
8	Red Bull Bragantino	6	2	3	1	7	6	+1	9	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	W	P	W	P	P
Position	2	5	12	7		6

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2024. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

14 April1	Cruzeiro	3–2	Botafogo	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Lucas Silva 20' Rafael Silva 65' Rafael Elias 90+1'	Report	Tiquinho Soares 5' Danilo Barbosa 83'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 20,701 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan

17 April2	Fortaleza	1–1	Cruzeiro	Fortaleza
20:00 UTC−3	Hércules 19'	Report	Mateus Vital 89'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 22,131 Referee: Bruno Mota Correia

20 April3	Atlético Mineiro	3–0	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3	Zaracho 25' Paulinho 35' Arana 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Arena MRV Attendance: 39,541 Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel

28 April4	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

Postponed5	Cruzeiro	v	Internacional	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Referee: João Vitor Gobi

12 May6	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

Postponed7	São Paulo	v	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Morumbi Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin

Postponed8	Cruzeiro	v	Cuiabá	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

2 June9	Vasco da Gama	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: São Januário

12–13 June10	Cruzeiro	v	Fluminense	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

15–17 June11	Bahia	v	Cruzeiro	Salvador
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Fonte Nova

19–20 June12	Cruzeiro	v	Athletico Paranaense	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

22–24 June13	Flamengo	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Maracanã

26–27 June14	Criciúma	v	Cruzeiro	Criciúma
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Heriberto Hülse

29 June – 1 July15	Cruzeiro	v	Corinthians	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

3–4 July16	Grêmio	v	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

6–8 July17	Cruzeiro	v	Red Bull Bragantino	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

10–11 July18	Palmeiras	v	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Allianz Parque

17–18 July19	Cruzeiro	v	Juventude	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

20–22 July20	Botafogo	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Nilton Santos

27–29 July21	Cruzeiro	v	Fortaleza	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

3–5 August22	Cruzeiro	v	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

10–12 August23	Vitória	v	Cruzeiro	Salvador
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Barradão

17–19 August24	Internacional	v	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Beira-Rio

24–26 August25	Cruzeiro	v	Atlético Goianiense	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

31 August – 1 September26	Cruzeiro	v	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

14–16 September27	Cuiabá	v	Cruzeiro	Cuiabá
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena Pantanal

21–23 September28	Cruzeiro	v	Vasco da Gama	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

28–30 September29	Fluminense	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Maracanã

4–5 October30	Cruzeiro	v	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

19–21 October31	Athletico Paranaense	v	Cruzeiro	Curitiba
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena da Baixada

25–26 October32	Cruzeiro	v	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

6–7 November33	Cruzeiro	v	Criciúma	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

20–21 November34	Corinthians	v	Cruzeiro	Arena Corinthians
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: São Paulo

23–25 November35	Cruzeiro	v	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

30 November – 1 December36	Red Bull Bragantino	v	Cruzeiro	Bragança Paulista
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid

4–5 December37	Cruzeiro	v	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

8 December38	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	UCA	CRU	ULC	ALI
1	Universidad Católica (X)	5	3	2	0	8	1	+7	11	Advance to round of 16	—	0–0	4–0	0–0
2	Cruzeiro (X)	5	2	3	0	7	3	+4	9	Advance to knockout round play-offs	30 May	—	1–0	3–3
3	Unión La Calera (E)	5	1	1	3	1	6	−5	4		0–1	0–0	—	30 May
4	Alianza (E)	5	0	2	3	4	10	−6	2		1–3	0–3	0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2024. Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least a place in the Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-offs

4 April 20241	Universidad Católica	0–0	Cruzeiro	Quito, Ecuador
21:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 3,092 Referee: Ángel Arteaga (Venezuela)

11 April 20242	Cruzeiro	3–3	Alianza	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3	Romero 7' Zé Ivaldo 12' Matheus Pereira 19'	Report	Batalla 53', 79' Figueroa 90+6'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 18,818 Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)

23 April 20243	Unión La Calera	0–0	Cruzeiro	Viña del Mar, Chile
19:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 1,182 Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

7 May 20244	Alianza	0–3	Cruzeiro	Valledupar, Colombia
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Lucas Silva 41' Arthur Gomes 49' Rafael Elias 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau Attendance: 3,068 Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)

16 May 20245	Cruzeiro	1–0	Unión La Calera	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3	Matheus Pereira 7'	Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 17,712 Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)

30 May 20246	Cruzeiro	v	Universidad Católica	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

Copa do Brasil

First round

21 FebruarySingle match	Sousa	2–0	Cruzeiro	Sousa
19:15 UTC−3	Danillo Bala 89', 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Marizão Attendance: 2,930 Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein

References

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

External links

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro official website (in Portuguese)

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[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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2024 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

Contents

Players

Current squad

Youth players

Other players

Out on loan

First-team staff

Notable players

Competitions

Overview

Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Finals

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Results by round

Matches

Copa Sudamericana

Copa do Brasil

First round

Related Research Articles

References

External links

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