2025 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

Cruzeiro

2025 season
Owner	Pedro Lourenço
President	Sérgio Santos Rodrigues
Manager	Fernando Diniz (until 27 January) Wesley Carvalho (interim) Leonardo Jardim (from 4 February)
Stadium	Mineirão
Série A	2nd
Campeonato Mineiro	Semi-finals
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16
Copa Sudamericana	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Kaio Jorge (8) All: Kaio Jorge (10)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2025 season is the 105th 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.

Current squad

As of 1 June 2025 ^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   BRA Cássio 5 MF   BRA Walace 6 DF   BRA Kaiki Bruno 7 FW   BRA Marquinhos 8 MF   BRA Matheus Henrique 9 FW   BRA Gabriel Barbosa 10 MF   BRA Matheus Pereira 11 FW   COD Yannick Bolasie 12 DF   BRA William 14 DF   PAR Mateo Gamarra (on loan from Athletico) 15 DF   BRA Fabrício Bruno 16 MF   BRA Lucas Silva 19 FW   BRA Kaio Jorge

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF   BRA Eduardo 23 DF   BRA Fagner (on loan from Corinthians) 25 DF   ARG Lucas Villalba 26 FW   ARG Lautaro Díaz 29 MF   ARG Lucas Romero 34 DF   BRA Jonathan Jesus 41 GK   BRA Léo Aragão 43 DF   BRA João Marcelo 75 MF   BRA Rodriguinho 77 MF   BRA Japa 81 GK   BRA Otávio 88 MF   BRA Christian 94 FW   BEL Wanderson

Under-20s and Academy

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 GK   BRA Marcelo 32 DF   BRA Janderson 35 MF   BRA Murilo Rhikman 36 DF   BRA Kauã Prates 39 FW   BRA Ruan Índio

No. Pos. Nation Player 42 MF   BRA Nicolas Pontes 44 DF   BRA Bruno Alves 51 GK   BRA Vitor Lamounier 70 FW   BRA Kaique Kenji

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   COL Helibelton Palacios (at Millonarios until 31 December 2025) — DF   BRA Marlon (at Grêmio until 31 December 2025) — DF   BRA Pedrão (at Avaí until 22 November 2025) — DF   BRA Weverton (at Vila Nova until 22 November 2025) — DF   BRA Zé Ivaldo (at Santos until 31 December 2025) — MF   BRA Fernando Henrique (at CRB until 22 November 2025) — MF   BRA Ian Luccas (at Ferroviária until 22 November 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   BRA Jhosefer (at América-MG until 22 November 2025) — MF   PAR Fabrizio Peralta (at Athletico until 22 November 2025) — MF   BRA Vitinho (at Goiás until 22 November 2025) — FW   BRA Arthur Viana (at Ehime FC until 31 December 2025) — FW   BRA Gui Meira (at Aparecidense until 28 September 2025) — FW   BRA João Pedro (at Tombense until 26 October 2025) — FW   BRA Tevis (at Athletico until 22 November 2025)

First-team staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Head coach	Leonardo Jardim	POR
Assistant coaches	Antonio Vieira	POR
	Wesley Carvalho	BRA
Analyst	Diogo Dias	POR
	José Barros	POR
Goalkeeping coaches	João Paulo Lacerda	BRA
	Robertinho	BRA
Fitness coach	Omar Feitosa	BRA
Physiologist	Nathália Arnosti	BRA
Performance analyst	Gabriel Eloi	BRA
	Henrique Américo	BRA

Notable players

Further information: List of notable Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players

Friendlies

Cruzeiro v São Paulo

15 January	Cruzeiro	1–1	São Paulo	Orlando, United States
21:30  UTC−3	Matheus Pereira 1'		Luciano 45+1'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Cruzeiro v Atlético-MG

18 January	Cruzeiro	0–0	Atlético-MG	Orlando, United States
17:00  UTC−3				Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Cruzeiro v Defensa y Justicia

3 July	Cruzeiro	0–1	Defensa y Justicia	Cariacica
20:00  UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Kleber Andrade

Cruzeiro v Banfield

6 July	Cruzeiro	1–0	Banfield	Cariacica
16:00  UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Kleber Andrade

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Campeonato Mineiro	19 January	22 February	First stage	Semi-finals	10	3	4	3	13	11	+2	030.00
Copa do Brasil	1 May	TBD	Third round	TBD	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Copa Sudamericana	1 April	28 May	Group stage	Group stage	6	1	2	3	5	7	−2	016.67
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	29 March	21 December	Matchday 1	TBD	12	7	3	2	17	8	+9	058.33
Total					30	13	9	8	40	26	+14	043.33

Last updated: 12 June 2025
Source: Competitions

Campeonato Mineiro

Main article: 2025 Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cruzeiro	8	3	2	3	11	9	+2	11	Knockout stage
2	Pouso Alegre	8	2	2	4	7	15	−8	8
3	Aymorés (R)	8	1	4	3	3	5	−2	7	2026 Módulo II
4	Villa Nova (R)	8	1	1	6	4	17	−13	4

Source: FMF
(R) Relegated

Cruzeiro v Tombense

19 January1	Cruzeiro	1–0	Tombense	Belo Horizonte
20:00  UTC−3	Bolasie 35'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 16,492 Referee: André Luiz Skettino Policarpo Bento

Athletic Club v Cruzeiro

22 January2	Athletic Club	1–0	Cruzeiro	Brasília
19:00  UTC−3	Fabrício Bruno 70' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 11,854 Referee: Daniel da Cunha Oliveira Filho

Cruzeiro v Betim

25 January3	Cruzeiro	1–1	Betim	Belo Horizonte
16:30  UTC−3	Lautaro 87'	Report	Eurico 38'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 33,308 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

Itabirito v Cruzeiro

30 January4	Itabirito	1–4	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
19:00  UTC−3	Luan 48' (pen.)	Report	Gabriel 14', 31', 45+9' (pen.) Marquinhos 34'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 2,329 Referee: Michel Patrick Costa Guimarães

Cruzeiro v Uberlândia

2 February5	Cruzeiro	3–1	Uberlândia	Belo Horizonte
18:30  UTC−3	Matheus Henrique 23' Gabriel 42' (pen.) Dudu 79'	Report	Jean Silva 12'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 24,053 Referee: Antônio Márcio Teixeira da Silva

América Mineiro v Cruzeiro

5 February6	América Mineiro	1–1	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
22:00  UTC−3	Fabinho 3'	Report	Bolasie 88'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 6,004 Referee: Vinícius Gomes do Amaral

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

9 February7	Cruzeiro	0–2	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00  UTC−3		Report	Hulk 55', 87'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 60,834 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

Democrata-GV v Cruzeiro

12 February8	Democrata-GV	2–1	Cruzeiro	Governador Valadares
19:00  UTC−3	Luann 16' Antônio Júnior 80'	Report	Bolasie 4'	Stadium: Mamudão Attendance: 11,853 Referee: André Luiz Skettino Policarpo Bento

Semi-finals

Cruzeiro v América Mineiro

16 FebruaryFirst leg	Cruzeiro	1–1	América Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
18:30  UTC−3	Gabriel 42' (pen.)	Report	Cauan Barros 77'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 38,818 Referee: Anderson Daronco

América Mineiro v Cruzeiro

22 FebruarySecond leg	América Mineiro	1–1 (1–1 agg.) (4–2 p)	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:30  UTC−3	Marlon 32'	Report	Lucas Romero 40'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 5,251 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
	Penalties
	Fernando Elizari Cauan Barros Jonathas de Jesus Figueiredo Marlon		William Matheus Henrique Marlon Xavier Gabriel

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Main article: 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	11	7	3	1	24	4	+20	24	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Cruzeiro	12	7	3	2	17	8	+9	24
3	Red Bull Bragantino	12	7	2	3	14	11	+3	23
4	Palmeiras	11	7	1	3	12	8	+4	22
5	Bahia	12	6	3	3	14	11	+3	21	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage

Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2025. 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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	D
Position	4	11	12	5	7	4	4	4	3	3	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2025. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Cruzeiro v Mirassol

29 March1	Cruzeiro	2–1	Mirassol	Belo Horizonte
18:30  UTC−3	Dudu 14' Gabriel 22'	Report	Lucas Ramon 45+3'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 40,837 Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano

Internacional v Cruzeiro

6 April2	Internacional	3–0	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
18:30  UTC−3	Alan Patrick 31' Valencia 33' Borré 77'	Report		Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 31,321 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

São Paulo v Cruzeiro

13 April3	São Paulo	1–1	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
17:30  UTC−3	Ferreira 52'	Report	Kaio Jorge 65'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 37,566 Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

Cruzeiro v Bahia

17 April4	Cruzeiro	3–0	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
21:30  UTC−3	Lucas Romero 45+7' Kaio Jorge 65', 76'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 26,557 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Red Bull Bragantino v Cruzeiro

20 April5	Red Bull Bragantino	1–0	Cruzeiro	Bragança Paulista
20:30  UTC−3	Jhon Jhon 15'	Report		Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid Attendance: 6,916 Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano

Cruzeiro v Vasco da Gama

27 April6	Cruzeiro	1–0	Vasco da Gama	Uberlândia
18:30  UTC−3	Christian 64'	Report		Stadium: Parque do Sabiá Attendance: 15,398 Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein

Cruzeiro v Flamengo

4 May7	Cruzeiro	2–1	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
18:30  UTC−3	Kaio Jorge 15' Gabriel 90+7'	Report	de Arrascaeta 44'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 52,752 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Sport v Cruzeiro

11 May8	Sport	0–4	Cruzeiro	Recife
16:00  UTC−3		Report	Igor Cariús 8' (o.g.) Kaio Jorge 18' Matheus Pereira 45+1', 53'	Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 16,006 Referee: Raphael Claus

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

18 May9	Cruzeiro	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
20:30  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 61,106 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Fortaleza v Cruzeiro

25 May10	Fortaleza	0–2	Cruzeiro	Fortaleza
20:30  UTC−3		Report	Kaio Jorge 34' Lucas Silva 41'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 12,483 Referee: João Vitor Gobi

Cruzeiro v Palmeiras

1 June11	Cruzeiro	2–1	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
19:30  UTC−3	Kaio Jorge 2', 4'	Report	Allan 87'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 57,747 Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

Vitória v Cruzeiro

12 June12	Vitória	0–0	Cruzeiro	Salvador
19:00  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 6,264 Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano

Cruzeiro v Grêmio

13 July13	Cruzeiro	v	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
20:30  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin

Fluminense v Cruzeiro

17 July14	Fluminense	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
19:30  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Maracanã

Cruzeiro v Juventude

20 July15	Cruzeiro	v	Juventude	Belo Horizonte
16:00  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

Corinthians v Cruzeiro

23 July16	Corinthians	v	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
19:30  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Neo Química Arena

Cruzeiro v Ceará

27 July17	Cruzeiro	v	Ceará	Belo Horizonte
16:00  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

Botafogo v Cruzeiro

3 August18	Botafogo	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
16:00  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Nilton Santos

Cruzeiro v Santos

9–11 August19	Cruzeiro	v	Santos	Belo Horizonte
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

Mirassol v Cruzeiro

16–18 August20	Mirassol	v	Cruzeiro	Mirassol
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: José Maria de Campos Maia

Cruzeiro v Internacional

23–25 August21	Cruzeiro	v	Internacional	Belo Horizonte
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

Cruzeiro v São Paulo

30 August – 1 September22	Cruzeiro	v	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

Bahia v Cruzeiro

13–15 September23	Bahia	v	Cruzeiro	Salvador
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Fonte Nova

Cruzeiro v Red Bull Bragantino

20–22 September24	Cruzeiro	v	Red Bull Bragantino	Belo Horizonte
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

Vasco da Gama v Cruzeiro

27–29 September25	Vasco da Gama	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: São Januário

Flamengo v Cruzeiro

1–2 October26	Flamengo	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Maracanã

Cruzeiro v Sport

16–17 October27	Cruzeiro	v	Sport	Belo Horizonte
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

25–27 October28	Atlético Mineiro	v	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena MRV

Cruzeiro v Fortaleza

5–6 November29	Cruzeiro	v	Fortaleza	Belo Horizonte
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

Palmeiras v Cruzeiro

19–20 November30	Palmeiras	v	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Allianz Parque

Cruzeiro v Vitória

22–24 November31	Cruzeiro	v	Vitória	Belo Horizonte
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

Grêmio v Cruzeiro

29 November – 1 December32	Grêmio	v	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

Cruzeiro v Fluminense

3–4 December33	Cruzeiro	v	Fluminense	Belo Horizonte
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

Juventude v Cruzeiro

6–8 December34	Juventude	v	Cruzeiro	Caxias do Sul
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Alfredo Jaconi

Cruzeiro v Corinthians

10–11 December35	Cruzeiro	v	Corinthians	Belo Horizonte
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

Ceará v Cruzeiro

13–15 December36	Ceará	v	Cruzeiro	Fortaleza
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Castelão

Cruzeiro v Botafogo

17–18 December37	Cruzeiro	v	Botafogo	Belo Horizonte
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

Santos v Cruzeiro

21 December38	Santos	v	Cruzeiro	Santos
--:--  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro

Copa Sudamericana

Main article: 2025 Copa Sudamericana

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MUS	PAL	CRU	UNI
1	Mushuc Runa	6	5	1	0	12	4	+8	16	Advance to round of 16		—	3–2	1–1	3–0
2	Palestino	6	3	0	3	9	9	0	9	Advance to knockout round play-offs		0–2	—	2–1	2–0
3	Cruzeiro	6	1	2	3	5	7	−2	5			1–2	2–1	—	0–0
4	Unión	6	1	1	4	2	8	−6	4			0–1	1–2	1–0	—

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.

Unión v Cruzeiro

1 April1	Unión	1–0	Cruzeiro	Santa Fe, Argentina
19:00  UTC−3	Díaz 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril Attendance: 10,811 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Cruzeiro v Mushuc Runa

9 April2	Cruzeiro	1–2	Mushuc Runa	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30  UTC−3	Gabriel Barbosa 67' (pen.)	Report	Orejuela 29' Bentaberry 77'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Palestino v Cruzeiro

24 April3	Palestino	2–1	Cruzeiro	Coquimbo, Chile
21:30  UTC−3	Benítez 40' Arias 86'	Report	Carlos Eduardo 83'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Attendance: 3,930 Referee: Mathías De Armas (Uruguay)

Mushuc Runa v Cruzeiro

7 May4	Mushuc Runa	1–1	Cruzeiro	Riobamba, Ecuador
21:30  UTC−3	Orejuela 54'	Report	Lautaro 61'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba Attendance: 4,504 Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)

Cruzeiro v Palestino

14 May5	Cruzeiro	2–1	Palestino	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30  UTC−3	Bolasie 69' Gabriel Barbosa 90'	Report	Ariel Martínez 7'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 9,698 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Cruzeiro v Unión

28 May6	Cruzeiro	0–0	Unión	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 20,944 Referee: Blas Romero (Paraguay)

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2025 Copa do Brasil

Third round

Cruzeiro v Vila Nova

1 MayFirst leg	Cruzeiro	2–0	Vila Nova	Belo Horizonte
21:30  UTC−3	Kaio Jorge 34', 37'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 27,772 Referee: Raphael Claus

Vila Nova v Cruzeiro

22 MaySecond leg	Vila Nova	0–3 (0–5 agg.)	Cruzeiro	Goiânia
19:00  UTC−3		Report	Carlos Eduardo 56', 75' Jonathan Jesus 86'	Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada Attendance: 14,749 Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann

Round of 16

Cruzeiro v CRB

30 JulyFirst leg	Cruzeiro	v	CRB	Belo Horizonte
19:30  UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

CRB v Cruzeiro

7 AugustSecond leg	CRB	v	Cruzeiro	Maceió
19:30  UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé

References

1. "Elenco Masculino". Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
2. "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2025" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 February 2025.

External links

• Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
• Cruzeiro official website (in Portuguese)