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	5th
Campeonato Mineiro	Runners-up
Copa do Brasil	First round
Copa Sudamericana	Round of 16
	← 2023 2025 →

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 4 July 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	Cássio
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	BRA	Kaio Jorge
10	MF	BRA	Matheus Pereira
11	FW	BRA	Arthur Gomes
12	DF	BRA	William
16	MF	BRA	Lucas Silva
17	MF	BRA	Ramiro
18	MF	ECU	José Cifuentes (on loan from Rangers)
19	FW	ARG	Juan Dinenno
20	MF	BRA	Walace
21	FW	ARG	Álvaro Barreal (on loan from Cincinnati)
22	MF	BRA	Vitinho
23	MF	BRA	Filipe Machado
25	DF	ARG	Lucas Villalba (on loan from Argentinos Juniors)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	FW	ARG	Lautaro Díaz
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	Jonathan Jesus
35	DF	BRA	Pedrão
41	GK	BRA	Léo Aragão
43	DF	BRA	João Marcelo
55	FW	BRA	João Pedro
58	MF	BRA	Jhosefer
68	FW	BRA	Arthur Viana
77	MF	BRA	Japa
80	MF	BRA	Robert
81	GK	BRA	Gabriel Grando (on loan from Grêmio)
97	MF	BRA	Matheus Henrique
98	GK	BRA	Anderson
—	MF	PAR	Fabrizio Peralta

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
15	MF	BRA	Fernando Henrique
—	DF	BRA	Weverton
—	FW	BRA	Arielson


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

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	Rafael Cabral (at Grêmio until 31 December 2024)
—	DF	BRA	Lucas Oliveira (at Kyoto Sanga until 31 December 2024)
—	DF	BRA	Ruan Santos (at Vila Nova until 31 December 2024)
—	MF	BRA	Henrique Rodrigues (at Figueirense until 30 November 2024)
—	MF	BRA	Ian Luccas (at Goiás until 30 November 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BRA	Neto Moura (at Mirassol until 30 November 2024)
—	MF	BRA	Claudinho (at Confiança until 30 November 2024)
—	FW	BRA	Fernando (at Ferroviária until 30 October 2024)
—	FW	BRA	Paulo Vitor (at Novorizontino until 30 November 2024)
—	FW	BRA	Rafael Elias (at Kyoto Sanga until 31 December 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	6	3	3	0	8	3	+5	050.00
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	14 April	8 December	Matchday 1	TBD	18	10	2	6	25	20	+5	055.56
Total					37	20	8	9	54	36	+18	054.05

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 January 1	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 January 2	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 February 3	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 February 4	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 February 5	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 February 6	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 February 7	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 March 8	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 March First leg	Tombense	0–0	Cruzeiro	Ipatinga
19:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Ipatingão Attendance: 21,261 Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva

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

30 March First 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 April Second 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
3	Palmeiras	19	11	3	5	27	14	+13	36	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
4	Fortaleza	18	9	6	3	23	18	+5	33	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
5	Cruzeiro	18	10	2	6	25	20	+5	32	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6	São Paulo	19	9	5	5	28	20	+8	32	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
7	Bahia	19	9	4	6	28	23	+5	31	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage

Updated to match(es) played on 24 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

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	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	W
Position	2	5	12	7		6	9	7	8	6	8	5	7	8	7	6	6	7	5

Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2024. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

14 April 1	Cruzeiro	3–2	Botafogo	Belo Horizonte
17:00 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 April 2	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 April 3	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 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

Postponed 5	Cruzeiro	v	Internacional	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Referee: João Vitor Gobi

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

2 June 7	São Paulo	2–0	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
18:30 UTC−3	Lucas Moura 5' Calleri 48'	Report		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 44,928 Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin

13 June 8	Cruzeiro	2–1	Cuiabá	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Matheus Pereira 45+1' Rafael Silva 67'	Report	Isidro Pitta 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 26,595 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

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

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

23 June 11	Bahia	4–1	Cruzeiro	Salvador
16:00 UTC−3	Thaciano 45+9' Estupiñán 78', 90+7' Biel 90+1'	Report	Gabriel Veron 14'	Stadium: Fonte Nova Attendance: 35,541 Referee: Paulo Belence Alves dos Prazeres Filho

26 June 12	Cruzeiro	2–0	Athletico Paranaense	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Gabriel Veron 15' Vitinho 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 26,465 Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda

30 June 13	Flamengo	2–1	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3	Pedro 16' Fabrício Bruno 65'	Report	Matheus Pereira 38'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 56,263 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

3 July 14	Criciúma	1–0	Cruzeiro	Criciúma
20:00 UTC−3	Bolasie 46'	Report		Stadium: Heriberto Hülse Attendance: 12,352 Referee: João Vitor Gobi

7 July 15	Cruzeiro	3–0	Corinthians	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Matheus Pereira 6' Barreal 45+5' Gabriel Veron 48'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 55,186 Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano

10 July 16	Grêmio	0–2	Cruzeiro	Caxias do Sul
18:30 UTC−3		Report	Ramiro 15' Arthur Gomes 17'	Stadium: Estádio Centenário Attendance: 4,713 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

13 July 17	Cruzeiro	2–1	Red Bull Bragantino	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Gabriel Veron 8' Matheus Pereira 84'	Report	Thiago Borbas 90+5'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 20,042 Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio

20 July 18	Palmeiras	2–0	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3	José López 36' Gabriel Menino 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 40,465 Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda

24 July 19	Cruzeiro	2–0	Juventude	Belo Horizonte
20:00 UTC−3	William 45' (pen.) Dinenno 87' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 46,603 Referee: Maguielson Lima Barbosa

27 July 20	Botafogo	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Nilton Santos

5 August 21	Cruzeiro	v	Fortaleza	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

10 August 22	Cruzeiro	v	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

18 August 23	Vitória	v	Cruzeiro	Salvador
20:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Barradão

25 August 24	Internacional	v	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Beira-Rio

1 September 25	Cruzeiro	v	Atlético Goianiense	Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

14–16 September 26	Cruzeiro	v	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

21–23 September 27	Cuiabá	v	Cruzeiro	Cuiabá
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena Pantanal

28–30 September 28	Cruzeiro	v	Vasco da Gama	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

4–5 October 2024 29	Fluminense	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Maracanã

19–21 October 30	Cruzeiro	v	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

25–26 October 31	Athletico Paranaense	v	Cruzeiro	Curitiba
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena da Baixada

6–7 November 32	Cruzeiro	v	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

13–14 November 33	Cruzeiro	v	Criciúma	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

20–21 November 34	Corinthians	v	Cruzeiro	Arena Corinthians
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: São Paulo

23–25 November 35	Cruzeiro	v	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

30 November – 1 December 36	Red Bull Bragantino	v	Cruzeiro	Bragança Paulista
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid

4–5 December 37	Cruzeiro	v	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

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	Cruzeiro	6	3	3	0	8	3	+5	12	Advance to round of 16	—	1–0	3–3	1–0
2	Universidad Católica	6	3	2	1	8	2	+6	11	Advance to knockout round play-offs	0–0	—	0–0	4–0
3	Alianza	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	5		0–3	1–3	—	0–1
4	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.

4 April 2024 1	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 2024 2	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 2024 3	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 2024 4	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 2024 5	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 2024 6	Cruzeiro	1–0	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

13–15 August 2024 First leg	Boca Juniors	v	Cruzeiro	Buenos Aires, Argentina
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: La Bombonera

20–22 August 2024 Second leg	Cruzeiro	v	Boca Juniors	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

Copa do Brasil

First round

21 February Single 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. Retrieved 31 May 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)

[1] "Elenco Masculino". Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[2] "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2024" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 16 March 2024.

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