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	7th
Campeonato Mineiro	Runners-up
Copa do Brasil	First round
Copa Sudamericana	Group stage
	← 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[edit]

Current squad[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

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	3	0	3	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	14 April	8 December	Matchday 1	TBD	4	2	1	1	7	7	+0	050.00
Total					20	9	7	4	31	23	+8	045.00

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Mineiro[edit]

First stage[edit]

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[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Bahia	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6	Internacional	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	7	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
7	Cruzeiro	4	2	1	1	7	7	0	7	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
8	Flamengo	4	2	1	1	4	4	0	7
9	Grêmio	4	2	0	2	4	3	+1	6

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 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[edit]

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
Position	2	5	12	7

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

14 April 1	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 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

4 May 5	Cruzeiro	v	Internacional	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Referee: João Vitor Gobi

12 May 6	Atlético Goianiense	v	Cruzeiro	Goiânia
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Antônio Accioly

18–20 May 7	São Paulo	v	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Morumbi

26 May 8	Cruzeiro	v	Cuiabá	Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

2 June 9	Vasco da Gama	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: São Januário

12–13 June 10	Cruzeiro	v	Fluminense	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

15–17 June 11	Bahia	v	Cruzeiro	Salvador
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Fonte Nova

19–20 June 12	Cruzeiro	v	Athletico Paranaense	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

22–24 June 13	Flamengo	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Maracanã

26–27 June 14	Criciúma	v	Cruzeiro	Criciúma
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Heriberto Hülse

29 June – 1 July 15	Cruzeiro	v	Corinthians	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

3–4 July 16	Grêmio	v	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

6–8 July 17	Cruzeiro	v	Red Bull Bragantino	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

10–11 July 18	Palmeiras	v	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Allianz Parque

17–18 July 19	Cruzeiro	v	Juventude	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

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

27–29 July 21	Cruzeiro	v	Fortaleza	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

3–5 August 22	Cruzeiro	v	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

10–12 August 23	Vitória	v	Cruzeiro	Salvador
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Barradão

17–19 August 24	Internacional	v	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Beira-Rio

24–26 August 25	Cruzeiro	v	Atlético Goianiense	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

31 August – 1 September 26	Cruzeiro	v	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

14–16 September 27	Cuiabá	v	Cruzeiro	Cuiabá
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena Pantanal

21–23 September 28	Cruzeiro	v	Vasco da Gama	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

28–30 September 29	Fluminense	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Maracanã

4–5 October 30	Cruzeiro	v	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

19–21 October 31	Athletico Paranaense	v	Cruzeiro	Curitiba
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena da Baixada

25–26 October 32	Cruzeiro	v	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

6–7 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[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	UCA	ULC	CRU	ALI
1	Universidad Católica	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to round of 16	—	9 May	0–0	16 May
2	Unión La Calera	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4	Advance to knockout round play-offs	0–1	—	0–0	30 May
3	Cruzeiro	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3		30 May	16 May	—	3–3
4	Alianza	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1		1–3	0–1	7 May	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. 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	v	Cruzeiro	Valledupar, Colombia
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau

16 May 2024 5	Cruzeiro	v	Unión La Calera	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

30 May 2024 6	Cruzeiro	v	Universidad Católica	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

Copa do Brasil[edit]

First round[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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[edit]

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro official website (in Portuguese)

[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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