2024 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

Cruzeiro
2024 season
OwnerRonaldo
(until 29 April)
Pedro Lourenço
(from 29 April)
PresidentSérgio Santos Rodrigues
ManagerNicolás Larcamón
(until 8 April)

Fernando Seabra
(9 April to 23 September)

Fernando Diniz
(from 23 September)
StadiumMineirão
Série A9th
Campeonato MineiroRunners-up
Copa do BrasilFirst round
Copa SudamericanaRunners-up

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

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

Players

Current squad

As of 8 September 2024 [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
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
12 DF  BRA William
16 MF  BRA Lucas Silva
17 MF  BRA Ramiro
19 FW  ARG Juan Dinenno
20 MF  BRA Walace
21 FW  ARG Álvaro Barreal (on loan from Cincinnati)
22 MF  BRA Vitinho
25 DF  ARG Lucas Villalba (on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW  ARG Lautaro Díaz
29 MF  ARG Lucas Romero
30 FW  BRA Gabriel Veron (on loan from Porto)
33 MF  PAR Fabrizio Peralta
34 DF  BRA Jonathan Jesus
35 DF  BRA Pedrão
41 GK  BRA Léo Aragão
43 DF  BRA João Marcelo
44 DF  BRA Weverton
52 DF  BRA Dorival
58 MF  BRA Jhosefer
66 FW  BRA Tevis
69 FW  BRA Kaique Kenji
77 MF  BRA Japa
81 GK  BRA Gabriel Grando (on loan from Grêmio)
97 MF  BRA Matheus Henrique
98 GK  BRA Anderson

Other players

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
15 MF  BRA Fernando Henrique

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
GK  BRA Rafael Cabral (at Grêmio until 31 December 2024)
GK  BRA Rodrigo Bazilio (at Joinville until 30 November 2024)
DF  COL Helibelton Palacios (at Sport Recife until 31 December 2024)
DF  BRA Lucas Oliveira (at Kyoto Sanga 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)
FW  BRA Fernando (at Ferroviária until 30 October 2024)
FW  BRA João Pedro (at Mirassol until 30 April 2025)
FW  BRA Matheus Davó (at América-MG until 30 November 2024)
FW  BRA Rafael Elias (at Kyoto Sanga until 31 December 2024)
FW  BRA Robert (at Copenhagen until 31 August 2025)

First-team staff

Position Name Nationality
Head coach Fernando Diniz BRA
Assistant coach Wesley Carvalho BRA
Goalkeeping coach João Paulo Lacerda BRA
Robertinho BRA
Fitness coaches Leonardo Almeida BRA
Nathália Arnosti BRA
Túlio Flôres BRA
Performance analyst Gabriel Eloi BRA
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 23 November Group stage Runners-up 13 6 5 2 16 10 +6 046.15
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 14 April 8 December Matchday 1 9th 38 14 10 14 43 41 +2 036.84
Total 64 27 18 19 80 64 +16 042.19

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
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
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
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
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
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
18 February 6 Democrata-GV 1–3 Cruzeiro Governador Valadares
18:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mamudão
Attendance: 8,523
Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima
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
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
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 Report 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 Report
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 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 61,582
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Corinthians 38 15 11 12 54 45 +9 56 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
8 Bahia 38 15 8 15 49 49 0 53
9 Cruzeiro 38 14 10 14 43 41 +2 52 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
10 Vasco da Gama 38 14 8 16 43 56 −13 50
11 Vitória 38 13 8 17 45 52 −7 47
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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWDLWDWLWDWLWLLWWWLWWLDDLWLDDLDLLWLDDLW
Position251277697868578766755567757788888777999
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 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 20,701
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
17 April 2 Fortaleza 1–1 Cruzeiro Fortaleza
20:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Castelão
Attendance: 22,131
Referee: Bruno Mota Correia
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
28 April 4 Cruzeiro 3–1 Vitória Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 20,083
Referee: Fábio Augusto Santos Sá Júnior
12 May 6 Atlético Goianiense 0–1 Cruzeiro Goiânia
16:00 UTC−3 Report 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 Report Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 44,928
Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin
13 June 8 Cruzeiro 2–1 Cuiabá Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3 Report 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
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 28,812
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
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
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
30 June 13 Flamengo 2–1 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 56,263
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado
3 July 14 Criciúma 1–0 Cruzeiro Criciúma
20:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Heriberto Hülse
Attendance: 12,352
Referee: João Vitor Gobi
7 July 15 Cruzeiro 3–0 Corinthians Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3 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 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 Report Stadium: Independência
Attendance: 20,042
Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio
20 July 18 Palmeiras 2–0 Cruzeiro São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3 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
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 46,603
Referee: Maguielson Lima Barbosa
27 July 20 Botafogo 0–3 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Nilton Santos
Attendance: 19,349
Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
5 August 21 Cruzeiro 1–2 Fortaleza Cariacica
21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade
Attendance: 9,666
Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano
10 August 22 Cruzeiro 0–0 Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 61,583
Referee: Raphael Claus
18 August 23 Vitória 2–2 Cruzeiro Salvador
20:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Barradão
Attendance: 17,062
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
25 August 24 Internacional 1–0 Cruzeiro Porto Alegre
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Beira-Rio
Attendance: 26,634
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
28 August 5 Cruzeiro 0–0 Internacional Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 35,238
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo
1 September 25 Cruzeiro 3–1 Atlético Goianiense Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 58,233
Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann
15 September 26 Cruzeiro 0–1 São Paulo Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 44,743
Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
22 September 27 Cuiabá 0–0 Cruzeiro Cuiabá
18:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 5,948
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
29 September 28 Cruzeiro 1–1 Vasco da Gama Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 36,817
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
3 October 29 Fluminense 1–0 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 19,352
Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann
18 October 30 Cruzeiro 1–1 Bahia Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 34,473
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
26 October 31 Athletico Paranaense 3–0 Cruzeiro Curitiba
18:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Attendance: 35,959
Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima
6 November 32 Cruzeiro 0–1 Flamengo Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Independência
Attendance: 20,855
Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann
9 November 33 Cruzeiro 2–1 Criciúma Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 29,287
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
20 November 34 Corinthians 2–1 Cruzeiro São Paulo
11:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 46,056
Referee: Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro
27 November 35 Cruzeiro 1–1 Grêmio Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 21,009
Referee: Raphael Claus
1 December 36 Red Bull Bragantino 1–1 Cruzeiro Bragança Paulista
18:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid
Attendance: 6,223
Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein
4 December 37 Cruzeiro 1–2 Palmeiras Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anderson Daronco
8 December 38 Juventude 0–1 Cruzeiro Caxias do Sul
16:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Alfredo Jaconi
Attendance: 13,518
Referee: Edina Alves Batista

Copa Sudamericana

Pos Team 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 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 2 Cruzeiro 3–3 Alianza Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3 Report
  • Batalla 53', 79'
  • Figueroa 90+6'
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 18,818
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
23 April 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 4 Alianza 0–3 Cruzeiro Valledupar, Colombia
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau
Attendance: 3,068
Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)
16 May 5 Cruzeiro 1–0 Unión La Calera Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Independência
Attendance: 17,712
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
30 May 6 Cruzeiro 1–0 Universidad Católica Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 55,254
Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina)

Knockout stage

Round of 16
15 August First leg Boca Juniors 1–0 Cruzeiro Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: La Bombonera
Attendance: 43,973
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
22 August Second leg Cruzeiro 2–1
(2–2 agg.)
(5–4 p)
Boca Juniors Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 58,323
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Penalties
Quarter-finals
19 September First leg Libertad 0–2 Cruzeiro Asunción, Paraguay
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
26 September Second leg Cruzeiro 1–1
(3–1 agg.)
Libertad Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 52,974
Referee: Felipe González (Chile)
Semi-finals
23 October First leg Cruzeiro 1–1 Lanús Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 57,158
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
30 October Second leg Lanús 0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Cruzeiro Lanús, Argentina
19:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús
Attendance: 29,589
Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)
Final
23 November Final Racing 3–1 Cruzeiro Asunción, Paraguay
17:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio General Pablo Rojas
Attendance: 43,828
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Copa do Brasil

First round

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. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2024" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 16 March 2024.