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1 Players  



1.1  Current squad  





1.2  Youth players  





1.3  Out on loan  





1.4  First-team staff  







2 Competitions  



2.1  Overview  





2.2  Campeonato Mineiro  



2.2.1  First stage  





2.2.2  Knockout stage  



2.2.2.1  Semi-finals  









2.3  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A  



2.3.1  League table  





2.3.2  Results by round  





2.3.3  Matches  







2.4  Copa do Brasil  



2.4.1  Third round  





2.4.2  Round of 16  









3 References  





4 External links  














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Cruzeiro
2023 season
OwnerRonaldo
PresidentSérgio Santos Rodrigues
ManagerPaulo Pezzolano
(until 19 March)

Pepa
(20 March to 29 August)
Zé Ricardo
(5 September to 12 November)

Paulo Autuori
(from 14 November)
StadiumMineirão
Série A14th
Campeonato MineiroSemi-finals
Copa do BrasilRound of 16

Home colors

Away colors

Third colors

← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 season is the 103rd in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence.

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

Players

[edit]

Current squad

[edit]
As of 14 September 2023 [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 Brazil BRA Rafael Cabral
2 DF Brazil BRA Wesley Gasolina
3 DF Brazil BRA Marlon
4 DF Brazil BRA Luciano Castán
6 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Oliveira
7 MF Brazil BRA Mateus Vital
9 FW Brazil BRA Bruno Rodrigues (on loan from Tombense)
10 MF Brazil BRA Nikão (on loan from São Paulo)
11 FW Brazil BRA Wesley Ribeiro
12 DF Brazil BRA William
14 DF Brazil BRA Kaiki
15 MF Brazil BRA Fernando Henrique
16 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Silva
17 MF Brazil BRA Ramiro
18 MF Brazil BRA Matheus Jussa (on loan from Fortaleza)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Brazil BRA Arthur Gomes
20 MF Brazil BRA Ian Luccas
22 FW Brazil BRA Stênio
23 MF Brazil BRA Filipe Machado
24 DF Colombia COL Helibelton Palacios
27 DF Brazil BRA Neris
30 FW Brazil BRA Paulo Vitor
31 FW Brazil BRA Rafael Bilú
40 FW Brazil BRA Rafael Elias
43 DF Brazil BRA João Marcelo (on loan from Porto)
80 MF Brazil BRA Robert
91 GK Brazil BRA Gabriel Mesquita
96 MF Brazil BRA Matheus Pereira (on loan from Al Hilal)
98 GK Brazil BRA Anderson
99 FW Brazil BRA Gilberto

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
35 DF Brazil BRA Pedrão
77 MF Brazil BRA Japa
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Brazil BRA Ruan Santos

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 Brazil BRA Rodrigo Bazilio (atAthletic until 31 October 2023)
DF Brazil BRA Luis Felipe (atTombense until 31 December 2023)
MF Brazil BRA Claudinho (atConfiança until 31 December 2024)
MF Brazil BRA Daniel Júnior (atAkhmat Grozny until 25 May 2024)
MF Brazil BRA Igor Lemos (aDemocrata-GV until 29 October 2023)
MF Brazil BRA João Paulo (atCRB until 31 December 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brazil BRA Neto Moura (atMirassol until 25 November 2023)
FW Brazil BRA Arielson (atPolissya Zhytomyr until 30 June 2024)
FW Brazil BRA Bruno José (atGuarani until 31 December 2023)
FW Brazil BRA Matheus Davó (atPafos until 30 June 2024)
FW Brazil BRA Vitor Leque (atRemo until 1 October 2023)
FW Brazil BRA Waguininho (atAvaí until 31 December 2023)

First-team staff

[edit]
Position Name Nationality
Head coach Paulo Autuori  BRA
Assistant coach Vacant
Goalkeeping coach Rogério Lima  BRA
Fitness coaches Leonardo Almeida  BRA
Rodrigo Saar  BRA
Túlio Flôres  BRA
Performance analyst André Batista  BRA
Victor Flores  BRA

Competitions

[edit]

Overview

[edit]
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Campeonato Mineiro 21 January 19 March First stage Semi-finals 10 3 3 4 12 11 +1 030.00
Copa do Brasil 13 April 31 May Third round Round of 16 4 1 1 2 3 3 +0 025.00
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 16 April 6 December Matchday 1 14th 38 11 14 13 35 32 +3 028.95
Total 52 15 18 19 50 46 +4 028.85

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Mineiro

[edit]

First stage

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cruzeiro 8 3 3 2 11 7 +4 12 Knockout stage
2 Tombense 8 3 2 3 14 12 +2 11
3 Democrata-GV 8 2 4 2 8 10 −2 10
4 Ipatinga 8 2 3 3 9 11 −2 9
Source: FMF
21 January 1 Patrocinense 1–2 Cruzeiro Patrocínio
19:00 UTC−3
  • Cristiano Robert 52'
Report
  • Bruno Rodrigues 15'
  • Stadium: Pedro Alves do Nascimento
    Attendance: 3,997
    Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva
    28 January 2 Cruzeiro 1–1 Athletic Club Belo Horizonte
    10:30 UTC−3
    Report Stadium: Independência
    Attendance: 21,557
    Referee: Antonio Márcio Teixeira da Silva
    4 February 3 Cruzeiro 0–1 América Mineiro Brasília
    16:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mané Garrincha
    Attendance: 13,631
    Referee: André Policarpo Bento
    7 February 4 Cruzeiro 0–1 Pouso Alegre Belo Horizonte
    21:30 UTC−3 Report
    • Gabriel Carioca 11'
    Stadium: Independência
    Attendance: 14,968
    Referee: Murilo Misson Júnior
    13 February 5 Cruzeiro 1–1 Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte
    20:00 UTC−3 Report
    Stadium: Independência
    Attendance: 20,449
    Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva
    18 February 6 Villa Nova 0–4 Cruzeiro Nova Lima
    19:00 UTC−3 Report
  • Mateus Vital 85'
  • Stadium: Castor Cifuentes
    Attendance: 3,245
    Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza
    23 February 7 Caldense 1–2 Cruzeiro Poços de Caldas
    16:30 UTC−3
    Report
  • Bruno Rodrigues 37' (pen.)
  • Stadium: Ronaldão
    Attendance: 2,790
    Referee: Murilo Misson Júnior
    4 March 8 Cruzeiro 1–1 Democrata-SL Cariacica
    16:30 UTC−3 Report
    • William Mineiro 45+3'
    Stadium: Kléber Andrade
    Attendance: 6,589
    Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

    Knockout stage

    [edit]
    Semi-finals
    [edit]
    11 March First leg Cruzeiro 0–2 América Mineiro Sete Lagoas
    16:30 UTC−3 Report
  • Juninho 61'
  • Stadium: Arena do Jacaré
    Attendance: 19,227
    Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva
    19 March Second leg América Mineiro 2–1
    (4–1 agg.)
    Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
    18:00 UTC−3
  • Alê 89'
  • Report Stadium: Independência
    Attendance: 5,132
    Referee: André Policarpo Bento

    Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

    [edit]

    League table

    [edit]
    Pos Team
  • t
  • e
  • Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    12 Cuiabá 38 14 9 15 40 39 +1 51 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
    13 Corinthians 38 12 14 12 47 48 −1 50
    14 Cruzeiro 38 11 14 13 35 32 +3 47
    15 Vasco da Gama 38 12 9 17 41 51 −10 45
    16 Bahia 38 12 8 18 50 53 −3 44
    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]
    Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
    GroundAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHAH
    ResultLWWWLWLDLDLWDWDLDDLDLDWLDDLWWWLLDLWDDD
    Position13126354561091212129101110111212121211121213151413161617161713141414
    Source: Matches
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    [edit]
    16 April 1 Corinthians 2–1 Cruzeiro Arena Corinthians
    16:00 UTC−3
  • Róger Guedes 87'
  • Report Stadium: São Paulo
    Attendance: 41,304
    Referee: Anderson Daronco
    22 April 2 Cruzeiro 1–0 Grêmio Belo Horizonte
    21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Arena Independência
    Attendance: 21,605
    Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
    29 April 3 Red Bull Bragantino 0–3 Cruzeiro Bragança Paulista
    18:30 UTC−3 Report
  • Gilberto 64'
  • Bruno Rodrigues 86'
  • Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid
    Attendance: 4,829
    Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado
    6 May 4 Cruzeiro 2–1 Santos Belo Horizonte
    16:00 UTC−3
    Report
    Stadium: Arena Independência
    Attendance: 21,191
    Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo
    10 May 5 Cruzeiro 0–2 Fluminense Belo Horizonte
    21:30 UTC−3 Report
  • Cano 53'
  • Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 51,846
    Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
    14 May 6 América Mineiro 0–4 Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
    18:30 UTC−3 Report
  • Marlon 69'
  • Gilberto 83', 90'
  • Stadium: Independência
    Attendance: 4,295
    Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
    22 May 7 Cruzeiro 0–1 Cuiabá Sete Lagoas
    20:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Arena do Jacaré
    Attendance: 15,722
    Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio
    27 May 8 Flamengo 1–1 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
    18:30 UTC−3 Report
    Stadium: Maracanã
    Attendance: 65,270
    Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira
    3 June 9 Cruzeiro 0–1 Atlético Mineiro Uberlândia
    18:30 UTC−3 Report
    Stadium: Parque do Sabiá
    Attendance: 34,310
    Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio
    10 June 10 Bahia 2–2 Cruzeiro Salvador
    18:30 UTC−3
  • Arthur Sales 65'
  • Report
  • Wesley 45'
  • Stadium: Fonte Nova
    Attendance: 33,679
    Referee: Rodrigo Pereira de Lima
    21 June 11 Cruzeiro 0–1 Fortaleza Belo Horizonte
    19:00 UTC−3 Report
    Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 28,494
    Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo
    24 June 12 Cruzeiro 1–0 São Paulo Belo Horizonte
    21:00 UTC−3
    Report Stadium: Arena Independência
    Attendance: 17,478
    Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel
    1 July 13 Internacional 0–0 Cruzeiro Porto Alegre
    21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Beira-Rio
    Attendance: 24,672
    Referee: Wagner Magalhães
    8 July 14 Vasco da Gama 0–1 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
    16:00 UTC−3 Report
    Stadium: São Januário
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio
    16 July 15 Cruzeiro 0–0 Coritiba Belo Horizonte
    11:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Arena Independência
    Attendance: 22,123
    Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden
    23 July 16 Cruzeiro 0–1 Goiás Belo Horizonte
    16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Arena Independência
    Attendance: 21,688
    Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira
    29 July 17 Athletico Paranaense 3–3 Cruzeiro Curitiba
    16:00 UTC−3
  • Pablo 77'
  • Fernandinho 86' (pen.)
  • Report
  • Wesley 81'
  • Stadium: Arena da Baixada
    Attendance: 22,730
    Referee: Yuri Elino da Cruz
    6 August 18 Cruzeiro 0–0 Botafogo Belo Horizonte
    18:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 44,759
    Referee: Raphael Claus
    14 August 19 Palmeiras 1–0 Cruzeiro São Paulo
    19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
    Attendance: 38,555
    Referee: Wagner Magalhães
    19 August 20 Cruzeiro 1–1 Corinthians Belo Horizonte
    21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 36,202
    Referee: Rafael Klein
    27 August 21 Grêmio 3–0 Cruzeiro Porto Alegre
    19:00 UTC−3
  • Carballo 53'
  • Pepê 77'
  • Report Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
    Attendance: 23,099
    Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
    3 September 22 Cruzeiro 0–0 Red Bull Bragantino Belo Horizonte
    18:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 29,419
    Referee: Wagner Magalhães
    14 September 23 Santos 0–3 Cruzeiro Santos
    19:00 UTC−3 Report
  • Bruno Rodrigues 70'
  • Nikão 89'
  • Stadium: Vila Belmiro
    Attendance: 12,244
    Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado
    20 September 24 Fluminense 1–0 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
    21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Maracanã
    Attendance: 28,985
    Referee: Matheus Candançan
    1 October 25 Cruzeiro 1–1 América Mineiro Belo Horizonte
    16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 44,279
    Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden
    14 October 26 Cuiabá 0–0 Cruzeiro Cuiabá
    21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Arena Pantanal
    Attendance: 12,100
    Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima
    19 October 27 Cruzeiro 0–2 Flamengo Belo Horizonte
    19:00 UTC−3 Report
  • Pedro 43' (pen.)
  • Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 37,073
    Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein
    22 October 28 Atlético Mineiro 0–1 Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
    16:00 UTC−3 Report
    Stadium: Arena MRV
    Attendance: 42,058
    Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel
    25 October 29 Cruzeiro 3–0 Bahia Belo Horizonte
    20:00 UTC−3
  • Marlon 53'
  • Bruno Rodrigues 88'
  • Report Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 36,104
    Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
    2 November 31 São Paulo 1–0 Cruzeiro São Paulo
    20:00 UTC−3
    Report Stadium: Morumbi
    Attendance: 50,570
    Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
    5 November 32 Cruzeiro 1–2 Internacional Belo Horizonte
    16:00 UTC−3 Report
  • Wanderson 52'
  • Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 36,801
    Referee: Matheus Candançan
    11 November 34 Coritiba 1–0 Cruzeiro Curitiba
    16:00 UTC−3
    Report Stadium: Vila Capanema
    Attendance: 6,474
    Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado
    18 November 30 Fortaleza 0–1 Cruzeiro Fortaleza
    18:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Castelão
    Attendance: 30,804
    Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio
    22 November 33 Cruzeiro 2–2 Vasco da Gama Belo Horizonte
    19:00 UTC−3
  • Bruno Rodrigues 45+9' (pen.)
  • Report
  • Gabriel Pec 77'
  • Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden
    27 November 35 Goiás 0–1 Cruzeiro Goiânia
    20:00 UTC−3 Report
    Stadium: Serrinha
    Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel
    30 November 36 Cruzeiro 1–1 Athletico Paranaense Belo Horizonte
    20:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 36,696
    Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden
    3 December 37 Botafogo 0–0 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
    18:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Nilton Santos
    Attendance: 15,462
    Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
    6 December 38 Cruzeiro 1–1 Palmeiras Belo Horizonte
    21:30 UTC−3
    Report
    Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 44,190
    Referee: Anderson Daronco

    Copa do Brasil

    [edit]

    As Cruzeiro was the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the club entered the Copa do Brasil in the third round.

    Third round

    [edit]
    13 April First leg Náutico 1–0 Cruzeiro Recife
    19:00 UTC−3
    • Gabriel Santiago 87'
    Report Stadium: Aflitos
    Attendance: 6,435
    Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
    25 April Second leg Cruzeiro 2–0
    (2–1 agg.)
    Náutico Belo Horizonte
    19:00 UTC−3
  • Richard 89'
  • Report Stadium: Arena Independência
    Attendance: 21,675
    Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

    Round of 16

    [edit]
    17 May First leg Grêmio 1–1 Cruzeiro Porto Alegre
    19:30 UTC−3
    Report Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
    Attendance: 27,522
    Referee: Raphael Claus
    31 May Second leg Cruzeiro 0–1
    (1–2 agg.)
    Grêmio Belo Horizonte
    20:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
    Attendance: 41,090
    Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Elenco Masculino". Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  • ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 14 February 2023.
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