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	Matchday 1
Campeonato Mineiro	Semi-finals
Copa do Brasil	Third round
Copa Sudamericana	Group stage
	← 2024 2026 →

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 28 February 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
3	DF	BRA	Marlon
5	MF	BRA	Walace
6	DF	BRA	Kaiki Bruno
7	FW	BRA	Dudu
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
17	FW	BRA	Marquinhos (on loan from Arsenal)
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
99	FW	ARG	Juan Dinenno

Other players under contract

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	BRA	Ítalo Isaac
—	DF	BRA	Weverton

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
36	DF	BRA	Kauã Prates


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
39	FW	BRA	Ruan Índio
44	DF	BRA	Bruno Alves
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	Pedrão (at Avaí until 22 November 2025)
—	DF	BRA	Zé Ivaldo (at Santos until 31 December 2025)
—	MF	BRA	Fernando Henrique (at Portuguesa until 27 March 2025)
—	MF	BRA	Ian Luccas (at Ferroviária until 22 November 2025)
—	MF	BRA	Jhosefer (at América-MG until 31 December 2025)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	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	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
Assistant coaches	Wesley Carvalho	BRA
Analyst	Diogo Dias	POR
Analyst	José Barros	POR
Goalkeeping coaches	João Paulo Lacerda	BRA
Goalkeeping coaches	Robertinho	BRA
Fitness coach	Omar Feitosa	BRA
Physiologist	Nathália Arnosti	BRA
Performance analyst	Gabriel Eloi	BRA
Performance analyst	Henrique Américo	BRA

Notable players

Friendlies

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

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

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	19 January	22 February 2025	First stage	Semi-finals	10	3	4	3	13	11	+2	030.00
Copa do Brasil	29 April – 1 May	TBD	Third round	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Copa Sudamericana	1 April	TBD	Group stage	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	29 March	21 December	Matchday 1	TBD	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Total					11	4	4	3	15	12	+3	036.36

Last updated: 29 March 2025
Source: Competitions

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	2026 Módulo II

Source: FMF
(R) Relegated

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

22 January 2	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

25 January 3	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

30 January 4	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

2 February 5	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

5 February 6	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

9 February 7	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

12 February 8	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

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

16 February First 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

22 February Second 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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fortaleza	1	1	0	2	0	+2	3^[a]	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Juventude	1	1	0	2	0	+2	3^[a]
3	Cruzeiro	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3
4	Grêmio	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3
5	Flamengo	1	0	1	1	1	0	1^[b]	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage

Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 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]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Yellow cards: Fortaleza 1, Juventude 3.
^ Yellow cards: Flamengo 2, Internacional 4.

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
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2025. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

29 March 1	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

6 April 2	Internacional	v	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
18:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Beira-Rio

13 April 3	São Paulo	v	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
17:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Morumbi

17 April 4	Cruzeiro	v	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

20 April 5	Red Bull Bragantino	v	Cruzeiro	Bragança Paulista
20:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid

27 April 6	Cruzeiro	v	Vasco da Gama	Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

4 May 7	Cruzeiro	v	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

11 May 8	Sport	v	Cruzeiro	Recife
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Ilha do Retiro

18 May 9	Cruzeiro	v	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
20:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

25 May 10	Fortaleza	v	Cruzeiro	Fortaleza
20:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Castelão

31 May 11	Cruzeiro	v	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

12 June 12	Vitória	v	Cruzeiro	Salvador
19:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Barradão

12–14 July 13	Cruzeiro	v	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

16–17 July 14	Fluminense	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Maracanã

19–21 July 15	Cruzeiro	v	Juventude	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

23–24 July 16	Corinthians	v	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Neo Química Arena

26–28 July 17	Cruzeiro	v	Ceará	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

2–4 August 18	Botafogo	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Nilton Santos

9–11 August 19	Cruzeiro	v	Santos	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

16–18 August 20	Mirassol	v	Cruzeiro	Mirassol
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: José Maria de Campos Maia

23–25 August 21	Cruzeiro	v	Internacional	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

30 August – 1 September 22	Cruzeiro	v	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

13–15 September 23	Bahia	v	Cruzeiro	Salvador
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Fonte Nova

20–22 September 24	Cruzeiro	v	Red Bull Bragantino	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

27–29 September 25	Vasco da Gama	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: São Januário

1–2 October 26	Flamengo	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Maracanã

16–17 October 27	Cruzeiro	v	Sport	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

25–27 October 28	Atlético Mineiro	v	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena MRV

5–6 November 29	Cruzeiro	v	Fortaleza	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

19–20 November 30	Palmeiras	v	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Allianz Parque

22–24 November 31	Cruzeiro	v	Vitória	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

29 November – 1 December 32	Grêmio	v	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

3–4 December 33	Cruzeiro	v	Fluminense	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

6–8 December 34	Juventude	v	Cruzeiro	Caxias do Sul
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Alfredo Jaconi

10–11 December 35	Cruzeiro	v	Corinthians	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

13–15 December 36	Ceará	v	Cruzeiro	Fortaleza
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Castelão

17–18 December 37	Cruzeiro	v	Botafogo	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

21 December 38	Santos	v	Cruzeiro	Santos
--:-- UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro

Copa Sudamericana

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification	CRU	PAL	UNI	MUS
1	Cruzeiro	Advance to round of 16	—	14 May	28 May	9 Apr
2	Palestino	Advance to knockout round play-offs	24 Apr	—	9 Apr	28 May
3	Unión		1 Apr	7 May	—	13 May
4	Mushuc Runa		7 May	3 Apr	23 Apr	—

First match(es) will be played: 1 April 2025. Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.

1 April 1	Unión	v	Cruzeiro	Santa Fe, Argentina
19:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

9 April 2	Cruzeiro	v	Mushuc Runa	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

24 April 3	Palestino	v	Cruzeiro	Santiago, Chile
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

7 May 4	Mushuc Runa	v	Cruzeiro	Quito, Ecuador
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil

14 May 5	Cruzeiro	v	Palestino	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

28 May 6	Cruzeiro	v	Unión	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

Copa do Brasil

Third round

References

^ "Elenco Masculino". Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
^ "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)

[table_hth_FOR0.091422038661047-2] Yellow cards: Fortaleza 1, Juventude 3.

[table_hth_FLA0.091422038661047-3] Yellow cards: Flamengo 2, Internacional 4.

[1] "Elenco Masculino". Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

[4] "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2025" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 February 2025.

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