2025 Cruzeiro EC 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	3rd
Campeonato Mineiro	Semi-finals
Copa do Brasil	Quarter-finals
Copa Sudamericana	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Kaio Jorge (14); All: Kaio Jorge (16)

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 1 June 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
5	MF	BRA	Walace
6	DF	BRA	Kaiki Bruno
7	FW	BRA	Marquinhos
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
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

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
35	MF	BRA	Murilo Rhikman
36	DF	BRA	Kauã Prates
39	FW	BRA	Ruan Índio


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
42	MF	BRA	Nicolas Pontes
44	DF	BRA	Bruno Alves
51	GK	BRA	Vitor Lamounier
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	Marlon (at Grêmio until 31 December 2025)
—	DF	BRA	Pedrão (at Avaí until 22 November 2025)
—	DF	BRA	Weverton (at Vila Nova until 22 November 2025)
—	DF	BRA	Zé Ivaldo (at Santos until 31 December 2025)
—	MF	BRA	Fernando Henrique (at CRB until 22 November 2025)
—	MF	BRA	Ian Luccas (at Ferroviária until 22 November 2025)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BRA	Jhosefer (at América-MG until 22 November 2025)
—	MF	PAR	Fabrizio Peralta (at Cerro Porteño until 30 June 2026)
—	MF	BRA	Vitinho (at Goiás until 22 November 2025)
—	FW	BRA	Arthur Viana (at Ehime FC until 31 December 2025)
—	FW	BRA	Gui Meira (at Feirense until 30 June 2026)
—	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

3 July	Cruzeiro	0–1	Defensa y Justicia	Cariacica
20:00 UTC−3			Osorio 64'	Stadium: Estádio Kleber Andrade

6 July	Cruzeiro	1–0	Banfield	Cariacica
16:00 UTC−3	Matheus Pereira 37'			Stadium: Estádio Kleber Andrade

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	First stage	Semi-finals	10	3	4	3	13	11	+2	030.00
Copa do Brasil	1 May	TBD	Third round	TBD	4	3	1	0	7	0	+7	075.00
Copa Sudamericana	1 April	28 May	Group stage	Group stage	6	1	2	3	5	7	−2	016.67
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	29 March	21 December	Matchday 1	TBD	20	11	5	4	32	14	+18	055.00
Total					40	18	12	10	57	32	+25	045.00

Last updated: 18 August 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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	19	13	4	2	36	9	+27	43	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Palmeiras	18	12	3	3	24	15	+9	39
3	Cruzeiro	20	11	5	4	32	14	+18	38
4	Bahia	18	9	6	3	25	18	+7	33
5	Botafogo	18	8	5	5	23	11	+12	29	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage

Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 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]

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	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	D
Position	4	11	12	5	7	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3

Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 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	3–0	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
18:30 UTC−3	Alan Patrick 31' Valencia 33' Borré 77'	Report		Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 31,321 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

13 April 3	São Paulo	1–1	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
17:30 UTC−3	Ferreira 52'	Report	Kaio Jorge 65'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 37,566 Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

17 April 4	Cruzeiro	3–0	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	Lucas Romero 45+7' Kaio Jorge 65', 76'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 26,557 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

20 April 5	Red Bull Bragantino	1–0	Cruzeiro	Bragança Paulista
20:30 UTC−3	Jhon Jhon 15'	Report		Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid Attendance: 6,916 Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano

27 April 6	Cruzeiro	1–0	Vasco da Gama	Uberlândia
18:30 UTC−3	Christian 64'	Report		Stadium: Parque do Sabiá Attendance: 15,398 Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein

4 May 7	Cruzeiro	2–1	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC−3	Kaio Jorge 15' Gabriel 90+7'	Report	de Arrascaeta 44'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 52,752 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

11 May 8	Sport	0–4	Cruzeiro	Recife
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Igor Cariús 8' (o.g.) Kaio Jorge 18' Matheus Pereira 45+1', 53'	Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 16,006 Referee: Raphael Claus

18 May 9	Cruzeiro	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
20:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 61,106 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

25 May 10	Fortaleza	0–2	Cruzeiro	Fortaleza
20:30 UTC−3		Report	Kaio Jorge 34' Lucas Silva 41'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 12,483 Referee: João Vitor Gobi

1 June 11	Cruzeiro	2–1	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3	Kaio Jorge 2', 4'	Report	Allan 87'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 57,747 Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

12 June 12	Vitória	0–0	Cruzeiro	Salvador
19:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 6,264 Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano

13 July 13	Cruzeiro	4–1	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
20:30 UTC−3	Kaio Jorge 25', 54', 77' Villalba 33'	Report	André 64'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 31,668 Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin

17 July 14	Fluminense	0–2	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3		Report	Fabrício Bruno 30' Kaio Jorge 35'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 45,681 Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein

20 July 15	Cruzeiro	4–0	Juventude	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Christian 39' Gabriel 51', 63' (pen.) Carlos Eduardo 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 52,850 Referee: Lucas Casagrande

23 July 16	Corinthians	0–0	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
19:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 31,541 Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano

27 July 17	Cruzeiro	1–2	Ceará	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Kaio Jorge 4'	Report	Galeano 39', 60'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 52,802 Referee: Raphael Claus

3 August 18	Botafogo	0–2	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Christian 23' Matheus Pereira 41'	Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 35,126 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan

10 August 19	Cruzeiro	1–2	Santos	Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC−3	Fabrício Bruno 43'	Report	Guilherme 62' Caballero 89'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 59,345 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

18 August 20	Mirassol	1–1	Cruzeiro	Mirassol
20:00 UTC−3	Negueba 65'	Report	Kaio Jorge 5'	Stadium: José Maria de Campos Maia Attendance: 6,015 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

23 August 21	Cruzeiro	v	Internacional	Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

30 August 22	Cruzeiro	v	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
21:00 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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MUS	PAL	CRU	UNI
1	Mushuc Runa	6	5	1	0	12	4	+8	16	Advance to round of 16	—	3–2	1–1	3–0
2	Palestino	6	3	0	3	9	9	0	9	Advance to knockout round play-offs	0–2	—	2–1	2–0
3	Cruzeiro	6	1	2	3	5	7	−2	5		1–2	2–1	—	0–0
4	Unión	6	1	1	4	2	8	−6	4		0–1	1–2	1–0	—

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.

1 April 1	Unión	1–0	Cruzeiro	Santa Fe, Argentina
19:00 UTC−3	Díaz 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril Attendance: 10,811 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

9 April 2	Cruzeiro	1–2	Mushuc Runa	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Gabriel Barbosa 67' (pen.)	Report	Orejuela 29' Bentaberry 77'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

24 April 3	Palestino	2–1	Cruzeiro	Coquimbo, Chile
21:30 UTC−3	Benítez 40' Arias 86'	Report	Carlos Eduardo 83'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Attendance: 3,930 Referee: Mathías De Armas (Uruguay)

7 May 4	Mushuc Runa	1–1	Cruzeiro	Riobamba, Ecuador
21:30 UTC−3	Orejuela 54'	Report	Lautaro 61'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba Attendance: 4,504 Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)

14 May 5	Cruzeiro	2–1	Palestino	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Bolasie 69' Gabriel Barbosa 90'	Report	Ariel Martínez 7'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 9,698 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

28 May 6	Cruzeiro	0–0	Unión	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 20,944 Referee: Blas Romero (Paraguay)

Copa do Brasil

Third round

1 May First leg	Cruzeiro	2–0	Vila Nova	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	Kaio Jorge 34', 37'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 27,772 Referee: Raphael Claus

22 May Second leg	Vila Nova	0–3 (0–5 agg.)	Cruzeiro	Goiânia
19:00 UTC−3		Report	Carlos Eduardo 56', 75' Jonathan Jesus 86'	Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada Attendance: 14,749 Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann

Round of 16

30 July First leg	Cruzeiro	0–0	CRB	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 33,068 Referee: Edina Alves Batista

7 August Second leg	CRB	0–2	Cruzeiro	Maceió
21:00 UTC−3		Report	Villalba 43' Carlos Eduardo 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Quarter-finals

27 August First leg	Atlético Mineiro	v	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena MRV

11 September Second leg	Cruzeiro	v	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão

References

^ "Elenco Masculino". Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. Retrieved 11 April 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)

[1] "Elenco Masculino". Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

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

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