2022 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

Cruzeiro
2022 season
Owner	Ronaldo
President	Sérgio Santos Rodrigues
Manager	Paulo Pezzolano
Stadium	Mineirão
Série B	3rd
Campeonato Mineiro	Runners-up
Copa do Brasil	Third stage

The 2022 season is the 101th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence.

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

Players

Squad information

As of 8 March 2022

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
4	DF	BRA	Mateus Silva
6	DF	BRA	Matheus Bidu (on loan from Guarani)
7	FW	BRA	Bruno José
8	MF	ITA	Rômulo
10	MF	BRA	Giovanni
11	FW	BRA	Waguininho
12	DF	BRA	Sidnei
14	DF	BRA	Eduardo Brock
15	MF	BRA	Adriano
19	FW	BRA	Vitor Leque
20	MF	BRA	Marco Antônio
21	MF	BRA	Pedro Castro


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	BRA	Machado
25	DF	BRA	Gabriel Dias
26	DF	BRA	Oliveira
28	MF	BRA	João Paulo
29	MF	BRA	Willian Oliveira (on loan from Ceará)
31	GK	BRA	Denivys
36	DF	BRA	Rafael Santos
39	FW	BRA	Vitor Roque
55	MF	BRA	Fernando Canesin
99	FW	BRA	Edu
—	GK	BRA	Gabriel Brazão (on loan from Inter Milan)
—	DF	BRA	Wagner Leonardo (on loan from Santos)

Youth players with first team numbers

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
41	GK	BRA	Rodrigo Bazilio
42	DF	BRA	Geovane Jesus
43	DF	BRA	Paulo
44	DF	BRA	Weverton
45	MF	BRA	Ageu
46	DF	BRA	Kaiki
47	FW	BRA	Marcelinho


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
48	MF	BRA	Daniel Junior
50	FW	BRA	Alex Matos
51	GK	BRA	Ezequiel
52	MF	BRA	Miticov
57	FW	BRA	Jhosefer
58	MF	BRA	Vitinho

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	26 January	2 April	Matchday 1	Runners-up	14	9	1	4	26	15	+11	064.29
Copa do Brasil	23 February	TBD	First stage	TBD	3	2	0	1	9	2	+7	066.67
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B	8 April	5 November	Matchday 1	TBD	5	3	1	1	5	3	+2	060.00
Total					22	14	2	6	40	20	+20	063.64

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Atlético Mineiro	11	9	1	1	23	5	+18	28	Knockout stage
2	Athletic Club	11	8	1	2	15	4	+11	25
3	Cruzeiro	11	7	1	3	21	11	+10	22
4	Caldense	11	6	0	5	12	13	−1	18
5	América Mineiro	11	5	2	4	11	8	+3	17	Troféu Inconfidência

Source: FMF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head results (only if two teams are tied); 6) Fewest red cards received; 7) Fewest yellow cards received; 8) Draw.

26 January 1	Cruzeiro	3–0	URT	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3	Thiago 42' Machado 56' Edu 71'	Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 7,413 Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

30 January 2	Athletic	0–1	Cruzeiro	São João Del Rei
11:00 UTC−3		Report	Bruno José 48'	Stadium: Estádio Joaquim Portugal Attendance: 2,303 Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli

2 February 3	Cruzeiro	0–2	América Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Patric 24' Alê 32'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 18,835 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

5 February 4	Caldense	1–2	Cruzeiro	Poços de Caldas
16:30 UTC−3	João Diogo 13'	Report	Giovanni 74' Edu 90+7'	Stadium: Ronaldão Attendance: 5,128 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

9 February 5	Cruzeiro	1–0	Democrata GV	Belo Horizonte
18:00 UTC−3	Edu 90+9'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 12,311 Referee: Wanderson Alves de Sousa

12 February 6	Tombense	0–3	Cruzeiro	Tombos
19:00 UTC−3		Report	Daniel Junior 19' Giovanni 47' Thiago 90+2'	Stadium: Almeidão Attendance: 1,761 Referee: Marco Aurélio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira

17 February 7	Cruzeiro	2–1	Uberlândia	Belo Horizonte
20:00 UTC−3	Bidu 38' Edu 56'	Report	Naílson 55'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 9,039 Referee: Murilo Francisco Misson Junior

20 February 8	Cruzeiro	2–2	Villa Nova	Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3	Vitor Roque 18' Edu 60'	Report	Geovane Jesus 17' (o.g.) Wesley 34'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 19,616 Referee: Antônio Márcio Teixeira da Silva

6 March 9	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
18:00 UTC−3	Hulk 85' (pen.) Ademir 90+7'	Report	Vitor Roque 70'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 53,328 Referee: Igor Júnior Benevenuto

13 March 10	Cruzeiro	5–1	Pouso Alegre	Belo Horizonte
17:30 UTC−3	Daniel Junior 36' Waguininho 45' João Paulo 55' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Rafael Santos 90'	Report	Carlinhos 41'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 23,347 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira

19 March 11	Patrocinense	2–1	Cruzeiro	Patrocínio
16:30 UTC−3	Jônatas Obina 42' Samuel Toscas 44'	Report	Adriano Firmino 45+3'	Stadium: Estádio Pedro Alves do Nascimento Attendance: 2,745 Referee: Marco Aurélio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira

Semi-finals

22 March First leg	Cruzeiro	2–0	Athletic	Belo Horizonte
20:30 UTC−3	Eduardo Brock 7' Edu 49'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 22,340 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

26 March Second leg	Athletic	1–2 (1–4 agg.)	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3	Rafhael Lucas 43' (pen.)	Report	João Paulo 36' Vitor Roque 45'	Stadium: Mineirão Referee: Marco Aurélio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira

Final

2 April Single match	Atlético Mineiro	3–1	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3	Hulk 31', 81' (pen.) Nacho Fernández 65'	Report	Edu 90'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 53,572 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bahia	6	4	1	1	9	2	+7	13	Promotion to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2	Grêmio	5	3	1	1	6	2	+4	10
3	Cruzeiro	5	3	1	1	5	3	+2	10
4	Chapecoense	5	2	2	1	5	3	+2	8
5	Ituano	5	2	2	1	5	3	+2	8

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2022. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	W	W
Position	20	8	10	5	3

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

8 April 1	Bahia	2–0	Cruzeiro	Salvador
21:30 UTC−3	Vítor Jacaré 57', 74'	Report		Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 15,449 Referee: Ramon Abatti

12 April 2	Cruzeiro	1–0	Brusque	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	Edu 83'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Antonio Dib Moraes de Sousa

23 April 3	Tombense	1–1	Cruzeiro	Muriaé
19:00 UTC−3	Ciel 58' (pen.)	Report	Eduardo Brock 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Soares de Azevedo Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

26 April 4	Cruzeiro	1–0	Londrina	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	Luvannor 66'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 14,074 Referee: Douglas Schwengber da Silva

30 April 5	Chapecoense	0–2	Cruzeiro	Chapecó
19:00 UTC−3		Report	Geovane Jesus 83' Edu 90'	Stadium: Arena Condá Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

8 May 6	Cruzeiro	v	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

15 May 7	Náutico	v	Cruzeiro	Recife
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio dos Aflitos

22 May 8	Cruzeiro	v	Sampaio Corrêa	Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

27 May 9	Criciúma	v	Cruzeiro	Criciúma
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Heriberto Hülse

3 June 10	Operário	v	Cruzeiro	Ponta Grossa
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Germano Krüger

7 June 11	Cruzeiro	v	CRB	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

10–11 June 12	Vasco da Gama	v	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: São Januário

14–18 June 13	Cruzeiro	v	Ponte Preta	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

21–25 June 14	Ituano	v	Cruzeiro	Itu
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Novelli Júnior

28–29 June 15	Cruzeiro	v	Sport	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

1–2 July 16	Cruzeiro	v	Vila Nova	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

5–9 July 17	Guarani	v	Cruzeiro	Campinas
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro

19–20 July 19	CSA	v	Cruzeiro	Maceió
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé

20–21 July 18	Cruzeiro	v	Novorizontino	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

22–23 July 20	Cruzeiro	v	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

26–30 July 21	Brusque	v	Cruzeiro	Brusque
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Augusto Bauer

2–6 August 22	Cruzeiro	v	Tombense	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

9–10 August 23	Londrina	v	Cruzeiro	Londrina
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio do Café

12–13 August 24	Cruzeiro	v	Chapecoense	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

16–20 August 25	Grêmio	v	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

23–27 August 26	Cruzeiro	v	Náutico	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

30–31 August 27	Sampaio Corrêa	v	Cruzeiro	São Luís
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Castelão

2–3 September 28	Cruzeiro	v	Criciúma	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

6–10 September 29	Cruzeiro	v	Operário	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

13–17 September 30	CRB	v	Cruzeiro	Maceió
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé

20–24 September 31	Cruzeiro	v	Vasco da Gama	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

27 September – 1 October 32	Ponte Preta	v	Cruzeiro	Campinas
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli

7–8 October 34	Sport	v	Cruzeiro	Recife
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Ilha do Retiro

11–15 October 35	Vila Nova	v	Cruzeiro	Goiânia
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga

18–22 October 36	Cruzeiro	v	Guarani	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

22–24 October 33	Cruzeiro	v	Ituano	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

25–29 October 37	Novorizontino	v	Cruzeiro	Novo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi

5 November 38	Cruzeiro	v	CSA	Belo Horizonte
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

Copa do Brasil

First stage

23 February Single match	Sergipe	0–5	Cruzeiro	Aracaju
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Edu 52' João Paulo 69' Thiago 73' Vitor Roque 84', 87'	Stadium: Batistão Attendance: 1,472 Referee: Douglas Schwengber da Silva

Second stage

16 March Single match	Tuntum	0–3	Cruzeiro	Tuntum
20:30 UTC−3		Report	Vitor Roque 12' Edu 51' (pen.), 65'	Stadium: Estádio Rafael Seabra Attendance: 2,954 Referee: Thiago Luis Scarascati

Third stage

19 April First leg	Remo	2–1	Cruzeiro	Belém
21:30 UTC−3	Marlon 70' Daniel Felipe 77'	Report	Rodolfo 66'	Stadium: Baenão Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

11 May Second leg	Cruzeiro	v	Remo	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Mineirão

References

External links

Cruzeiro official website (in Portuguese)

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