2019 Cruzeiro EC season

The 2019 season was the 98th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence. Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the club also competed in the Campeonato Mineiro, the Copa do Brasil and the Copa Libertadores.

Cruzeiro

2019 season
President	Wagner Pires de Sá (until 20 December) José Dalai Rocha (interim – from 20 December)
Manager	Mano Menezes (until 7 August) Rogério Ceni (11 August to 26 September) Abel Braga (27 September to 29 November) Adílson Batista (from 29 November)
Stadium	Mineirão
Série A	17th (relegated)
Campeonato Mineiro	Winners
Copa do Brasil	Semi-finals
Copa Libertadores	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Fred (5) Thiago Neves (5) All: Fred (21)
Highest home attendance	55,567 vs River Plate (30 July, Copa Libertadores)
Lowest home attendance	7,623 vs Caldense (20 March, Campeonato Mineiro)
Average home league attendance	27,395[1]
Biggest win	5–0 vs Patrocinense (23 March, Campeonato Mineiro)
Biggest defeat	1–4 vs Fluminense (18 May, Série A) 1–4 vs Grêmio (8 September, Série A) 1–4 vs Santos (23 November, Série A)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018 2020 →

After a strong start to the season – which included a 21-game unbeaten streak, a solid performance in the Copa Libertadores group stage and a Campeonato Mineiro title over city rivals Atlético Mineiro –, Cruzeiro were largely appointed as major contenders for the 2019 national and international competitions titles.^[2][3][4] However, the team had a sharp drop in yeld from May, causing them to fight against relegation since the early rounds of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

On 26 May, corruption and mismanagement scandals involving the Cruzeiro's board were revealed by the Rede Globo program Fantástico,^[5] causing huge repercussions inside and outside the club. Police investigations,^[6] financial difficulties^[7] and political unstability^[8] would be a constant throughout the year at Cruzeiro, leading to a devastating crisis that ended up affecting the team's performance on the pitch.

On 30 July, Cruzeiro were knocked out of Copa Libertadores on penalties to River Plate in the round of 16 stage, after a 0–0 tie on aggregate.^[9]

On 7 August, following a run of bad results – having the team won just 1 of 18 matches –, Cruzeiro announced the departure of manager Mano Menezes,^[10] ending a more than three years spell in the club. Four days later, Rogério Ceni was announced as the new team's manager.^[11]

On 4 September, the club were eliminated by Internacional in the Copa do Brasil semi-finals, losing 4–0 on aggregate.^[12]

Rogério Ceni was sacked on 26 September, after just 8 games in charge.^[13] Disagreements with squad members and lack of support from the club board were cited as the main causes for dismissal.^[14] On 27 September, Abel Braga was appointed as the new team's manager.^[15]

Incapable of improving the team's performance, Abel Braga left Cruzeiro on 29 November,^[16] having achieved only 3 wins in 14 games. On the same day, Adilson Batista was announced as the manager for the last three rounds of the championship,^[17] taking the team in 17th position in the table.

In financial, technical and political collapse, Cruzeiro were relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B for the first time in their history on 8 December, after a 2–0 loss to Palmeiras at Mineirão.^[18]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Campeonato Mineiro	19 January	20 April	Matchday 1	Winners	16	11	5	0	36	9	+27	068.75
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	27 April	8 December	Round 1	17th	38	7	15	16	27	46	−19	018.42
Copa do Brasil	15 May	4 September	Round of 16	Semi-finals	6	1	2	3	6	9	−3	016.67
Copa Libertadores	7 March	30 July	Group stage	Round of 16	8	5	2	1	11	2	+9	062.50
Total					68	24	24	20	80	66	+14	035.29

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Mineiro

Main article: 2019 Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Atlético Mineiro	11	9	1	1	24	6	+18	28	Knockout stage
2	Cruzeiro	11	7	4	0	22	5	+17	25
3	América Mineiro	11	6	4	1	22	9	+13	22
4	Boa Esporte	11	5	3	3	21	16	+5	18	Knockout stage and 2020 Série D
5	Tombense	11	3	4	4	11	11	0	13

Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2019. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head results; 6) Fewest red cards received; 7) Fewest yellow cards received; 8) Draw.

Guarani v Cruzeiro

19 January 1	Guarani	1–3	Cruzeiro	Divinópolis
16:30 UTC−3	Alemão 43'	Report	Raniel 14' Robinho 19', 46'	Stadium: Farião Attendance: 4,190 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

Cruzeiro v Patrocinense

23 January 2	Cruzeiro	1–0	Patrocinense	Belo Horizonte
19:15 UTC−3	David 43'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 15,141 Referee: Michel Patrick Costa Guimarães

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

27 January 3	Cruzeiro	1–1	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3	Fred 59' (pen.)	Report	Fábio Santos 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 43,354 Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza

Boa Esporte v Cruzeiro

31 January 4	Boa Esporte	2–2	Cruzeiro	Varginha
20:00 UTC−3	Gustavo Henrique 55' Gabriel Vieira 75'	Report	Robinho 28' Fred 63'	Stadium: Melão Attendance: 4,272 Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

Villa Nova v Cruzeiro

3 February 5	Villa Nova	0–3	Cruzeiro	Nova Lima
17:00 UTC−3		Report	Fred 37' Rafinha 45+2' Raniel 80'	Stadium: Castor Cifuentes Attendance: 2,481 Referee: Igor Júnio Benevenuto

Cruzeiro v Tupynambás

10 February 6	Cruzeiro	3–0	Tupynambás	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3	Fred 14' Rodriguinho 44' Rafinha 60'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 14,176 Referee: Gabriel Murta Barbosa Maciel

América Mineiro v Cruzeiro

17 February 7	América Mineiro	0–0	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 6,620 Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

URT v Cruzeiro

24 February 8	URT	1–1	Cruzeiro	Patos de Minas
19:00 UTC−3	Reis 45+2'	Report	Rodriguinho 31'	Stadium: Zama Maciel Attendance: 5,140 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira

Cruzeiro v Tombense

10 March 9	Cruzeiro	2–0	Tombense	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Sassá 17' David 56'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 11,756 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

Tupi v Cruzeiro

16 March 10	Tupi	0–3	Cruzeiro	Juiz de Fora
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Aislan 2' (o.g.) Fred 20' (pen.) Egídio 84'	Stadium: Mário Heleno Attendance: 4,330 Referee: Jeferson Antonio da Costa

Cruzeiro v Caldense

20 March 11	Cruzeiro	3–0	Caldense	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	David 9' Marquinhos Gabriel 32' Fred 39'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 7,623 Referee: Marco Aurélio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira

Knockout phase

Quarter-final

Cruzeiro v Patrocinense

23 March	Cruzeiro	5–0	Patrocinense	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Fred 7' Rodriguinho 22', 74' Marquinhos Gabriel 46', 48'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 19,998 Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

Semi-finals

América Mineiro v Cruzeiro

31 March First leg	América Mineiro	2–3	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Diego Jussani 57' Jonatas Belusso 83'	Report	Fred 17', 51', 70'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 6,746 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Cruzeiro v América Mineiro

6 April Second leg	Cruzeiro	3–0 (6–2 agg.)	América Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Léo 15' Fred 19' Rafinha 88'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 51,525 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Final

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

14 April First leg	Cruzeiro	2–1	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Marquinhos Gabriel 45' Léo 61'	Report	Ricardo Oliveira 55'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 51,032 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

20 April Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3	Elias 29'	Report	Fred 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 21,862 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Miranda

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Main article: 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League play paused for one month between rounds 9 and 10 for the 2019 Copa América hosted in Brazil.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Botafogo	38	13	4	21	31	45	−14	43
16	Ceará	38	10	9	19	36	41	−5	39
17	Cruzeiro (R)	38	7	15	16	27	46	−19	36	Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18	CSA (R)	38	8	8	22	24	58	−34	32
19	Chapecoense (R)	38	7	11	20	31	52	−21	32

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(R) Relegated

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	L
Position	15	14	7	11	15	16	15	14	18	17	16	16	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2019. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Flamengo v Cruzeiro

27 April 1	Flamengo	3–1	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−3	Bruno Henrique 40', 67' Gabriel 89'	Report	Pedro Rocha 39'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 35,016 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Cruzeiro v Ceará

1 May 2	Cruzeiro	1–0	Ceará	Belo Horizonte
19:15 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 49'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 22,677 Referee: Wagner Reway

Cruzeiro v Goiás

5 May 3	Cruzeiro	2–1	Goiás	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Dedé 48' Rodriguinho 80'	Report	Michael 56'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 19,735 Referee: Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda

Internacional v Cruzeiro

12 May 4	Internacional	3–1	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
16:00 UTC−3	Nonato 31' Guerrero 55' Rodrigo Moledo 82'	Report	Dedé 35'	Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 21,483 Referee: Raphael Claus

Fluminense v Cruzeiro

18 May 5	Fluminense	4–1	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
18:00 UTC−3	Nino 44' Luciano 46' João Pedro 81', 90+4'	Report	Robinho 49'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 11,437 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Cruzeiro v Chapecoense

26 May 6	Cruzeiro	1–2	Chapecoense	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 56'	Report	Rildo 52' Diego Torres 84'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 18,039 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva

São Paulo v Cruzeiro

2 June 7	São Paulo	1–1	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Alexandre Pato 14'	Report	Thiago Neves 67'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 8,517 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Cruzeiro v Corinthians

8 June 8	Cruzeiro	0–0	Corinthians	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 21,370 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Fortaleza v Cruzeiro

12 June 9	Fortaleza	2–1	Cruzeiro	Fortaleza
21:00 UTC−3	André Luis 2', 45+1'	Report	Sassá 10'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 17,099 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

Cruzeiro v Botafogo

14 July 10	Cruzeiro	0–0	Botafogo	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 18,012 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Bahia v Cruzeiro

20 July 11	Bahia	0–0	Cruzeiro	Salvador
17:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Fonte Nova Attendance: 18,583 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Cruzeiro v Athletico Paranaense

27 July 12	Cruzeiro	0–2	Athletico Paranaense	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3		Report	Jonathan 29' (pen.) Bruno Guimarães 77'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 20,689 Referee: Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

4 August 13	Atlético Mineiro	2–0	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Vinícius Goes 45+1' Nathan 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 13,181 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Avaí v Cruzeiro

11 August 14	Avaí	2–2	Cruzeiro	Florianópolis
16:00 UTC−3	Pedro Castro 22' Brenner 74' (pen.)	Report	Pedro Rocha 62' Sassá 90+2'	Stadium: Ressacada Attendance: 4,921 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

Cruzeiro v Santos

18 August 15	Cruzeiro	2–0	Santos	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Fred 43' Thiago Neves 46'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 43,604 Referee: Anderson Daronco

CSA v Cruzeiro

25 August 16	CSA	1–1	Cruzeiro	Maceió
19:00 UTC−3	Apodi 90+3'	Report	Fred 10'	Stadium: Rei Pelé Attendance: 8,715 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Cruzeiro v Vasco da Gama

1 September 17	Cruzeiro	1–0	Vasco da Gama	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Maurício 81'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 26,052 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza

Cruzeiro v Grêmio

8 September 18	Cruzeiro	1–4	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3	Fred 36' (pen.)	Report	Diego Tardelli 18' Alisson 27' Everton 63', 76'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 14,208 Referee: Rafael Traci

Palmeiras v Cruzeiro

14 September 19	Palmeiras	1–0	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Bruno Henrique 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 35,578 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Cruzeiro v Flamengo

21 September 20	Cruzeiro	1–2	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 38' (pen.)	Report	Gabriel 6' De Arrascaeta 66'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 40,333 Referee: Raphael Claus

Ceará v Cruzeiro

25 September 21	Ceará	0–0	Cruzeiro	Fortaleza
19:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 18,595 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Goiás v Cruzeiro

30 September 22	Goiás	1–0	Cruzeiro	Goiânia
20:00 UTC−3	Alan Ruschel 62'	Report		Stadium: Serra Dourada Attendance: 20,884 Referee: Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Júnior

Cruzeiro v Internacional

5 October 23	Cruzeiro	1–1	Internacional	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3	Fred 62' (pen.)	Report	Nonato 10'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 22,561 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Cruzeiro v Fluminense

9 October 24	Cruzeiro	0–0	Fluminense	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 38,133 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima

Chapecoense v Cruzeiro

13 October 25	Chapecoense	1–1	Cruzeiro	Chapecó
19:00 UTC−3	Camilo 90+4'	Report	Dedé 3'	Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 4,399 Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira

Cruzeiro v São Paulo

16 October 26	Cruzeiro	1–0	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 58'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 30,969 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Corinthians v Cruzeiro

19 October 27	Corinthians	1–2	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Fagner 33'	Report	Fred 37' (pen.) Éderson 71'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 31,631 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

Cruzeiro v Fortaleza

26 October 28	Cruzeiro	1–1	Fortaleza	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3	Orejuela 79'	Report	Wellington Paulista 82'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 32,268 Referee: Raphael Claus

Botafogo v Cruzeiro

31 October 29	Botafogo	0–2	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Cacá 26' Éderson 90+6'	Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 22,412 Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira

Cruzeiro v Bahia

3 November 30	Cruzeiro	1–1	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Sassá 73'	Report	Fernandão 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 25,913 Referee: Wagner Reway

Athletico Paranaense v Cruzeiro

6 November 31	Athletico Paranaense	0–0	Cruzeiro	Curitiba
21:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 11,838 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

10 November 32	Cruzeiro	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 43,205 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima

Cruzeiro v Avaí

18 November 33	Cruzeiro	0–0	Avaí	Belo Horizonte
20:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 21,217 Referee: Diego Pombo Lopez

Santos v Cruzeiro

23 November 34	Santos	4–1	Cruzeiro	Santos
21:00 UTC−3	Eduardo Sasha 23' Marinho 59' Soteldo 64' Diego Pituca 89'	Report	Orejuela 13'	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,905 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Cruzeiro v CSA

28 November 35	Cruzeiro	0–1	CSA	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Alan Costa 43'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 34,290 Referee: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araújo

Vasco da Gama v Cruzeiro

2 December 36	Vasco da Gama	1–0	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
20:00 UTC−3	Guarín 10'	Report		Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 19,796 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Grêmio v Cruzeiro

5 December 37	Grêmio	2–0	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
19:15 UTC−3	Ferreira 66' Pepê 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 18,306 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro

Cruzeiro v Palmeiras

8 December 38	Cruzeiro	0–2	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Zé Rafael 57' Dudu 83'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 27,229 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2019 Copa do Brasil

As Cruzeiro participated in the 2019 Copa Libertadores, the club entered the Copa do Brasil in the round of 16, whose draw was held on 2 May.

Round of 16

Fluminense v Cruzeiro

15 May First leg	Fluminense	1–1	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	João Pedro 90+3'	Report	Pedro Rocha 57'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 16,806 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Cruzeiro v Fluminense

5 June Second leg	Cruzeiro	2–2 (3–3 agg.) (3–1 p)	Fluminense	Belo Horizonte
19:15 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 58', 80' (pen.)	Report	Ganso 15' (pen.) João Pedro 90+5'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 47,460 Referee: Rafael Traci
	Penalties
	Lucas Silva Lucas Romero Pedro Rocha Sassá Thiago Neves		Ganso Caio Henrique João Pedro Gilberto

Quarter-finals

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

11 July First leg	Cruzeiro	3–0	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
20:00 UTC−3	Pedro Rocha 12' Thiago Neves 26' Robinho 54'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 51,958 Referee: Raphael Claus

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

17 July Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	2–0 (2–3 agg.)	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
19:15 UTC−3	Cazares 34' Patric 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 22,145 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Semi-finals

Cruzeiro v Internacional

7 August First leg	Cruzeiro	0–1	Internacional	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Edenílson 75'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 33,344 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Internacional v Cruzeiro

4 September Second leg	Internacional	3–0 (4–0 agg.)	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
21:30 UTC−3	Guerrero 39', 69' Edenílson 89'	Report		Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 43,175 Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2019 Copa Libertadores

The group stage draw for the 2019 Copa Libertadores was made on 17 December 2018.^[19] Cruzeiro were drawn into Group B with Emelec, Huracán and Deportivo Lara.

Group stage

Main article: 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage § Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CRU	EME	LAR	HUR
1	Cruzeiro	6	5	0	1	11	2	+9	15	Round of 16		—	1–2	2–0	4–0
2	Emelec	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	9			0–1	—	2–2	0–0
3	Deportivo Lara	6	1	2	3	4	10	−6	5	Copa Sudamericana		0–2	0–0	—	2–1
4	Huracán	6	1	1	4	5	9	−4	4			0–1	1–2	3–0	—

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Huracán v Cruzeiro

7 March 1	Huracán	0–1	Cruzeiro	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:00 UTC−4		Report	Rodriguinho 30'	Stadium: El Palacio Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Cruzeiro v Deportivo Lara

27 March 2	Cruzeiro	2–0	Deportivo Lara	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:30 UTC−3	Rodriguinho 7' Jadson 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 39,595 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Emelec v Cruzeiro

3 April 3	Emelec	0–1	Cruzeiro	Guayaquil, Ecuador
21:30 UTC−5		Report	Rodriguinho 32'	Stadium: George Capwell Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)

Cruzeiro v Huracán

10 April 4	Cruzeiro	4–0	Huracán	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:30 UTC−4	Fred 19', 23', 32' Dodô 83'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 31,694 Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

Deportivo Lara v Cruzeiro

23 April 5	Deportivo Lara	0–2	Cruzeiro	Cabudare, Venezuela
17:00 UTC−3		Report	Fred 31' Sassá 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Metropolitano de Lara Attendance: 0 Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Cruzeiro v Emelec

8 May 6	Cruzeiro	1–2	Emelec	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:15 UTC−3	Sassá 67'	Report	Fábio 41' (o.g.) Brayan Angulo 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 24,417 Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2019 Copa Libertadores final stages

Round of 16

The draw for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores was held on 13 May.

River Plate v Cruzeiro

23 July First leg	River Plate	0–0	Cruzeiro	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:15 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Monumental de Nuñez Attendance: 50,342 Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

Cruzeiro v River Plate

30 July Second leg	Cruzeiro	0–0 (0–0 agg.) (2–4 p)	River Plate	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:15 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 55,567 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
	Penalties
	Henrique Fred David Robinho		De La Cruz Montiel Lucas Martínez Borré