2022 Cruzeiro EC season

The 2022 season was the 101st in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence.

Cruzeiro

2022 season
Owner	Ronaldo
President	Sérgio Santos Rodrigues
Manager	Paulo Pezzolano
Stadium	Mineirão
Série B	1st
Campeonato Mineiro	Runners-up
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Edu (11) All: Edu (22)
Highest home attendance	61,291 vs CSA (6 November, Série B)
Lowest home attendance	7,413 vs URT (26 January, Campeonato Mineiro)
Average home league attendance	41,042
Biggest win	5–0 vs Sergipe (23 February, Copa do Brasil)
Biggest defeat	0–3 vs Fluminense (12 July, Copa do Brasil)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
← 2021 2023 →

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 27 May 2022

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 Rafael Cabral 3 DF  BRA Wagner Leonardo (on loan from Santos) 4 DF  BRA Mateus Silva 5 DF  BRA Zé Ivaldo (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) 6 DF  BRA Matheus Bidu (on loan from Guarani) 7 MF  URU Leonardo Pais 8 MF  ITA Rômulo 11 FW  BRA Waguininho 14 DF  BRA Eduardo Brock 15 MF  BRA Adriano 17 FW  BRA Rafael Silva 18 FW  BRA Jajá (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) 19 FW  BRA Vitor Leque 20 MF  BRA Marco Antônio 21 MF  BRA Pedro Castro

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  BRA Machado 25 MF  BRA Neto Moura 26 DF  BRA Lucas Oliveira 27 GK  BRA Gabriel Mesquita 28 MF  BRA João Paulo 29 MF  BRA Willian Oliveira (on loan from Ceará) 31 GK  BRA Denivys 33 FW  BRA Rodolfo 36 DF  BRA Rafael Santos 42 DF  BRA Geovane Jesus 48 MF  BRA Daniel Junior 55 MF  BRA Fernando Canesin 77 GK  BRA Gabriel Brazão (on loan from Inter Milan) 90 FW  MDA Henrique Luvannor 99 FW  BRA Edu

Youth players with first team numbers

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 41 GK  BRA Rodrigo Bazilio 43 DF  BRA Paulo 44 DF  BRA Weverton 45 MF  BRA Ageu 46 DF  BRA Kaiki 47 FW  BRA Marcelinho 50 FW  BRA Alex Matos

No. Pos. Nation Player 51 GK  BRA Ezequiel 52 MF  BRA Miticov 53 DF  BRA Pedrão 57 FW  BRA Jhosefer 58 MF  BRA Vitinho 60 MF  BRA Breno 61 GK  BRA Otávio

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					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	12 July	First stage	Round of 16	6	3	0	3	11	7	+4	050.00
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B	8 April	6 November	Matchday 1	Winners	38	23	9	6	57	26	+31	060.53
Total					58	35	10	13	94	48	+46	060.34

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Mineiro

Main article: 2022 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	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.

Cruzeiro v URT

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

Athletic v Cruzeiro

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

Cruzeiro v América Mineiro

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

Caldense v Cruzeiro

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

Cruzeiro v Democrata GV

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

Tombense v Cruzeiro

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

Cruzeiro v Uberlândia

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

Cruzeiro v Villa Nova

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

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

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

Cruzeiro v Pouso Alegre

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

Patrocinense v Cruzeiro

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

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Cruzeiro v Athletic

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

Athletic v Cruzeiro

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

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

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

Main article: 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Cruzeiro (C, P)	38	23	9	6	57	26	+31	78	Promotion to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2	Grêmio (P)	38	17	14	7	50	26	+24	65
3	Bahia (P)	38	17	11	10	43	29	+14	62
4	Vasco da Gama (P)	38	17	11	10	48	36	+12	62
5	Sampaio Corrêa	38	16	10	12	48	42	+6	58

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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	W
Position	20	8	10	5	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2022. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Bahia v Cruzeiro

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 Abel

Cruzeiro v Brusque

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

Tombense v Cruzeiro

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 Attendance: 3,433 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Cruzeiro v Londrina

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

Chapecoense v Cruzeiro

30 April 5	Chapecoense	0–2	Cruzeiro	Chapecó
19:00 UTC−3		Report	Geovane Jesus 83' Edu 90'	Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 3,270 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Cruzeiro v Grêmio

8 May 6	Cruzeiro	1–0	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Rodrigo Ferreira 27' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 21,831 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Náutico v Cruzeiro

15 May 7	Náutico	0–1	Cruzeiro	Recife
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Willian Oliveira 39'	Stadium: Estádio dos Aflitos Attendance: 6,542 Referee: Leandro Vuaden

Cruzeiro v Sampaio Corrêa

22 May 8	Cruzeiro	2–0	Sampaio Corrêa	Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3	Rafael Silva 47' Edu 77'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 58,397 Referee: Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes

Criciúma v Cruzeiro

27 May 9	Criciúma	0–1	Cruzeiro	Criciúma
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Jajá 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Heriberto Hülse Attendance: 15,230 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

Operário v Cruzeiro

3 June 10	Operário	1–2	Cruzeiro	Ponta Grossa
21:30 UTC−3	Silvinho 55'	Report	Leonardo Pais 52' Jajá 58'	Stadium: Estádio Germano Krüger Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel

Cruzeiro v CRB

8 June 11	Cruzeiro	2–0	CRB	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Edu 31' Rafael Silva 33'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 42,004 Referee: Caio Augusto Max Vieira

Vasco da Gama v Cruzeiro

12 June 12	Vasco da Gama	1–0	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3	Getúlio 24'	Report		Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 63,309 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Cruzeiro v Ponte Preta

16 June 13	Cruzeiro	2–0	Ponte Preta	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Edu 44' Bidu 47'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 58,076 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

Cruzeiro v Sport

28 June 15	Cruzeiro	2–1	Sport	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	Sabino 26' (o.g.) Daniel Junior 43'	Report	Kayke 19'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 39,032 Referee: Leandro Vuaden

Cruzeiro v Vila Nova

1 July 16	Cruzeiro	2–0	Vila Nova	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	Wagner Leonardo 9' Henrique Luvannor 46'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 34,957 Referee: Edina Alves Batista

Ituano v Cruzeiro

5 July 14	Ituano	1–1	Cruzeiro	Itu
19:00 UTC−3	Bernardo Schappo 79'	Report	Pegorari 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio Novelli Júnior Attendance: 5,890 Referee: Bruno Alreu de Araújo

Guarani v Cruzeiro

9 July 17	Guarani	1–0	Cruzeiro	Campinas
11:00 UTC−3	Mateus Ludke 12'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro Attendance: 6,795 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima

Cruzeiro v Novorizontino

17 July 18	Cruzeiro	2–1	Novorizontino	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Adriano 21' Rafael Silva 83'	Report	Quirino 74'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 46,890 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

CSA v Cruzeiro

20 July 19	CSA	1–1	Cruzeiro	Maceió
19:00 UTC−3	Lucas Barcelos 47'	Report	Henrique Luvannor 14'	Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Cruzeiro v Bahia

23 July 20	Cruzeiro	1–0	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Stênio 67'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 49,066 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Brusque v Cruzeiro

30 July 21	Brusque	0–0	Cruzeiro	Brusque
11:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estádio Augusto Bauer Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

Cruzeiro v Tombense

6 August 22	Cruzeiro	2–0	Tombense	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Bruno Rodrigues 49' Daniel Junior 69'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 42,274 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro

Londrina v Cruzeiro

9 August 23	Londrina	1–2	Cruzeiro	Londrina
21:30 UTC−3	Mandaca 67'	Report	Saimon 85' (o.g.) Rodolfo 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio do Café Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Cruzeiro v Chapecoense

13 August 24	Cruzeiro	1–1	Chapecoense	Brasília
16:30 UTC−3	Lucas Oliveira 49'	Report	Felipe Ferreira 6'	Stadium: Estádio Mané Garrincha Attendance: 22,432 Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio

Grêmio v Cruzeiro

21 August 25	Grêmio	2–2	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
16:00 UTC−3	Diego Souza 45+3' Bitello 46'	Report	Henrique Luvannor 17' Rafael Silva 73'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 51,618 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Cruzeiro v Náutico

26 August 26	Cruzeiro	4–0	Náutico	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	Edu 25' Eduardo Brock 68' Lincoln 81' (pen.) Jajá 87'	Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 21,228 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Sampaio Corrêa v Cruzeiro

30 August 27	Sampaio Corrêa	1–1	Cruzeiro	São Luís
19:00 UTC−3	Paulo Sérgio 45+2'	Report	Edu 1'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 16,080 Referee: Edina Alves Batista

Cruzeiro v Criciúma

4 September 28	Cruzeiro	1–1	Criciúma	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Bruno Rodrigues 90+1'	Report	Hyogr 40'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 58,702 Referee: Marielson Alves Silva

Cruzeiro v Operário

8 September 29	Cruzeiro	1–0	Operário	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	Edu 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 52,751 Referee: Douglas Marques das Flores

CRB v Cruzeiro

17 September 30	CRB	0–2	Cruzeiro	Maceió
20:30 UTC−3		Report	Stênio 53' Bruno Rodrigues 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé Attendance: 6,656 Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo

Cruzeiro v Vasco da Gama

21 September 31	Cruzeiro	3–0	Vasco da Gama	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3	Machado 25' Edu 60' Henrique Luvannor 86'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 59,204 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Ponte Preta v Cruzeiro

28 September 32	Ponte Preta	1–4	Cruzeiro	Campinas
19:00 UTC−3	Felipe Amaral 18'	Report	Zé Ivaldo 45+2' Edu 67' Rafael Silva 81', 89'	Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel

Cruzeiro v Ituano

5 October 33	Cruzeiro	1–1	Ituano	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	Edu 6'	Report	Gabriel Barros 9'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 56,889 Referee: Marielson Alves Silva

Sport v Cruzeiro

9 October 34	Sport	3–1	Cruzeiro	Recife
16:00 UTC−3	Chico 21' Vágner Love 40' Facundo Labandeira 78'	Report	Bruno Rodrigues 56'	Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 19,600 Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio

Vila Nova v Cruzeiro

14 October 35	Vila Nova	1–0	Cruzeiro	Goiânia
20:30 UTC−3	Matheuzinho 73'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Leandro Vuaden

Cruzeiro v Guarani

18 October 36	Cruzeiro	0–1	Guarani	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Isaque Elias 56'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 21,491 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Novorizontino v Cruzeiro

27 October 37	Novorizontino	1–4	Cruzeiro	Novo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Danielzinho 3'	Report	Pedro Castro 21' Willian Oliveira 27' Bidu 51' Jajá 64'	Stadium: Estádio Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi Referee: Marcelo de Limma Henrique

Cruzeiro v CSA

6 November 38	Cruzeiro	3–2	CSA	Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC−3	Geovane Jesus 40' Rômulo 89' Luvannor 90+1'	Report	Lourenço 22' Lucas Barcellos 81'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 61,291 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2022 Copa do Brasil

First stage

Sergipe v Cruzeiro

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

Tuntum v Cruzeiro

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

Remo v Cruzeiro

19 April First leg	Remo	2–1	Cruzeiro	Belém
21:30 UTC−3	Marlon 70' Daniel Felipe 77'	Report	Rodolfo 66'	Stadium: Baenão Attendance: 12,577 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Cruzeiro v Remo

12 May Second leg	Cruzeiro	1–0 (2–2 agg.) (5–4 p)	Remo	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3	Edu 75'	Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 19,893 Referee: Raphael Claus
	Penalties
	Edu Eduardo Brock Rodolfo Daniel Junior Rafael Silva Zé Ivaldo Lucas Oliveira Rafael Santos		Marlon Bruno Alves Vanílson Leonan Paulinho Curuá Laílson Anderson Uchôa Everton Sena

Round of 16

Fluminense v Cruzeiro

23 June First leg	Fluminense	2–1	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3	Manoel 45+1' Cano 56'	Report	Lucas Oliveira 45+7'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 46,325 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro

Cruzeiro v Fluminense

12 July Second leg	Cruzeiro	0–3 (1–5 agg.)	Fluminense	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3		Report	Arias 70' Cano 85' Nathan 90+3'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 58,844 Referee: Raphael Claus