Cruzeiro

Club · Brazil · Serie A

«Raposa»

372 Matches

156 wins

117 draws

99 losses

469–345 Goals

+124 Difference

1.3 Scored per game

Form W D W L W D

Clássico Mineiro against Atlético Mineiro. Cruzeiro's supporters call the club Raposa, the fox, a name built on cunning rather than force, and for a stretch in the 1970s and 1990s South American writers went further, branding the side La Bestia Negra.

The club began life in Belo Horizonte as Società Sportiva Palestra Italia, founded by Italian immigrants. That name lasted until 1942, when Brazil joined the Allies against the Axis powers and the Italian identity became a liability. A stopgap label, Palestra Mineiro, held for a few months before the club settled on Cruzeiro Esporte Clube that October, taking its name from the Southern Cross constellation. No merger sits behind the change, only the war.

Tostão came up through the youth academy and became the player Cruzeiro measures itself against, the man who scored around 245 goals in blue and white and anchored the title wins of 1966 and 1970. Ronaldo passed through more briefly, two seasons in the early 1990s, 56 goals in 58 appearances, before he left for a career that included the 1994 World Cup. Fábio stayed the longest of anyone, 976 appearances as goalkeeper and captain, still on the pitch for the 2013 and 2014 championships and the Copa do Brasil wins that followed.

Cruzeiro has lifted the Copa do Brasil six times, more than any other club, and did it back-to-back in 2017 and 2018. The Copa Libertadores came twice, in 1976 — a final win over River Plate — and again in 1997, though both campaigns ended with defeat in the Intercontinental Cup, first to Bayern, later to Borussia Dortmund. The 2003 season stands apart: state, national cup and Brasileirão all won in the same year, a treble no other Brazilian club had managed before.

Latest results

All matches

26 Aug	Copa do Brasil	Atletico-MG H	1:1	D
23 Aug	Serie A	Flamengo H	2:1	W
20 Aug	CONMEBOL Libertadores	Flamengo A	1:2	L
16 Aug	Serie A	Corinthians A	2:1	W
13 Aug	CONMEBOL Libertadores	Flamengo H	1:1	D
9 Aug	Serie A	Mirassol H	3:1	W

Standing

CONMEBOL Libertadores

Group stage · Group D

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Universidad Católica	6	4	1	1	8:4	13
2	Cruzeiro	6	3	2	1	8:3	11
3	Boca Juniors	6	2	1	3	6:5	7
4	Barcelona SC	6	1	0	5	2:12	3

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 372

372 Matches

156 wins

117 draws

99 losses

469–345 Goals

+124 Difference

1.3 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 372

156 117 99

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	372	185	187
Scored	469	258	211
Conceded	345	160	185
Scored per game	1.3	1.4	1.1
Conceded per game	0.9	0.9	1.0
Difference	+124	+98	+26

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Lucas Silva Midfielder 33 Matches

Otávio Costa Goalkeeper 33 Matches

Lucas Hernán Villalba Defender 33 Matches

Fabrício Bruno Soares de Faria Defender 33 Matches

João Marcelo Messias Ferreira Defender 33 Matches

Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira Midfielder 32 Matches

Gerson Midfielder 32 Matches

Jonathan Jesus Defender 31 Matches

Squad of Cruzeiro

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
16	Lucas Silva	Midfielder		33
81	Otávio Costa	Goalkeeper		33
25	Lucas Hernán Villalba	Defender		33
15	Fabrício Bruno Soares de Faria	Defender		33
43	João Marcelo Messias Ferreira	Defender		33
10	Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira	Midfielder		32
8	Gerson	Midfielder		32
34	Jonathan Jesus	Defender		31
23	Fagner	Defender		29
7	Matheus Henrique de Souza	Midfielder		29
99	K. Arroyo	Midfielder		29
2	Cauan Morais	Defender		29
70	Kenji	Forward		28
19	Kaio Jorge Pinto Ramos	Forward		27
94	Wanderson	Forward		27
29	Lucas Romeo	Midfielder		26
12	William Furtado	Defender		26
88	Christian	Midfielder		25
22	Neisser Villarreal	Midfielder		24
9	Bruno Rodrigues	Forward		23
6	Kaiki	Defender		23
31	Matheus Cunha Queiroz	Goalkeeper	25	21
91	Chico da Costa	Forward		20
77	Hapa	Midfielder		16
36	Kauan Prates	Defender		15
17	Luis Fernando Sinisterra Lucumí	Midfielder		14
11	Marquinhos	Forward		12
27	Gabriel Rojas	Defender		9
5	Zé Lucas	Midfielder		8
1	Cássio	Goalkeeper		7
38	Felipe Morais	Midfielder		7
51	Vitor Lamuniere Regon	Goalkeeper		7
57	Ryan Lelis	Forward		6
97	Luciano Rodríguez Rosales	Forward		5
67	Joao Costa	Forward		5
40	Rian Gabriel	Midfielder		5
5	Walace Souza Silva	Midfielder	31	5
20	Wesley	Midfielder		4
44	Bruno Alves	Defender		4
33	Janderson	Defender		3