2018 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

The 2018 season was the 97th 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
2018 season
PresidentWagner Pires de Sá
ManagerMano Menezes
StadiumMineirão
Série A8th
Campeonato MineiroWinners
Copa do BrasilWinners
Copa LibertadoresQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
De Arrascaeta (6)

All:
De Arrascaeta (15)
Thiago Neves (15)
Highest home attendance56,791 vs Boca Juniors
(4 October, Copa Libertadores)
Lowest home attendance4,036 vs Vitória
(21 November, Série A)
Average home league attendance19,373
Biggest win7–0 vs Universidad de Chile
(26 April, Copa Libertadores)
Biggest defeat2–4 vs Racing
(27 February, Copa Libertadores)

On 17 October, Cruzeiro won their 6th Copa do Brasil title after defeating Corinthians 2–1 at Arena Corinthians, becoming the biggest champions of the tournament history and the first to win it twice in a row.[1]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Campeonato Mineiro 17 January 2018 8 April 2018 Matchday 1 Winners 16 13 2 1 28 6 +22 081.25
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 14 April 2018 2 December 2018 Round 1 8th 38 14 11 13 34 34 +0 036.84
Copa do Brasil 16 May 2018 17 October 2018 Round of 16 Winners 8 5 2 1 10 6 +4 062.50
Copa Libertadores 27 February 2018 4 October 2018 Group stage Quarter-finals 10 4 3 3 18 9 +9 040.00
Total 72 36 18 18 90 55 +35 050.00

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cruzeiro 11 9 2 0 20 2 +18 29 Knockout stage
2 América Mineiro 11 6 3 2 14 8 +6 21
3 Atlético Mineiro 11 5 3 3 14 7 +7 18
4 Tupi 11 5 1 5 19 16 +3 16
5 Tombense 11 4 3 4 8 7 +1 15
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2018. Source:
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.
17 January 1 Cruzeiro 2–0 Tupi Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3
  • Robinho 53'
  • Rafinha 60'
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 42,484
Referee: Murilo Francisco Misson Júnior
20 January 2 Caldense 0–0 Cruzeiro Poços de Caldas
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Ronaldão
Attendance: 4,431
Referee: Igor Júnio Benevenuto
24 January 3 Cruzeiro 4–0 Uberlândia Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 25,242
Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira
27 January 4 Tombense 1–2 Cruzeiro Ipatinga
19:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Ipatingão
Attendance: 14,751
Referee: Cleisson Veloso Pereira
4 February 5 Cruzeiro 1–0 América Mineiro Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 50,794
Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza
9 February 6 Democrata GV 0–2 Cruzeiro Governador Valadares
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mamudão
Attendance: 8,238
Referee: Antonio Márcio Teixeira da Silva
17 February 7 Cruzeiro 1–0 Villa Nova Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 31,705
Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima
24 February 8 Cruzeiro 3–0 Boa Esporte Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 17,671
Referee: Marco Aurélio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira
4 March 9 Atlético Mineiro 0–1 Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Independência
Attendance: 22,196
Referee: Cleisson Veloso Pereira
7 March 10 Cruzeiro 3–0 URT Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 22,962
Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves
11 March 11 Patrocinense 1–1 Cruzeiro Patrocínio
17:00 UTC−3
  • Genesis 84'
Report Stadium: Pedro Alves do Nascimento
Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira
Quarter-final
17 March Cruzeiro 2–0 Patrocinense Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 16,603
Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves
Semi-finals
21 March First leg Tupi 0–1 Cruzeiro Juiz de Fora
21:45 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mário Helênio
Attendance: 8,238
Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza
25 March Second leg Cruzeiro 2–1
(3–1 agg.)
Tupi Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3
Report
  • João Vitor 19'
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 48,566
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
Final
1 April First leg Atlético Mineiro 3–1 Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Independência
Attendance: 21,215
Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva
8 April Second leg Cruzeiro 2–0
(3–3 agg.)
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 49,906
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira
Note: Cruzeiro won the title with a draw on aggregate for being the best placed team in the first round.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Atlético Mineiro 38 17 8 13 56 43 +13 59 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
7 Atlético Paranaense 38 16 9 13 54 37 +17 57 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 1]
8 Cruzeiro 38 14 11 13 34 34 0 53 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 2]
9 Botafogo 38 13 12 13 38 46 8 51 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
10 Santos 38 13 11 14 46 40 +6 50
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.
Notes:

Results by round

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GroundHAAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHHA
ResultLLDWWLWWWDLDWWLLDLDDWDDDDWLLLWWWLWLWLD
Position1619181481310725886468888777777779101098978888
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2018. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

14 April 1 Cruzeiro 0–1 Grêmio Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 19,285
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques
22 April 2 Fluminense 1–0 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 10,016
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
29 April 3 Internacional 0–0 Cruzeiro Porto Alegre
19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Beira-Rio
Attendance: 20,513
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
6 May 4 Cruzeiro 1–0 Botafogo Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3 Dedé 71' Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 20,908
Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho
13 May 5 Cruzeiro 2–0 Sport Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 21,907
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo
19 May 6 Atlético Mineiro 1–0 Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Independência
Attendance: 15,384
Referee: Raphael Claus
27 May 7 Santos 0–1 Cruzeiro São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 10,670
Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior
30 May 8 Cruzeiro 1–0 Palmeiras Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 19,679
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado
3 June 9 Ceará 0–1 Cruzeiro Fortaleza
19:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Castelão
Attendance: 15,234
Referee: Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda
6 June 10 Cruzeiro 1–1 Vasco da Gama Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 23,725
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira
9 June 11 Chapecoense 2–0 Cruzeiro Chapecó
19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Arena Condá
Attendance: 6,637
Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha
13 June 12 Paraná 1–1 Cruzeiro Curitiba
19:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Vila Capanema
Attendance: 5,131
Referee: Dewson Fernandes Freitas da Silva
19 July 13 Cruzeiro 3–1 América Mineiro Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 17,958
Referee: Raphael Claus
22 July 14 Cruzeiro 2–1 Athletico Paranaense Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 15,023
Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima
25 July 15 Corinthians 2–0 Cruzeiro São Paulo
21:45 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 21,031
Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior
29 July 16 Cruzeiro 0–2 São Paulo Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 26,671
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
5 August 17 Vitória 1–1 Cruzeiro Salvador
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Barradão
Attendance: 7,193
Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão
12 August 18 Flamengo 1–0 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 55,276
Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva
19 August 19 Cruzeiro 1–1 Bahia Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 28,807
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo
22 August 20 Grêmio 1–1 Cruzeiro Porto Alegre
21:45 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
Attendance: 12,773
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
25 August 21 Cruzeiro 2–1 Fluminense Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 14,449
Referee: Rafael Traci
2 September 22 Cruzeiro 0–0 Internacional Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 16,247
Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
5 September 23 Botafogo 1–1 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3 Report Edilson 37' Stadium: Engenhão
Attendance: 5,779
Referee: Raphael Claus
8 September 24 Sport 0–0 Cruzeiro Recife
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Ilha do Retiro
Attendance: 9,525
Referee: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araújo
16 September 25 Cruzeiro 0–0 Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 24,999
Referee: Rafael Traci
23 September 26 Cruzeiro 2–1 Santos Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 9,029
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado
30 September 27 Palmeiras 3–1 Cruzeiro São Paulo
11:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 35,674
Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva
14 October 29 Vasco da Gama 2–0 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: São Januário
Attendance: 11,376
Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza
21 October 30 Cruzeiro 3–0 Chapecoense Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Independência
Attendance: 12,666
Referee: Raphael Claus
24 October 28 Cruzeiro 0–2 Ceará Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 30,814
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
Note: The match was rescheduled from 6 October to 24 October due to Cruzeiro's clash against Boca Juniors for the Copa Libertadores on 4 October.[2]
27 October 31 Cruzeiro 3–1 Paraná Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 18,755
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
4 November 32 América Mineiro 1–2 Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Independência
Attendance: 9,423
Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes
10 November 33 Athletico Paranaense 2–0 Cruzeiro Curitiba
19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Attendance: 7,720
Referee: Anderson Daronco
14 November 34 Cruzeiro 1–0 Corinthians Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 15,520
Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima
18 November 35 São Paulo 1–0 Cruzeiro São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 14,058
Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes
21 November 36 Cruzeiro 3–0 Vitória Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 4,036
Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho
25 November 37 Cruzeiro 0–2 Flamengo Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 27,616
Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima
2 December 38 Bahia 0–0 Cruzeiro Salvador, Bahia
17:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Pituaçu
Attendance: 27,776
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

Copa do Brasil

As Cruzeiro participated in the 2018 Copa Libertadores, the club entered the Copa do Brasil in the round of 16, whose draw was held on 20 April.

Round of 16

16 May First leg Athletico Paranaense 1–2 Cruzeiro Curitiba
21:45 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Attendance: 10,327
Referee: Péricles Bassols
16 July Second leg Cruzeiro 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
Athletico Paranaense Belo Horizonte
20:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 44,443
Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Quarter-finals

1 August First leg Santos 0–1 Cruzeiro Santos
19:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 7,134
Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
15 August Second leg Cruzeiro 1–2
(2–2 agg.)
(3–0 p)
Santos Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 49,513
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques
Penalties

Semi-finals

12 September First leg Palmeiras 0–1 Cruzeiro São Paulo
21:45 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 32,960
Referee: Wagner Reway
26 September Second leg Cruzeiro 1–1
(2–1 agg.)
Palmeiras Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 44,681
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Final

10 October First leg Cruzeiro 1–0 Corinthians Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 53,368
Referee: Anderson Daronco
17 October Second leg Corinthians 1–2
(1–3 agg.)
Cruzeiro São Paulo
19:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 45,978
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Copa Libertadores

The group stage draw for the 2018 Copa Libertadores was made on 20 December 2017.[3] Cruzeiro were drawn into Group E with Universidad de Chile, Racing and Vasco da Gama.

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRU RAC VAS UCH
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 3 2 1 15 5 +10 11 Round of 16 2–1 0–0 7–0
2 Argentina Racing 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 4–2 4–0 1–0
3 Brazil Vasco da Gama 6 1 2 3 3 10 7 5 Copa Sudamericana 0–4 1–1 0–1
4 Chile Universidad de Chile 6 1 2 3 2 11 9 5 0–0 1–1 0–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
27 February 1 Racing Argentina 4–2 Brazil Cruzeiro Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: El Cilindro
Attendance: 35,920
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
4 April 2 Cruzeiro Brazil 0–0 Brazil Vasco da Gama Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 38,019
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
19 April 3 Universidad de Chile Chile 0–0 Brazil Cruzeiro Santiago, Chile
21:30 UTC−5 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 45,084
Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
26 April 4 Cruzeiro Brazil 7–0 Chile Universidad de Chile Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:15 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 34,147
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
2 May 5 Vasco da Gama Brazil 0–4 Brazil Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: São Januário
Attendance: 12,973
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
22 May 6 Cruzeiro Brazil 2–1 Argentina Racing Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 43,276
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Knockout stage

The draw for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores was held on 4 June.

Round of 16
8 August First leg Flamengo Brazil 0–2 Brazil Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:45 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 45,967
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
29 August Second leg Cruzeiro Brazil 0–1
(2–1 agg.)
Brazil Flamengo Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 52,706
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Quarter-finals
19 September First leg Boca Juniors Argentina 2–0 Brazil Cruzeiro Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:45 UTC−4 Report Stadium: La Bombonera
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)
4 October Second leg Cruzeiro Brazil 1–1
(1–3 agg.)
Argentina Boca Juniors Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 56,791
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

References

  1. "Cruzeiro vence o Corinthians e é campeão da Copa do Brasil 2018". CBF. 17 October 2018.
  2. "CBF confirma nova data para Cruzeiro x Ceará, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro". Superesportes (in Portuguese). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. "Proceso de acreditación a medios de prensa para el sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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