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
President	Wagner Pires de Sá
Manager	Mano Menezes
Stadium	Mineirão
Série A	8th
Campeonato Mineiro	Winners
Copa do Brasil	Winners
Copa Libertadores	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: De Arrascaeta (6) All: De Arrascaeta (15) Thiago Neves (15)
Highest home attendance	56,791 vs Boca Juniors (4 October, Copa Libertadores)
Lowest home attendance	4,036 vs Vitória (21 November, Série A)
Average home league attendance	19,373
Biggest win	7–0 vs Universidad de Chile (26 April, Copa Libertadores)
Biggest defeat	2–4 vs Racing (27 February, Copa Libertadores)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2017 2019 →

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

Main article: 2018 Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Pos	Team v t e	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: [1]
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.

Cruzeiro v Tupi

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

Caldense v Cruzeiro

20 January 2	Caldense	0–0	Cruzeiro	Poços de Caldas
21:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Ronaldão Attendance: 4,431 Referee: Igor Júnio Benevenuto

Cruzeiro v Uberlândia

24 January 3	Cruzeiro	4–0	Uberlândia	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Rafael Estevam   59' (og.) Thiago Neves   42' Rafinha   79', 84'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 25,242 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira

Tombense v Cruzeiro

27 January 4	Tombense	1–2	Cruzeiro	Ipatinga
19:00 UTC−3	Daniel Amorim   45'	Report	Fred   51' Rafinha   75'	Stadium: Ipatingão Attendance: 14,751 Referee: Cleisson Veloso Pereira

Cruzeiro v América Mineiro

4 February 5	Cruzeiro	1–0	América Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3	De Arrascaeta   68'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 50,794 Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza

Democrata GV v Cruzeiro

9 February 6	Democrata GV	0–2	Cruzeiro	Governador Valadares
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Mancuello   16' Marcelo Hermes   77'	Stadium: Mamudão Attendance: 8,238 Referee: Antonio Márcio Teixeira da Silva

Cruzeiro v Villa Nova

17 February 7	Cruzeiro	1–0	Villa Nova	Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3	Rafinha   30'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 31,705 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

Cruzeiro v Boa Esporte

24 February 8	Cruzeiro	3–0	Boa Esporte	Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3	Rafael Sóbis   2', 86' Mancuello   39'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 17,671 Referee: Marco Aurélio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

4 March 9	Atlético Mineiro	0–1	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3		Report	Raniel   47'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 22,196 Referee: Cleisson Veloso Pereira

Cruzeiro v URT

7 March 10	Cruzeiro	3–0	URT	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Rafael Sóbis   18' De Arrascaeta   23' Thiago Neves   41'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 22,962 Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

Patrocinense v Cruzeiro

11 March 11	Patrocinense	1–1	Cruzeiro	Patrocínio
17:00 UTC−3	Genesis   84'	Report	Rafael Marques   71'	Stadium: Pedro Alves do Nascimento Attendance: 6,471 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira

Knockout phase

Quarter-final

Cruzeiro v Patrocinense

17 March	Cruzeiro	2–0	Patrocinense	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Raniel   52', 64'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 16,603 Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

Semi-finals

Tupi v Cruzeiro

21 March First leg	Tupi	0–1	Cruzeiro	Juiz de Fora
21:45 UTC−3		Report	Ariel Cabral   46'	Stadium: Mário Helênio Attendance: 8,238 Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza

Cruzeiro v Tupi

25 March Second leg	Cruzeiro	2–1 (3–1 agg.)	Tupi	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Thiago Neves   16', 80'	Report	João Vitor   19'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 48,566 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Final

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

1 April First leg	Atlético Mineiro	3–1	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Ricardo Oliveira   36', 45' Adílson   41'	Report	De Arrascaeta   83'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 21,215 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

8 April Second leg	Cruzeiro	2–0 (3–3 agg.)	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	De Arrascaeta   3' Thiago Neves   52'	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

Main article: 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]
8	Cruzeiro	38	14	11	13	34	34	0	53	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage^[b]
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:

1. Atlético Paranaense qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Sudamericana.
2. Cruzeiro qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa do Brasil.

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	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	L	D	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	D
Position	16	19	18	14	8	13	10	7	2	5	8	8	6	4	6	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	9	10	10	9	8	9	7	8	8	8	8

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

Matches

Cruzeiro v Grêmio

14 April 1	Cruzeiro	0–1	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3		Report	André   54'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 19,285 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Fluminense v Cruzeiro

22 April 2	Fluminense	1–0	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3	Pedro   48'	Report		Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 10,016 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Internacional v Cruzeiro

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

Cruzeiro v Botafogo

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

Cruzeiro v Sport

13 May 5	Cruzeiro	2–0	Sport	Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3	Dedé   45+1' De Arrascaeta   54'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 21,907 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

19 May 6	Atlético Mineiro	1–0	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Róger Guedes   61'	Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 15,384 Referee: Raphael Claus

Santos v Cruzeiro

27 May 7	Santos	0–1	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Bruno Silva   75'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 10,670 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

Cruzeiro v Palmeiras

30 May 8	Cruzeiro	1–0	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Rafael Sóbis   68'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 19,679 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Ceará v Cruzeiro

3 June 9	Ceará	0–1	Cruzeiro	Fortaleza
19:00 UTC−3		Report	Sassá   18'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 15,234 Referee: Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda

Cruzeiro v Vasco da Gama

6 June 10	Cruzeiro	1–1	Vasco da Gama	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Raniel   60'	Report	Andrey   21'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 23,725 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Chapecoense v Cruzeiro

9 June 11	Chapecoense	2–0	Cruzeiro	Chapecó
19:00 UTC−3	Bruno Silva   79' Elicarlos   90+4'	Report		Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 6,637 Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha

Paraná v Cruzeiro

13 June 12	Paraná	1–1	Cruzeiro	Curitiba
19:30 UTC−3	Silvinho   75'	Report	Rafael Sóbis   64' (pen.)	Stadium: Vila Capanema Attendance: 5,131 Referee: Dewson Fernandes Freitas da Silva

Cruzeiro v América Mineiro

19 July 13	Cruzeiro	3–1	América Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3	De Arrascaeta   34' Robinho   59' Raniel   64'	Report	Christian   31'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 17,958 Referee: Raphael Claus

Cruzeiro v Athletico Paranaense

22 July 14	Cruzeiro	2–1	Athletico Paranaense	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	De Arrascaeta   65' Barcos   80'	Report	Guilherme   39' (pen.)	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 15,023 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima

Corinthians v Cruzeiro

25 July 15	Corinthians	2–0	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
21:45 UTC−3	Ángel Romero   61', 79'	Report		Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 21,031 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

Cruzeiro v São Paulo

29 July 16	Cruzeiro	0–2	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Diego Souza   26' Éverton   76'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 26,671 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Vitória v Cruzeiro

5 August 17	Vitória	1–1	Cruzeiro	Salvador
16:00 UTC−3	Neilton   72' (pen.)	Report	Manoel   75'	Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 7,193 Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão

Flamengo v Cruzeiro

12 August 18	Flamengo	1–0	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3	Henrique Dourado   22'	Report		Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 55,276 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva

Cruzeiro v Bahia

19 August 19	Cruzeiro	1–1	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Thiago Neves   63'	Report	Douglas Grolli   59'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 28,807 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

Grêmio v Cruzeiro

22 August 20	Grêmio	1–1	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
21:45 UTC−3	Everton   59'	Report	Bruno Silva   44'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 12,773 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Cruzeiro v Fluminense

25 August 21	Cruzeiro	2–1	Fluminense	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3	Raniel   14' Ayrton Lucas   72' (o.g.)	Report	Henrique   26' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 14,449 Referee: Rafael Traci

Cruzeiro v Internacional

2 September 22	Cruzeiro	0–0	Internacional	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 16,247 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Botafogo v Cruzeiro

5 September 23	Botafogo	1–1	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3	Luiz Fernando   10'	Report	Edilson   37'	Stadium: Engenhão Attendance: 5,779 Referee: Raphael Claus

Sport v Cruzeiro

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

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

16 September 25	Cruzeiro	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 24,999 Referee: Rafael Traci

Cruzeiro v Santos

23 September 26	Cruzeiro	2–1	Santos	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Sassá   46' Raniel   83'	Report	Gabriel   15'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 9,029 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Palmeiras v Cruzeiro

30 September 27	Palmeiras	3–1	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
11:00 UTC−3	Lucas Lima   22' Hyoran   42' Gustavo Gómez   65'	Report	Mancuello   30' (pen.)	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 35,674 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva

Vasco da Gama v Cruzeiro

14 October 29	Vasco da Gama	2–0	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3	Yago Pikachu   48' Maxi López   70'	Report		Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 11,376 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza

Cruzeiro v Chapecoense

21 October 30	Cruzeiro	3–0	Chapecoense	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Thiago Neves   21' De Arrascaeta   29' Dedé   43'	Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 12,666 Referee: Raphael Claus

Cruzeiro v Ceará

24 October 28	Cruzeiro	0–2	Ceará	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3		Report	Arthur   17', 80'	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]

Cruzeiro v Paraná

27 October 31	Cruzeiro	3–1	Paraná	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	De Arrascaeta   9' Fred   15' Rafael Sóbis   47' (pen.)	Report	Egídio   20' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 18,755 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

América Mineiro v Cruzeiro

4 November 32	América Mineiro	1–2	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3	Rafael Moura   70' (pen.)	Report	De Arrascaeta   17' Thiago Neves   49' (pen.)	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 9,423 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

Athletico Paranaense v Cruzeiro

10 November 33	Athletico Paranaense	2–0	Cruzeiro	Curitiba
19:00 UTC−3	Marcelo Cirino   9' Raphael Veiga   21'	Report		Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 7,720 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Cruzeiro v Corinthians

14 November 34	Cruzeiro	1–0	Corinthians	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	David   13'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 15,520 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima

São Paulo v Cruzeiro

18 November 35	São Paulo	1–0	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Diego Souza   30'	Report		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 14,058 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

Cruzeiro v Vitória

21 November 36	Cruzeiro	3–0	Vitória	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Aderllan   43' (o.g.) Fred   54' (pen.), 71'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 4,036 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

Cruzeiro v Flamengo

25 November 37	Cruzeiro	0–2	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3		Report	Éverton Ribeiro   8', 53'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 27,616 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima

Bahia v Cruzeiro

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

Main article: 2018 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

Athletico Paranaense v Cruzeiro

16 May First leg	Athletico Paranaense	1–2	Cruzeiro	Curitiba
21:45 UTC−3	Carleto   41'	Report	Henrique   79' Raniel   90+2'	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 10,327 Referee: Péricles Bassols

Cruzeiro v Athletico Paranaense

16 July Second leg	Cruzeiro	1–1 (3–2 agg.)	Athletico Paranaense	Belo Horizonte
20:00 UTC−3	De Arrascaeta   86'	Report	Bergson   90+1'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 44,443 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Quarter-finals

Santos v Cruzeiro

1 August First leg	Santos	0–1	Cruzeiro	Santos
19:30 UTC−3		Report	Raniel   81'	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,134 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Cruzeiro v Santos

15 August Second leg	Cruzeiro	1–2 (2–2 agg.) (3–0 p)	Santos	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3	Thiago Neves   12'	Report	Gabriel   42' Bruno Henrique   83'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 49,513 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques
	Penalties
	Lucas Silva   Raniel   David		Bruno Henrique   Rodrygo   Jean Mota

Semi-finals

Palmeiras v Cruzeiro

12 September First leg	Palmeiras	0–1	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
21:45 UTC−3		Report	Barcos   5'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 32,960 Referee: Wagner Reway

Cruzeiro v Palmeiras

26 September Second leg	Cruzeiro	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Barcos   26'	Report	Felipe Melo   49'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 44,681 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Final

Cruzeiro v Corinthians

10 October First leg	Cruzeiro	1–0	Corinthians	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Thiago Neves   45'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 53,368 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Corinthians v Cruzeiro

17 October Second leg	Corinthians	1–2 (1–3 agg.)	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
19:30 UTC−3	Jádson   54' (pen.)	Report	Robinho   27' De Arrascaeta   81'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 45,978 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2018 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

Main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage § Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CRU	RAC	VAS	UCH
1	Cruzeiro	6	3	2	1	15	5	+10	11	Round of 16		—	2–1	0–0	7–0
2	Racing	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11			4–2	—	4–0	1–0
3	Vasco da Gama	6	1	2	3	3	10	−7	5	Copa Sudamericana		0–4	1–1	—	0–1
4	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

Racing   v   Cruzeiro

27 February 1	Racing	4–2	Cruzeiro	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:30 UTC−4	Lautaro Martínez   14', 45', 63' Solari   77'	Report	De Arrascaeta   30' Robinho   70'	Stadium: El Cilindro Attendance: 35,920 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Cruzeiro   v   Vasco da Gama

4 April 2	Cruzeiro	0–0	Vasco da Gama	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 38,019 Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Universidad de Chile   v   Cruzeiro

19 April 3	Universidad de Chile	0–0	Cruzeiro	Santiago, Chile
21:30 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 45,084 Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)

Cruzeiro   v   Universidad de Chile

26 April 4	Cruzeiro	7–0	Universidad de Chile	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:15 UTC−4	Thiago Neves   10', 75' Rafinha   18' Sassá   44' (pen.), 62' De Arrascaeta   54' Rafael Sóbis   81'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 34,147 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)

Vasco da Gama   v   Cruzeiro

2 May 5	Vasco da Gama	0–4	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3		Report	Léo   10' Thiago Neves   25' Sassá   33', 55'	Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 12,973 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Cruzeiro   v   Racing

22 May 6	Cruzeiro	2–1	Racing	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Thiago Neves   3' Lucas Silva   11'	Report	Centurión   28'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 43,276 Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

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

Round of 16

Flamengo   v   Cruzeiro

8 August First leg	Flamengo	0–2	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:45 UTC−4		Report	De Arrascaeta   10' Thiago Neves   78'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 45,967 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Cruzeiro   v   Flamengo

29 August Second leg	Cruzeiro	0–1 (2–1 agg.)	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3		Report	Léo Duarte   70'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 52,706 Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Quarter-finals

Boca Juniors   v   Cruzeiro

19 September First leg	Boca Juniors	2–0	Cruzeiro	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:45 UTC−4	Zárate   36' Pablo Pérez   82'	Report		Stadium: La Bombonera Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)

Cruzeiro   v   Boca Juniors

4 October Second leg	Cruzeiro	1–1 (1–3 agg.)	Boca Juniors	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Sassá   58'	Report	Pavón   90+4'	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.

External links

• Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
• Cruzeiro official website (in Portuguese)