2017 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

Cruzeiro 2017 football season

Cruzeiro

2017 season

President

Gilvan Tavares

Manager

Mano Menezes

Stadium

Mineirão

Série A

5th

Campeonato Mineiro

Runners-up

Copa do Brasil

Winners

Primeira Liga

Semi-finals

Copa Sudamericana

First stage

Top goalscorer

League:
Thiago Neves (11)
All:
Thiago Neves (17)

Highest home attendance

61,146 vs Flamengo
(27 September, Copa do Brasil)

Lowest home attendance

7,057 vs Chapecoense
(9 February, Primeira Liga)

Average home league attendance

17,452

Biggest win

6–0 vs São Francisco-PA
(22 February, Copa do Brasil)

Biggest defeat

1–3 vs Atlético Mineiro
(2 July, Série A)
1–3 vs Atlético Mineiro
(22 October, Série A)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2016

2018 →

The 2017 season was the 96th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence. Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the club also competed in the Campeonato Mineiro, the Primeira Liga, the Copa do Brasil and the Copa Sudamericana.

This season is marked by Cruzeiro's 5th Copa do Brasil title, won on penalties over Flamengo on 27 September at Mineirão, which ended a 14-year drought of national cups by the club.^[1]^[2]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Campeonato Mineiro	29 January	7 May	Matchday 1	Runners-up	15	9	5	1	24	11	+13	060.00
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	14 May	3 December	Round 1	5th	38	15	12	11	47	39	+8	039.47
Primeira Liga	1 February	3 September	Group stage	Semi-finals	5	3	2	0	7	2	+5	060.00
Copa do Brasil	15 February	27 September	First round	Winners	14	7	5	2	23	9	+14	050.00
Copa Sudamericana	4 April	10 May	First stage	First stage	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Total					74	35	24	15	104	64	+40	047.30

Source: Competitions

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	0	2	26	9	+17	27	Knockout stage
2	Cruzeiro	11	8	3	0	20	8	+12	27
3	América Mineiro	11	5	4	2	15	9	+6	19
4	URT	11	5	4	2	14	11	+3	19
5	Caldense	11	5	2	4	13	14	−1	17

Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2017. 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.

Villa Nova v Cruzeiro

29 January 1	Villa Nova	1–2	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3	Ronieli Gomes dos Santos 74'	Report	Ariel Cabral 44' Robinho 70'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 9,894 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

Cruzeiro v Tricordiano

5 February 2	Cruzeiro	2–1	Tricordiano	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3	Ábila 19', 86'	Report	Carrara 71'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 7,135 Referee: Antônio Márcio Teixeira da Silva

Tupi v Cruzeiro

11 February 3	Tupi	0–4	Cruzeiro	Juiz de Fora
16:30 UTC−3		Report	Rafael Sóbis 19', 90+1' Léo 26' Robinho 45+2'	Stadium: Mário Heleno Attendance: 6,037 Referee: Renato Cardoso da Conceição

URT v Cruzeiro

18 February 4	URT	1–1	Cruzeiro	Patos de Minas
16:30 UTC−3	Gabriel Ceará 68'	Report	Ábila 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Zama Maciel Attendance: 3,022 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira

Cruzeiro v Caldense

2 March 5	Cruzeiro	2–1	Caldense	Belo Horizonte
20:30 UTC−3	Henrique 31', 38'	Report	Wellington Rato 90+2'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 11,311 Referee: Jeferson Antonio da Costa

América TO v Cruzeiro

5 March 6	América TO	0–1	Cruzeiro	Teófilo Otoni
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Alisson 30'	Stadium: Nassri Mattar Attendance: 3,970 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

América Mineiro v Cruzeiro

12 March 7	América Mineiro	0–1	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Rafael Sóbis 16' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Independência Attendance: 13,834 Referee: Cleisson Veloso Pereira

Cruzeiro v Tombense

19 March 8	Cruzeiro	1–1	Tombense	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	De Arrascaeta 30'	Report	Alex Gonçalves 46'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 10,971 Referee: Murilo Francisco Misson Júnior

Uberlândia v Cruzeiro

27 March 9	Uberlândia	2–2	Cruzeiro	Uberlândia
20:00 UTC−3	Schumacher 7' Caio Dantas 90+2'	Report	Rafael Sóbis 45+1' (pen.) Ábila 53'	Stadium: Parque do Sabiá Attendance: 14,008 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

1 April 10	Cruzeiro	2–1	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 1' De Arrascaeta 59'	Report	Elias 87'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 40,397 Referee: Igor Júnio Benevenuto

Cruzeiro v Democrata GV

9 April 11	Cruzeiro	2–0	Democrata GV	Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3	Dedé 18' Ábila 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 16,864 Referee: Antonio Márcio Teixeira da Silva

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

América Mineiro v Cruzeiro

16 April First leg	América Mineiro	1–1	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Messias 61'	Report	Thiago Neves 67'	Stadium: Estádio Independência Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Igor Júnio Benevenuto

Cruzeiro v América Mineiro

23 April Second leg	Cruzeiro	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	América Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
18:00 UTC−3	De Arrascaeta 21', 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 21,569 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira

Final

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

30 April First leg	Cruzeiro	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 40,675 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

7 May Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	2–1 (2–1 agg.)	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Robinho 12' Elias 69'	Report	Ábila 52'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 22,411 Referee: Igor Júnio Benevenuto

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Santos	38	17	12	9	42	32	+10	63	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
4	Grêmio	38	18	8	12	55	36	+19	62
5	Cruzeiro	38	15	12	11	47	39	+8	57
6	Flamengo	38	15	11	12	49	38	+11	56
7	Vasco da Gama	38	15	11	12	40	47	−7	56	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage

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.

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2017. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Cruzeiro v São Paulo

14 May 1	Cruzeiro	1–0	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Ábila 47'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 11,416 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Sport v Cruzeiro

21 May 2	Sport	1–1	Cruzeiro	Recife
19:00 UTC−3	Diego Souza 33' (pen.)	Report	Alisson 19'	Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 4,459 Referee: João Batista de Arruda

Santos v Cruzeiro

28 May 3	Santos	0–1	Cruzeiro	Santos
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Thiago Neves 82'	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão

Cruzeiro v Chapecoense

4 June 4	Cruzeiro	0–2	Chapecoense	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3		Report	Wellington Paulista 27' Douglas Grolli 47'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 16,591 Referee: Cláudio Francisco Lima e Silva

Bahia v Cruzeiro

8 June 5	Bahia	1–0	Cruzeiro	Salvador
21:00 UTC−3	Edigar Junio 18'	Report		Stadium: Fonte Nova Attendance: 18,917 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Cruzeiro v Atlético Goianiense

11 June 6	Cruzeiro	2–0	Atlético Goianiense	Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC−3	Ábila 61', 79' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 9,902 Referee: João Batista de Arruda

Corinthians v Cruzeiro

14 June 7	Corinthians	1–0	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
21:45 UTC−3	Balbuena 42'	Report		Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 30,465 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Cruzeiro v Grêmio

19 June 8	Cruzeiro	3–3	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
20:00 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 45' Rafael Sóbis 48' Robinho 62'	Report	Everton 16' Michel 41' Ramiro 60'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 20,384 Referee: Raphael Claus

Ponte Preta v Cruzeiro

22 June 9	Ponte Preta	1–0	Cruzeiro	Campinas
19:30 UTC−3	Lucca	Report		Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 4,707 Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha

Cruzeiro v Coritiba

25 June 10	Cruzeiro	2–0	Coritiba	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 38' Rafael Sóbis 64'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 14,190 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

2 July 11	Atlético Mineiro	3–1	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Cazares 45+2' Fred 45+5', 79'	Report	Thiago Neves 6'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 17,251 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Cruzeiro v Palmeiras

9 July 12	Cruzeiro	3–1	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 32' Hudson 42' Élber 90+2'	Report	Willian 62'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 19,090 Referee: Péricles Bassols

Athletico Paranaense v Cruzeiro

12 July 13	Athletico Paranaense	0–2	Cruzeiro	Curitiba
21:45 UTC−3		Report	Lucas Romero 27' Rafael Marques 85'	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 13,897 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Cruzeiro v Flamengo

16 July 14	Cruzeiro	1–1	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Sassá 59'	Report	Éverton 53'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 43,480 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Fluminense v Cruzeiro

20 July 15	Fluminense	1–1	Cruzeiro	Mesquita
19:30 UTC−3	Richarlison 41' (pen.)	Report	Sassá 35'	Stadium: Giulite Coutinho Attendance: 5,753 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Avaí v Cruzeiro

23 July 16	Avaí	1–0	Cruzeiro	Florianópolis
16:00 UTC−3	Junior Dutra 21'	Report		Stadium: Ressacada Attendance: 6,590 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Cruzeiro v Vitória

30 July 17	Cruzeiro	0–0	Vitória	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 12,471 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva

Vasco da Gama v Cruzeiro

3 August 18	Vasco da Gama	0–3	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
20:00 UTC−3		Report	Thiago Neves 2' Sassá 16' (pen.) Robinho 88'	Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 5,780 Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo

Cruzeiro v Botafogo

6 August 19	Cruzeiro	0–0	Botafogo	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 22,691 Referee: Cláudio Francisco Lima e Silva

São Paulo v Cruzeiro

13 August 20	São Paulo	3–2	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
11:00 UTC−3	Hernanes 45+1', 82' (pen.) Arboleda 71'	Report	Sassá 51', 57'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 56,052 Referee: Rafael Traci

Cruzeiro v Sport

20 August 21	Cruzeiro	2–0	Sport	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Sassá 34' Raniel 81'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 10,393 Referee: Caio Max Vieira

Cruzeiro v Santos

27 August 22	Cruzeiro	1–1	Santos	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Rafinha 55'	Report	Bruno Henrique 21'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 12,055 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Chapecoense v Cruzeiro

10 September 23	Chapecoense	1–2	Cruzeiro	Chapecó
19:00 UTC−3	Túlio de Melo 83'	Report	Rafinha 45' Raniel 63'	Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 9,676 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

Cruzeiro v Bahia

17 September 24	Cruzeiro	1–0	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Léo 62'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 14,384 Referee: Wagner Reway

Atlético Goianiense v Cruzeiro

24 September 25	Atlético Goianiense	1–2	Cruzeiro	Goiânia
16:00 UTC−3	Luiz Fernando 47'	Report	De Arrascaeta 4' Rafael Sóbis 22'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Attendance: 6,447 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

Cruzeiro v Corinthians

1 October 26	Cruzeiro	1–1	Corinthians	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Rafinha 20'	Report	Clayson 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 29,556 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Cruzeiro v Ponte Preta

7 October 28	Cruzeiro	2–1	Ponte Preta	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 73' Manoel 75'	Report	Danilo Barcelos 12' (pen.)	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 15,397 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior
Note: The match was rescheduled due to a concert that took place in Mineirão in 17 October.^[3]

Grêmio v Cruzeiro

11 October 27	Grêmio	0–1	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
21:45 UTC−3		Report	Rafael Sóbis 68'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 7,851 Referee: Rodrigo Batista Raposo

Coritiba v Cruzeiro

18 October 29	Coritiba	1–0	Cruzeiro	Curitiba
19:30 UTC−3	Diogo Barbosa 33' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Couto Pereira Attendance: 6,470 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

22 October 30	Cruzeiro	1–3	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 30'	Report	Otero 60' Robinho 66', 80'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 35,921 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Palmeiras v Cruzeiro

30 October 31	Palmeiras	2–2	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
20:00 UTC−3	Borja 34', 85'	Report	Juninho 5' (o.g.) Robinho 64'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 37,961 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

Cruzeiro v Athletico Paranaense

5 November 32	Cruzeiro	1–0	Athletico Paranaense	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3	De Arrascaeta 40'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 10,840 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

Flamengo v Cruzeiro

8 November 33	Flamengo	2–0	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
21:45 UTC−3	Éverton 36' Vinícius Júnior 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Luso Brasileiro Attendance: 7,720 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

Cruzeiro v Fluminense

12 November 34	Cruzeiro	3–1	Fluminense	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Lucas Romero 16' Diogo Barbosa 58' Thiago Neves 72'	Report	Pedro 7'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 8,644 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro

Cruzeiro v Avaí

15 November 35	Cruzeiro	2–2	Avaí	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 58' Judivan 78' (pen.)	Report	Junior Dutra 22' (pen.), 90+2'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 9,259 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Vitória v Cruzeiro

19 November 36	Vitória	1–1	Cruzeiro	Salvador
17:00 UTC−3	David 20' (pen.)	Report	Alisson 76'	Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 13,095 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Cruzeiro v Vasco da Gama

26 November 37	Cruzeiro	0–1	Vasco da Gama	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3		Report	Paulão 20'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 14,930 Referee: Raphael Claus

Botafogo v Cruzeiro

3 December 38	Botafogo	2–2	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
17:00 UTC−3	Brenner 25' Ezequiel 69'	Report	Thiago Neves 37' De Arrascaeta 50'	Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 20,636 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

Primeira Liga

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cruzeiro	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7	Qualifies to the Final stage
2	Atlético Mineiro	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4	Qualifies to the Final stage
3	Chapecoense	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
4	Joinville	3	0	2	1	0	2	−2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

1 February 1	Cruzeiro	1–0	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3	De Arrascaeta 27'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 41,530 Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza

Cruzeiro v Chapecoense

9 February 2	Cruzeiro	2–0	Chapecoense	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Ábila 37', 53'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 7,057 Referee: Daniel Bins

Joinville v Cruzeiro

21 March 3	Joinville	0–0	Cruzeiro	Joinville
19:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena Joinville Attendance: 1,899 Referee: Adriano Milcviski

Knockout phase

Cruzeiro v Grêmio

30 August Quarter-final	Cruzeiro	2–0	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Raniel 89' De Arrascaeta 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 7,545 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

Londrina v Cruzeiro

3 September Semi-final	Londrina	2–2 (3–1 p)	Cruzeiro	Londrina
11:00 UTC−3	Safira 35' Germano 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Lucas Silva 20' Sassá 53'	Stadium: Estádio do Café Attendance: 15,420 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden
	Penalties
	Germano Marcinho Ayrton Lucas Artur Dirceu		Lucas Silva Bryan Arthur Alex

Copa do Brasil

The drawn for the first round was held on 15 December 2016.^[4]

First round

Volta Redonda v Cruzeiro

15 February	Volta Redonda	1–2	Cruzeiro	Volta Redonda
21:45 UTC−3	Higor Leite 67'	Report	Alisson 14' Robinho 60'	Stadium: Raulino de Oliveira Attendance: 2,819 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

Second round

Cruzeiro v São Francisco-PA

22 February	Cruzeiro	6–0	São Francisco-PA	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Rafael Sóbis 4', 21', 25', 36' Robinho 17' De Arrascaeta 76'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 11,931 Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino

Third round

Murici v Cruzeiro

8 March First leg	Murici	0–2	Cruzeiro	Murici
21:45 UTC−3		Report	Manoel 72' Ábila 88'	Stadium: José Gomes da Costa Attendance: 2,893 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima

Cruzeiro v Murici

15 March Second leg	Cruzeiro	3–0 (5–0 agg.)	Murici	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Cláudio 32' (o.g.) Rafael Sóbis 37' (pen.) Deysinho 83' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 9,106 Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio

Fourth round

São Paulo v Cruzeiro

13 April First leg	São Paulo	0–2	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Lucas Pratto 61' (o.g.) Hudson 70'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 43,662 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Cruzeiro v São Paulo

19 April Second leg	Cruzeiro	1–2 (3–2 agg.)	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3	Thiago Neves 60'	Report	Lucas Pratto 14' Gilberto 78'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 36,193 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Round of 16

Cruzeiro v Chapecoense

3 May First leg	Cruzeiro	1–0	Chapecoense	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Raniel 2'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 11,716 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Chapecoense v Cruzeiro

1 June Second leg	Chapecoense	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Cruzeiro	Chapecó
21:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 6,387 Referee: Péricles Bassols

Quarter-finals

Palmeiras v Cruzeiro

28 June First leg	Palmeiras	3–3	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
21:45 UTC−3	Dudu 52', 62' Willian 65'	Report	Thiago Neves 6' Robinho 19' Alisson 30'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 32,067 Referee: Jailson Macêdo Freitas

Cruzeiro v Palmeiras

26 July Second leg	Cruzeiro	1–1 (4a–4 agg.)	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Diogo Barbosa 85'	Report	Keno 71'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 44,842 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Semi-finals

Grêmio v Cruzeiro

16 August First leg	Grêmio	1–0	Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre
21:45 UTC−3	Lucas Barrios 44'	Report		Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 41,711 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

Cruzeiro v Grêmio

23 August Second leg	Cruzeiro	1–0 (1–1 agg.) (3–2 p)	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Hudson 51'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 55,227 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
	Penalties
	Rafael Sóbis Robinho Murilo Raniel Thiago Neves		Fernandinho Edílson Everton Arthur Luan

Final

Flamengo v Cruzeiro

7 September First leg	Flamengo	1–1	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
21:45 UTC−3	Lucas Paquetá 75'	Report	De Arrascaeta 83'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 66,165 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

Cruzeiro v Flamengo

27 September Second leg	Cruzeiro	0–0 (1–1 agg.) (5–3 p)	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 61,146 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira
	Penalties
	Henrique Léo Hudson Diogo Barbosa Thiago Neves		Guerrero Juan Diego Trauco

Copa Sudamericana

The drawn for the first stage was held on 31 January 2017.^[5]

First stage

Cruzeiro

Nacional

4 April First leg	Cruzeiro	2–1	Nacional	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:45 UTC−4	Thiago Neves 26' Ábila 67'	Report	Jonathan Santana 5'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 16,784 Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Nacional

Cruzeiro

10 May Second leg	Nacional	2–1 (3–3 agg.) (3–2 p)	Cruzeiro	Asunción, Paraguay
19:15 UTC−3	Villagra 16' Adam Bareiro 62'	Report	Thiago Neves 12'	Stadium: Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gustavo Murillo (Colombia)
	Penalties
	Salgueiro Rojas Miranda Rodríguez Dávalos		Alisson Henrique Hudson Fabrício De Arrascaeta

References

^ "Nos pênaltis, Cruzeiro vence o Fla e fatura título". CBF. 27 September 2017.
^ "Cruzeiro conta com "copeiros" para quebrar jejum de títulos em Copas". Globo Esporte. 4 April 2017.
^ "Cruzeiro pega a Ponte hoje em jogo antecipado por conta de Paul McCartney". Campo Grande News (in Portuguese). 7 October 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Copa do Brasil 2020: sorteio define confrontos da Primeira Fase". CBF (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Calendário da CONMEBOL SUL-AMERICANA 2017". CONMEBOL (in Portuguese). CONMEBOL. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

External links

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro official website (in Portuguese)

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