2021 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

{{Infobox football club season

| club = Cruzeiro

| season = 2021

| manager = Felipe Conceição
(until 9 June)

Mozart Santos
(10 June to 30 July)

Vanderlei Luxemburgo
(since 3 August)

| chairman = Sérgio Santos Rodrigues

| chrtitle = President

| stadium = Mineirão

| cup1 = Campeonato Mineiro

| cup1 result = Semi-finals

| league = Série B

| league result = 14th

| cup2 = Copa do Brasil

| cup2 result = Third stage

| league topscorer =
Marcelo Moreno (5)

| season topscorer =
Matheus Barbosa (7)

| largest win = 4–0 vs Patrocinense
(25 April, Campeonato Mineiro)

| largest loss = 0–3 vs Avaí
(17 July, Série B)

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The 2021 season was the 100th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence.

Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the club also competed in the Campeonato Mineiro and in the Copa do Brasil.

Players

= Squad information =

Last updated on 9 October.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; text-align:center;"| Squad No.

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; text-align:center;"| Name

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; text-align:center;"| Nationality

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; text-align:center;"| Position(s)

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; text-align:center;"| Date of birth (Age)

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; text-align:center;"| Apps

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; text-align:center;"| Goals

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; text-align:center;"| Signed From

colspan="9" style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers

1

| Fábio (captain)

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| GK

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|9|30}}

|966

|0

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Vasco da Gama

12

| Lucas França

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| GK

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|1|23}}

|8

|0

|Youth system

40

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| GK

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|1|4}}

|0

|0

|Youth system

colspan="9" style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; text-align:center" |Defenders

2

| {{flagicon|Paraguay}}

| RB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|9|18}}

|60

|2

|{{fbicon|PAR}} Cerro Porteño

4

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| CB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|5|3}}

|70

|5

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Vitória

6

| Matheus Pereira

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| LB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|12|21}}

|58

|1

|Youth system

14

| Eduardo Brock

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| CB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|5|6}}

|22

|0

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Ceará

23

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| CB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|12|30}}

|6

|0

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Capivariano (loan)

25

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| CB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|6|3}}

|7

|1

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Ituano (loan)

32

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| RB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|7|19}}

|12

|0

|{{fbicon|BRA}} CSA

33

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| CB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|2|14}}

|6

|0

|Youth system

34

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| CB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|2|17}}

|13

|0

|Youth system

36

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| LB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|7|1}}

|9

|0

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Boavista

42

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| RB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|7|31}}

|1

|0

|Youth system

44

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| CB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|8|11}}

|5

|0

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Coritiba

46

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| CB

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|3|8}}

|3

|0

|Youth system

colspan="9" style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; text-align:center" |Midfielders

5

| Matheus Neris

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|2|12}}

|12

|0

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Palmeiras

8

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|5|16}}

|524

|27

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Santos

11

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|7|28}}

|28

|2

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Sampaio Corrêa

15

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|11|4}}

|60

|0

|Youth system

20

| Marco Antônio

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|7|15}}

|13

|0

|Youth system

26

| {{flagicon|ARG}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|9|11}}

|195

|4

|{{fbicon|ARG}} Vélez Sarsfield

27

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|5|22}}

|55

|0

|{{fbicon|ITA}} Genoa

28

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|4|4}}

|32

|2

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Coritiba

30

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|6|15}}

|19

|0

|{{fbicon|BRA}} América Mineiro (loan)

35

| Lucas Ventura

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|5|19}}

|18

|0

|Youth system

49

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|11|18}}

|36

|2

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Ferroviária

colspan="9" style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; text-align:center" |Forwards

9

| Marcelo Moreno

| {{flagicon|Bolivia}}

| ST

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|6|18}}

|143

|54

|{{fbicon|CHN}} Shijiazhuang Ever Bright

10

| Rafael Sóbis

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|6|17}}

|169

|34

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Ceará

16

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|3|31}}

|39

|4

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Internacional

17

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| ST

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|10|11}}

|1

|0

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Tombense (loan)

18

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| ST

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|6|26}}

|47

|6

|Youth system

21

| Wellington Nem

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|2|6}}

|16

|0

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Fortaleza

22

| Felipe Augusto

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|3|6}}

|36

|5

|{{fbicon|BRA}} América Mineiro

29

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|1|19}}

|3

|1

|Youth system

31

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|5|20}}

|7

|0

|{{fbicon|BRA}} Primavera (loan)

59

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| ST

| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|7|8}}

|1

|0

|Youth system

Transfers and loans

Last updated on 24 June.

= Transfers in =

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Entry date

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Position

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |No.

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Player

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |From club

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Fee

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Ref.

12 February

| style="text-align:center;"| MF

| style="text-align:center;"| 95

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcinho

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sampaio Corrêa

|Free

|{{cite web |title=Meia Marcinho é oficializado pelo Cruzeiro e assina contrato até meados de 2022 |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/meia-marcinho-desembarca-em-belo-horizonte-para-assinar-com-o-cruzeiro-ate-meados-de-2022.ghtml |website=GE |date=12 February 2021}}

12 February

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 28

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alan Ruschel

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Chapecoense

|Free

|{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro oficializa a contratação do lateral Alan Ruschel por duas temporadas |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/cruzeiro-oficializa-a-contratacao-do-lateral-alan-ruschel-por-duas-temporadas.ghtml |website=GE |date=12 February 2021}}

13 February

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:center;"| 22

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Augusto

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} América Mineiro

| Free

|{{cite news |title=Cruzeiro contrata atacante Felipe Augusto, ex-América |url=https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/cruzeiro/2021/02/13/noticia_cruzeiro,3898704/cruzeiro-contrata-atacante-felipe-augusto-ex-america.shtml |website=Superesportes |date=13 February 2021}}

13 February

| style="text-align:center;"| MF

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Matheus Neris

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras

| Free

|{{cite news |title=Cruzeiro anuncia a contratação do volante Matheus Neris até dezembro de 2022 |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/cruzeiro-anuncia-a-contratacao-do-volante-matheus-neris-ate-dezembro-de-2022.ghtml |website=GE |date=13 February 2021}}

17 February

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:center;"| 16

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno José

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Internacional

| Free

|{{cite news |title=Cruzeiro confirma contratação de Bruno José, ex-Inter, por quatro anos |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2021/02/17/cruzeiro-confirma-contratacao-de-bruno-jose-ex-inter-por-quatro-anos.htm |website=Uol |date=17 February 2021}}

25 February

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 14

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Eduardo Brock

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ceará

| Free

|{{cite news |title=Cruzeiro anuncia contratação do zagueiro Eduardo Brock, sétimo reforço para a temporada |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/cruzeiro-anuncia-contratacao-do-zagueiro-eduardo-brock-setimo-reforco-para-a-temporada.ghtml |website=GE |date=25 February 2021}}

26 March

| style="text-align:center;"| MF

| style="text-align:center;"| 27

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rômulo

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Genoa

| Free

|{{cite news |title=Cruzeiro anuncia Rômulo, volante ítalo-brasileiro com passagens por Juventus e Lazio |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/cruzeiro-anuncia-romulo-volante-italo-brasileiro-com-passagens-por-juventus-e-lazio.ghtml |website=GE |date=26 March 2021}}

22 June

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:center;"| 21

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Wellington Nem

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fortaleza

| Free

|{{cite news |title=Cruzeiro anuncia contratação de Wellington Nem até o fim de 2021 |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2021/06/22/cruzeiro-anuncia-contratacao-de-wellington-nem-ate-o-fim-de-2021.htm |website=Uol |date=22 June 2021}}

23 June

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 32

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Norberto

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} CSA

| Free

|{{cite news |title=Cruzeiro anuncia contratação do lateral-direito Norberto, ex-CSA e América |url=https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/cruzeiro/2021/06/23/noticia_cruzeiro,3921848/cruzeiro-anuncia-contratacao-do-lateral-direito-norberto-ex-csa-e-america.shtml |website=Superesportes|date=23 June 2021}}

25 June

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 36

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jean Victor

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Boavista

| Free

|{{cite news |title=Cruzeiro se acerta com o Boavista-RJ e anuncia o lateral Jean Victor |url=https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/cruzeiro/cruzeiro-se-acerta-com-o-boavista-rj-e-anuncia-o-lateral-jean-victor,36b41b78cf5bb34f81bcf1f85f194ba64npfaw1b.html |website=Terra |date=25 June 2021}}

25 June

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 44

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rhodolfo

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Coritiba

| Free

|{{cite news |title=Cruzeiro anuncia a contratação do zagueiro Rhodolfo, de 34 anos |url=https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/cruzeiro/2021/06/25/noticia_cruzeiro,3922248/cruzeiro-anuncia-a-contratacao-do-zagueiro-rhodolfo-de-34-anos.shtml |website=Superesportes|date=25 June 2021}}

{{notelist-ua}}

= Loans in =

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Start date

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |End date

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Position

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |No.

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Player

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |From club

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Fee

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Ref.

13 January

| 21 July

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 17

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Matheus Barbosa

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Avaí

|None

|{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro oficializa a contratação por empréstimo do volante Matheus Barbosa |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/cruzeiro-oficializa-a-contratacao-por-emprestimo-do-volante-matheus-barbosa.ghtml |website=GE |date=13 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Matheus Barbosa aciona cláusula, acerta com o Atlético-GO e deixa o Cruzeiro de graça |url=https://ge.globo.com/mg/futebol/noticia/matheus-barbosa-aciona-clausula-acerta-com-o-atletico-go-e-deixa-o-cruzeiro-de-graca.ghtml |website=GE |date=21 July 2021}}

3 May

| 4 August

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:center;"| 29

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Bissoli

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Athletico Paranaense

|None

|{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro anuncia a contratação de Bissoli por empréstimo até o fim da Série B |url=https://www.otempo.com.br/superfc/cruzeiro/cruzeiro-anuncia-a-contratacao-de-bissoli-por-emprestimo-ate-o-fim-da-serie-b-1.2480291 |website=O Tempo |date=3 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Guilherme Bissoli se reapresenta no Athletico e fica à disposição de António Oliveira |url=https://ge.globo.com/pr/blogs/blog-da-nadja/post/2021/08/04/guilherme-bissoli-reapresenta-athletico-pr-paranaense-fica-disposicao-antonio-oliveira.ghtml |website=GE |date=4 August 2021}}

19 May

| End of the season

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 23

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Joseph

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Capivariano

|None

|{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro anuncia contratação de Joseph até o fim da temporada |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/cruzeiro-anuncia-contratacao-de-joseph-ate-o-fim-da-temporada.ghtml |website=GE |date=19 May 2021}}

20 May

| End of the season

| style="text-align:center;"| MF

| style="text-align:center;"| 30

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Flávio

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} América Mineiro

|None

|{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro anuncia contratação do volante Flávio, do América |url=https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/cruzeiro/2021/05/20/noticia_cruzeiro,3916446/cruzeiro-anuncia-contratacao-do-volante-flavio-do-america.shtml |website=Superesportes |date=20 May 2021}}

26 May

| 16 July

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 31

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Klebinho

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Flamengo

|None

|{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro contrata o lateral-direito Klebinho, ex-Flamengo |url=https://www.lance.com.br/cruzeiro/contrata-lateral-direito-klebinho-flamengo.html |website=Lance! |date=26 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro acerta rescisão com Klebinho, e lateral encaminha transferência para o Equador |url=https://ge.globo.com/mg/futebol/noticia/cruzeiro-acerta-rescisao-com-klebinho-e-lateral-encaminha-transferencia-para-o-equador.ghtml |website=GE |date=17 July 2021}}

23 June

| End of the season

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:center;"| 17

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Keké

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tombense

|None

|{{cite web |title=CCruzeiro contrata 7 jogadores em uma semana para se antecipar a iminente punição da Fifa |url=https://www.itatiaia.com.br/noticia/cruzeiro-contrata-7-jogadores-em-uma-semana-para-se-antecipar-a-iminente-punicao-da-fifa |website=Itatiaia |date=29 June 2021}}

25 June

| 30 June 2022

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:center;"| 31

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Dudu

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Primavera

|None

|{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro acerta a contratação do atacante Eduardo por empréstimo de um ano |url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/cruzeiro-acerta-a-contratacao-do-atacante-eduardo-por-emprestimo-de-um-ano.ghtml |website=GE |date=25 June 2021}}

29 June

| End of the season

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 25

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Léo Santos

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ituano

|None

|{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro anuncia contratação, por empréstimo, de zagueiro Léo Santos |url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/cruzeiro-anuncia-contratacao-por-emprestimo-de-zagueiro-leo-santos.ghtml |website=GE |date=29 June 2021}}

{{notelist-ua}}

= Transfers out =

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Exit date

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Position

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |No.

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Player

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |To club

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Fee

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Ref.

14 February

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 14

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Cacá

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokushima Vortis

|{{ntsh|0.0}} R$ 10,7M

|{{Cite news |title=Tokushima, do Japão, anuncia contratação do zagueiro Cacá, revelado pelo Cruzeiro |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/tokushima-do-japao-anuncia-contratacao-do-zagueiro-caca-revelado-pelo-cruzeiro.ghtml |website=GE |date=14 February 2021}}

17 February

| style="text-align:center;"| MF

| style="text-align:center;"| 16

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jadsom

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Red Bull Bragantino

|{{ntsh|0.0}} R$ 5,4M

|{{Cite news |title=Bragantino anuncia Jadsom Silva e Cruzeiro embolsa pouco mais de R$ 3 milhões |url=https://www.otempo.com.br/superfc/cruzeiro/bragantino-anuncia-jadsom-silva-e-cruzeiro-embolsa-pouco-mais-de-r-3-milhoes-1.2448367 |website=O Tempo |date=17 February 2021}}

11 March

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 27

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|COL}} Orejuela

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} São Paulo

|{{ntsh|0.0}} R$ 13,5M

|{{Cite news |title=São Paulo anuncia contratação do lateral colombiano Orejuela |url=https://www.lance.com.br/sao-paulo/anuncia-contratacao-lateral-colombiano-orejuela.html |website=Lance! |date=11 March 2021}}

12 April

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 32

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Manoel

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fluminense

|{{ntsh|0.0}} Released

|{{Cite news |title=Cruzeiro publica rescisão contratual de Manoel no BID; zagueiro está a caminho do Fluminense |url=https://www.lance.com.br/fluminense/cruzeiro-publica-rescisao-contratual-manoel-bid-zagueiro-esta-caminho.html |website=Lance! |date=12 April 2021}}

20 May

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Léo

| style="text-align:left;"| None

|{{ntsh|0.0}} Released

|{{Cite news |title=Zagueiro Léo encerra passagem de mais de uma década pelo Cruzeiro e fica livre no mercado |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/zagueiro-leo-encerra-passagem-de-mais-de-uma-decada-pelo-cruzeiro-e-fica-livre-no-mercado.ghtml |website=GE |date=20 May 2021}}

1 July

| style="text-align:center;"| MF

| style="text-align:center;"| 88

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jadson

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Juventude

|{{ntsh|0.0}} Released

|{{Cite news |title=Cruzeiro acerta rescisão, e Jadson é anunciado pelo Juventude para a disputa da Série A |url=https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/noticia/cruzeiro-acerta-rescisao-e-jadson-e-anunciado-pelo-juventude-para-a-disputa-da-serie-a.ghtml |website=GE |date=1 July 2021}}

14 July

| style="text-align:center;"| GK

| style="text-align:center;"| 39

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Vitor Eudes

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|POR}} Marítimo

|{{ntsh|0.0}} Released

|{{Cite news |title=Reserva do Cruzeiro, goleiro Vitor Eudes rescinde e vai jogar em Portugal |url=https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/cruzeiro/2021/07/14/noticia_cruzeiro,3925381/reserva-do-cruzeiro-goleiro-vitor-eudes-rescinde-e-vai-jogar-em-portugal.shtml |website=Superesportes |date=14 July 2021}}

30 August

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:center;"| 21

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Welinton

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Novorizontino

|{{ntsh|0.0}} Released

|{{Cite news |title= Cruzeiro rescinde contrato com o atacante Welinton |url=https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/cruzeiro/2021/08/30/noticia_cruzeiro,3934688/cruzeiro-rescinde-contrato-com-o-atacante-welinton.shtml |website=Superesportes |date=30 August 2021}}

{{notelist-ua}}

= Loans out =

class="wikitable sortable"

style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Start date

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |End date

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Position

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |No.

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Player

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |To club

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Fee

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white;" |Ref.

29 January

| End of the season

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:center;"| 99

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sassá

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|POR}} Marítimo

|None

|{{cite web |title=Marítimo anuncia contratação de Sassá, atacante do Cruzeiro, por empréstimo |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/maritimo-anuncia-contratacao-de-sassa-atacante-do-cruzeiro-por-emprestimo.ghtml |website=GE |date=29 January 2021}}

13 March

| 11 June

| style="text-align:center;"| MF

| style="text-align:center;"| 94

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Giovanni

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Avaí

|None

|{{cite web |title=Avaí anuncia o meia Giovanni por empréstimo do Cruzeiro |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/sc/futebol/times/avai/noticia/avai-anuncia-a-contratacao-do-meia-giovanni-ex-cruzeiro.ghtm |website=GE |date=13 March 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |title=Avaí oficializa devolução do meia Giovanni ao Cruzeiro |url=https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/cruzeiro/2021/06/11/noticia_cruzeiro,3919839/avai-oficializa-devolucao-do-meia-giovanni-ao-cruzeiro.shtml|website=Superesportes |date=11 June 2021}}

13 April

| 31 April

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:center;"| 21

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Welinton

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Inter de Limeira

|None

|{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro empresta jovem Welinton à Inter de Limeira até o fim do Paulistão |url=https://www.otempo.com.br/superfc/cruzeiro/cruzeiro-empresta-jovem-welinton-a-inter-de-limeira-ate-o-fim-do-paulistao-1.2471911 |website=O Tempo |date=13 April 2021}}

20 May

| End of the season

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 28

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alan Ruschel

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} América Mineiro

|None

|{{cite web |title=América-MG anuncia contratação por empréstimo do lateral Alan Ruschel, que estava no Cruzeiro |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/mg/futebol/noticia/america-mg-anuncia-contratacao-por-emprestimo-do-lateral-alan-ruschel-que-estava-no-cruzeiro.ghtml |website=GE |date=20 May 2021}}

21 May

| End of the season

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:center;"| 23

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Arthur

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Brasil de Pelotas

|None

|{{cite web|date=21 May 2021|title=Cruzeiro empresta zagueiro Arthur e atacante Welinton para o Brasil de Pelotas|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/mg/futebol/noticia/cruzeiro-empresta-zagueiro-arthur-e-atacante-welinton-para-o-brasil-de-pelotas.ghtml|url-status=live|website=GE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522000941/https://globoesporte.globo.com/mg/futebol/noticia/cruzeiro-empresta-zagueiro-arthur-e-atacante-welinton-para-o-brasil-de-pelotas.ghtml |archive-date=2021-05-22 }}

21 May

| End of the season

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:center;"| 21

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Welinton

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Brasil de Pelotas

|None

|{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro empresta zagueiro Arthur e atacante Welinton para o Brasil de Pelotas |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/mg/futebol/noticia/cruzeiro-empresta-zagueiro-arthur-e-atacante-welinton-para-o-brasil-de-pelotas.ghtml |website=GE |date=21 May 2021}}

24 June

| 2 August

| style="text-align:center;"| GK

| style="text-align:center;"| 12

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas França

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Guarani

|None

|{{cite web |title=Guarani oficializa goleiro Lucas França, emprestado pelo Cruzeiro até o fim da Série B |url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/campinas-e-regiao/futebol/times/guarani/noticia/guarani-oficializa-goleiro-lucas-franca-emprestado-pelo-cruzeiro-ate-o-fim-da-serie-b.ghtml|website=GE |date=24 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=Goleiro Lucas França encerra passagem pelo Guarani sem estrear e volta ao Cruzeiro |url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/campinas-e-regiao/futebol/noticia/goleiro-lucas-franca-encerra-passagem-pelo-guarani-sem-estrear-e-volta-ao-cruzeiro.ghtml|website=GE |date=2 August 2021}}

30 June

| End of the season

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:center;"| 11

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} William Pottker

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Wasl

|None

|{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro: William Pottker é anunciado pelo Al-Wasl, dos Emirados Árabes |url=https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/cruzeiro/2021/06/30/noticia_cruzeiro,3923000/cruzeiro-william-pottker-e-anunciado-pelo-al-wasl-dos-emirados-arabes.shtml |website=Superesportes |date=30 June 2021}}

31 August

| 30 June 2022

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:center;"| 19

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Stênio

| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Torino

|R$ 600k

|{{cite web |title=Cruzeiro acerta empréstimo do atacante Stênio ao Torino, da Itália |url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/cruzeiro-acerta-emprestimo-do-atacante-stenio-ao-torino-da-italia.ghtml |website=GE |date=31 August 2021}}

{{notelist}}

Competitions

= Overview =

{{Fb overview2

|c=4

|c1=Campeonato Mineiro |fm1=27 February |lm1=9 May |sr1=Matchday 1 |fp1=Semi-finals |w1=6 |d1=2|l1=5 |f1=14 |a1=9

|c2=Copa do Brasil |fm2=11 March |lm2=9 June |sr2=First stage |fp2=Third stage |w2=2 |d2=1 |l2=1 |f2=3 |a2=2

|c3=Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |fm3=29 May |lm3=25 November |sr3=Matchday 1 |fp3=14th |w3=10 |d3=18 |l3=10 |f3=42

|a3=44

}}

= Campeonato Mineiro =

{{main|2021 Campeonato Mineiro}}

== First stage ==

{{:2021 Campeonato Mineiro|transcludesection=First stage|showteam=CRU}}

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|result=D

|date=27 February

|time={{UTZ|16:30|-3}}

|round=1

|team1=Uberlândia

|score= 1–1

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Reis {{goal|25}}

|goals2=

Cáceres {{goal|90+1}}

|stadium=Parque do Sabiá

|location=Uberlândia

|attendance=0

|referee=Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=3 March

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round=2

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 0–1

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=Caldense

|goals1=

|goals2=

Amarildo {{goal|9}}

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Ronei Cândido Alves

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=6 March

|time={{UTZ|21:00|-3}}

|round=3

|team1=URT

|score= 0–2

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

|goals2=

Manoel {{goal|54}}
Marcinho {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium=Arena do Jacaré

|location=Sete Lagoas

|attendance=0

|referee=Marco Aurélio Fazekas

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=14 March

|time={{UTZ|16:00|-3}}

|round=4

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 1–0

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=Athletic Club

|goals1=

Marcelo Moreno {{goal|60|pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=21 March

|time={{UTZ|16:00|-3}}

|round=5

|team1=América Mineiro

|score= 1–0

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Joseph {{goal|35}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Independência

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Emerson de Almeida Ferreira

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=1 April

|time={{UTZ|16:00|-3}}

|round=6

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 0–0

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=Tombense

|goals1=

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Felipe Fernandes de Lima

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=4 April

|time={{UTZ|11:00|-3}}

|round=7

|team1=Boa Esporte

|score= 0–1

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

|goals2=

Rafael Sóbis {{goal|20}}

|stadium=Melão

|location=Varginha

|attendance=0

|referee=Igor Júnio Benevenuto

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=7 April

|time={{UTZ|17:30|-3}}

|round=8

|team1=Coimbra

|score= 0–2

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

|goals2=

William Pottker {{goal|75}}
Felipe Augusto {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium=Independência

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=11 April

|time={{UTZ|16:00|-3}}

|round=9

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 1–0

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=Atlético Mineiro

|goals1=

Airton {{goal|61}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Paulo Cesar Zavonelli

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=18 April

|time={{UTZ|11:00|-3}}

|round=10

|team1=Pouso Alegre

|score= 1–0

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Paulo Henrique {{goal|45}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Manduzão

|location=Pouso Alegre

|attendance=0

|referee=Marco Aurélio Fazekas Ferreira

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=25 April

|time={{UTZ|16:00|-3}}

|round=11

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 4–0

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=Patrocinense

|goals1=

William Pottker {{goal|2||51}}
Matheus Barbosa {{goal|48}}
Jadson {{goal|90}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Igor Júnio Benevenuto

|id=}}

==Knockout stage==

===Semi-finals===

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=2 May

|time={{UTZ|16:00|-3}}

|round= First leg

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 1–2

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=América Mineiro

|goals1=

Rafael Sóbis {{goal|36}}

|goals2=

Alê {{goal|85}}
Ademir {{goal|90}}

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Marco Aurélio Fazekas Ferreira

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=9 May

|time={{UTZ|16:00|-3}}

|round= Second leg

|team1=América Mineiro

|score= 3–1

|aggregatescore= 5–2

|report=http://fmf.com.br/Competicoes/ProxJogos.aspx?d=1

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Rodolfo {{goal|45+2|pen.|71|pen.}}
Ramon {{goal|90+5}}

|goals2=

Matheus Barbosa {{goal|62}}

|stadium=Independência

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Felipe Fernandes de Lima

|id=}}

= Campeonato Brasileiro Série B =

{{main|2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B}}

==League table==

{{:2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|showteam=CRU}}

==Results by round==

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b

|header=Round

|label1= Ground

| res1= A / H / H / A / A / H / A / H / A / H / A / H / A / A / H / A / H / H / A / H / A / A / H / H / A / H / A / H / A / H / A / H / H / A / H / A / A / H

|label2= Result

| res2= L / L / D / W / L / W / L / D / D / D / D / L / L / D / D / W / D / D / W / W / D / D / W / D / D / L / D / W / W / D / L / L / D / W / W / L / D / D

|label3= Position

| res3= 18 / 20 / 19 / 14 / 18 / 11 / 13 / 14 / 13 / 14 / 14 / 16 / 17 / 19 / 18 / 15 / 15 / 16 / 14 / 14 / 14 / 15 / 13 / 13 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 12 / 12 / 11 / 12 / 14 / 14 / 12 / 11 / 11 / 13 / 14

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_4=4th| color_18-=red1|color_17-=red1

|update=complete

|source=Matches

|date=January 2021

}}

==Matches==

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=29 May

|time={{UTZ|16:30|-3}}

|round=1

|team1=Confiança

|score= 3–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/9?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Neto Berola {{goal|32|pen.}}
Cristiano {{goal|71}}
Daniel Penha {{goal|80}}

|goals2=

Guilherme Bissoli {{goal|55}}

|stadium=Batistão

|location=Aracaju

|attendance=0

|referee=André Rodrigo Rocha

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=6 June

|time={{UTZ|18:15|-3}}

|round=2

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 3–4

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/14?ref=botao

|team2=CRB

|goals1=

Airton {{goal|9}}
Ramon {{goal|59}}
Matheus Barbosa {{goal|85}}

|goals2=

Marthã {{goal|5}}
Diego Torres {{goal|32}}
Hyuri {{goal|52}}
Jean Patrick {{goal|88}}

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Douglas Marques das Flores

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=12 June

|time={{UTZ|21:00|-3}}

|round=3

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 1–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/24?ref=botao

|team2=Goiás

|goals1=

Marcinho {{goal|88}}

|goals2=

Joseph {{goal|11|o.g.}}

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Vinicius Furlan

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=16 June

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round=4

|team1=Ponte Preta

|score= 0–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/33?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

|goals2=

Bruno José {{goal|56}}

|stadium=Moisés Lucarelli

|location=Campinas

|attendance=0

|referee=Vinicius Gomes do Amaral

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=19 June

|time={{UTZ|19:00|-3}}

|round=5

|team1=Operário-PR

|score= 2–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/47?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Paulo Sérgio {{goal|31}}
Djalma Silva {{goal|82}}

|goals2=

Felipe Augusto {{goal|43}}

|stadium=Germano Krüger

|location=Ponta Grossa

|attendance=0

|referee=Paulo Henrique Vollkopf

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=24 June

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round=6

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 2–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/54?ref=botao

|team2=Vasco da Gama

|goals1=

Matheus Barbosa {{goal|15||28}}

|goals2=

Morato {{goal|9}}

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Vinicius Gonçalves Araújo

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=27 June

|time={{UTZ|20:30|-3}}

|round=7

|team1=CSA

|score= 2–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/66?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Iury {{goal|27||29}}

|goals2=

Felipe Augusto {{goal|6}}

|stadium=Rei Pelé

|location=Maceió

|attendance=0

|referee=Rodrigo Batista Raposo

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=30 June

|time={{UTZ|19:00|-3}}

|round=8

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 3–3

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/74?ref=botao

|team2=Guarani

|goals1=

Thales {{goal|19|o.g.}}
Léo Santos {{goal|22}}
Matheus Barbosa {{goal|45}}

|goals2=

Bruno Sávio {{goal|5||30}}
Régis {{goal|68}}

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Rafael Martins de Sá

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=3 July

|time={{UTZ|19:00|-3}}

|round=9

|team1=Brasil de Pelotas

|score= 0–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/85?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Estádio Bento Freitas

|location=Pelotas

|attendance=0

|referee=Rafael Salgueiro Lima

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=6 July

|time={{UTZ|19:00|-3}}

|round=10

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 0–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/94?ref=botao

|team2=Coritiba

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Dyorgines Padovani de Andrade

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=10 July

|time={{UTZ|16:30|-3}}

|round=11

|team1=Botafogo

|score= 3–3

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/101?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Chay {{goal|9|pen.}}, {{goal|61}}, {{goal|90+3|pen.}}

|goals2=

Gilvan {{goal|54|o.g.}}
Marcelo Moreno {{goal|66||69}}

|stadium=Nilton Santos

|location=Rio de Janeiro

|attendance=0

|referee=Rodolpho Toski Marques

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=17 July

|time={{UTZ|16:30|-3}}

|round=12

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 0–3

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/114?ref=botao

|team2=Avaí

|goals1=

|goals2=

Marcos Serrato {{goal|18}}
Renato {{goal|69||81}}

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Alisson Sidnei Furtado

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=20 July

|time={{UTZ|19:00|-3}}

|round=13

|team1=Remo

|score= 1–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/130?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Victor Andrade {{goal|22}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Baenão

|location=Belém

|attendance=0

|referee=Daniel Nobre Bins

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=24 July

|time={{UTZ|16:30|-3}}

|round=14

|team1=Vila Nova

|score= 0–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/132?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga

|location=Goiânia

|attendance=0

|referee=Alexandre Vargas de Jesus

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=30 July

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round=15

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 2–2

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/144?ref=botao

|team2=Londrina

|goals1=

Bruno José {{goal|14}}
Marcelo Moreno {{goal|75}}

|goals2=

Matheus Bianqui {{goal|24}}
Douglas Silva {{goal|44}}

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=André Luiz Castro

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=7 August

|time={{UTZ|11:00|-3}}

|round=16

|team1=Brusque

|score= 1–2

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/158?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Edu {{goal|60|pen.}}

|goals2=

Felipe Augusto {{goal|85}}
Giovanni {{goal|88}}

|stadium=Augusto Bauer

|location=Brusque

|attendance=0

|referee=Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=11 August

|time={{UTZ|19:00|-3}}

|round=17

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 2–2

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/164?ref=botao

|team2=Vitória

|goals1=

Rafael Sóbis {{goal|49}}
Giovanni {{goal|68}}

|goals2=

Samuel {{goal|23|pen.|80}}

|stadium=Independência

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Savio Pereira Sampaio

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=14 August

|time={{UTZ|16:30|-3}}

|round=18

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 1–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/174?ref=botao

|team2=Sampaio Corrêa

|goals1=

Marcelo Moreno {{goal|69}}

|goals2=

Watson {{goal|39}}

|stadium=Independência

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Caio Max Vieira

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=17 August

|time={{UTZ|19:00|-3}}

|round=19

|team1=Náutico

|score= 0–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/184?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

|goals2=

Thiago {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Aflitos

|location=Recife

|attendance=0

|referee=Marcelo de Lima Henrique

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=20 August

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round=20

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 1–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/194?ref=botao

|team2=Confiança

|goals1=

Marcelo Moreno {{goal|66|pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=4,730

|referee=Ramon Abatti Abel

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=29 August

|time={{UTZ|16:00|-3}}

|round=21

|team1=CRB

|score= 0–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/206?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Rei Pelé

|location=Maceió

|attendance=0

|referee=Bruno Arleu de Araújo

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=7 September

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round=22

|team1=Goiás

|score= 1–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/212?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Élvis {{goal|64}}

|goals2=

Thiago {{goal|63}}

|stadium=Serrinha

|location=Goiânia

|attendance=0

|referee=Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=11 September

|time={{UTZ|11:00|-3}}

|round=23

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 1–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/224?ref=botao

|team2=Ponte Preta

|goals1=

Bruno José {{goal|62}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Arena do Jacaré

|location=Sete Lagoas

|attendance=4,467

|referee=Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=16 September

|time={{UTZ|19:00|-3}}

|round=24

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 1–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/234?ref=botao

|team2=Operário-PR

|goals1=

Claudinho {{goal|16}}

|goals2=

Paulo Sérgio {{goal|38|pen}}

|stadium=Arena do Jacaré

|location=Sete Lagoas

|attendance=5,373

|referee=Rodrigo Dalonso Ferreira

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=19 September

|time={{UTZ|16:00|-3}}

|round=25

|team1=Vasco da Gama

|score= 1–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/241?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Nenê {{goal|44}}

|goals2=

Ramon {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium=São Januário

|location=Rio de Janeiro

|attendance=309

|referee=André Luiz Castro

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=26 September

|time={{UTZ|16:00|-3}}

|round=26

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 1–2

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/254?ref=botao

|team2=CSA

|goals1=

Claudinho {{goal|40}}

|goals2=

Yuri {{goal|49}}
Iury {{goal|63}}

|stadium=Independência

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=5,979

|referee=Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=29 September

|time={{UTZ|19:00|-3}}

|round=27

|team1=Guarani

|score= 1–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/263?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Mateus Ludke {{goal|49}}

|goals2=

Ramon {{goal|12}}

|stadium=Brinco de Ouro

|location=Campinas

|attendance=0

|referee=Rodolpho Toski Marques

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=3 October

|time={{UTZ|11:00|-3}}

|round=28

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 2–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/274?ref=botao

|team2=Brasil de Pelotas

|goals1=

Vitor Leque {{goal|40}}
Thiago {{goal|45}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Independência

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=1,953

|referee=Bruno Arleu de Araújo

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=8 October

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round=29

|team1=Coritiba

|score= 0–3

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/287?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

|goals2=

Giovanni {{goal|3}}
Adriano {{goal|7}}
Eduardo Brock {{goal|60}}

|stadium=Estádio Couto Pereira

|location=Curitiba

|attendance=

|referee=Marielson Alves Silva

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=12 October

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round=30

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 0–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/294?ref=botao

|team2=Botafogo

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Independência

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=

|referee=Denis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=22 October

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round=31

|team1=Avaí

|score= 1–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/308?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Lourenço {{goal|57}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Ressacada

|location=Florianópolis

|attendance=

|referee=Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=28 October

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round=32

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 1–3

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/314?ref=botao

|team2=Remo

|goals1=

Eduardo Brock {{goal|45+1}}

|goals2=

Anderson Uchôa {{goal|40}}
Jefferson {{goal|88}}
Ronald {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium=Independência

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=

|referee=Douglas Schwengber da Silva

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=1 November

|time={{UTZ|19:00|-3}}

|round=33

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 1–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/324?ref=botao

|team2=Vila Nova

|goals1=

Giovanni {{goal|38|pen.}}

|goals2=

Clayton {{goal|31|pen.}}

|stadium=Independência

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=

|referee=Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=5 November

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round=34

|team1=Londrina

|score= 0–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/335?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

|goals2=

Thiago {{goal|83}}

|stadium=Estádio do Café

|location=Londrina

|attendance=

|referee=Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=9 November

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round=35

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 2–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/344?ref=botao

|team2=Brusque

|goals1=

Vitor Leque {{goal|27}}
Giovanni {{goal|50}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=

|referee=Marcelo de Lima Henrique

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=14 November

|time={{UTZ|19:00|-3}}

|round=36

|team1=Vitória

|score= 3–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/359?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Thiago {{goal|4|o.g.}}
David {{goal|8||35}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Barradão

|location=Salvador

|attendance=

|referee=Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=18 November

|time={{UTZ|21:00|-3}}

|round=37

|team1=Sampaio Corrêa

|score= 1–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/370?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Maurício {{goal|8}}

|goals2=

Léo Santos {{goal|41}}

|stadium=Castelão

|location=São Luís

|attendance=

|referee=Salim Fende Chavez

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=25 November

|time={{UTZ|20:00|-3}}

|round=38

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 0–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/2021/374?ref=botao

|team2=Náutico

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=

|referee=Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

|id=}}

= Copa do Brasil =

{{main|2021 Copa do Brasil}}

The drawn for the first stage was held on 2 March.{{cite web |title=Sorteio define confrontos da Primeira Fase da Copa do Brasil 2021 |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/noticias/copa-brasil/sorteio-define-confrontos-da-primeira-fase-da-copa-do-brasil-2021 |website=CBF |publisher=Confederação Brasileira de Futebol |accessdate=4 March 2021 |language=Portuguese |date=2 March 2021}}

== First stage ==

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|result=D

|date=11 March

|time={{UTZ|19:15|-3}}

|round= Single match

|team1=São Raimundo-RR

|score= 1–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/copa-brasil-masculino/2021/12?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Fininho {{goal|8}}

|goals2=

Felipe Augusto {{goal|53}}

|stadium=Canarinho

|location=Boa Vista

|attendance=0

|referee=Thiago Luis Scarascati

|note= Cruzeiro advanced to the second stage for being the best CBF ranked team.

|id=}}

== Second stage ==

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|result=W

|date=14 April

|time={{UTZ|21:30|-3}}

|round= Single match

|team1=América-RN

|score= 0–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/copa-brasil-masculino/2021/57?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

|goals2=

Matheus Barbosa {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Arena das Dunas

|location=Natal

|attendance=0

|referee=Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes

|id=}}

== Third stage ==

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|result=W

|date=3 June

|time={{UTZ|16:30|-3}}

|round= First leg

|team1=Cruzeiro

|score= 1–0

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/copa-brasil-masculino/2021/73?ref=botao

|team2=Juazeirense

|goals1=

Bruno José {{goal|63}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Mineirão

|location=Belo Horizonte

|attendance=0

|referee=Alisson Sidnei Furtado

|id=}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=L

|date=10 June

|time={{UTZ|19:00|-3}}

|round= Second leg

|team1=Juazeirense

|score= 1–0

|aggregatescore= 1–1

|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/copa-brasil-masculino/2021/89?ref=botao

|team2=Cruzeiro

|goals1=

Thauan {{goal|85}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Adauto Moraes

|location=Juazeiro

|attendance=0

|referee=Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda

|penalties1=

Kanu {{pengoal}}
Wendell {{pengoal}}
Ian Augusto {{pengoal}}
Guilherme Lucena {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore=3–2

|penalties2=

{{penmiss}} Rômulo
{{penmiss}} Felipe Augusto
{{pengoal}} Raúl Cáceres
{{pengoal}} Adriano
{{penmiss}} Matheus Barbosa

|id=}}

Squad statistics

= Appearances =

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

{{updated|match played 3 October.}}

Apps !Starts !Apps !Starts !Apps !Starts !Apps !Starts
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2"\|No. ! rowspan="2"\|Pos. ! rowspan="2"\|Nat. ! rowspan="2" style="width:150px;"\|Name ! colspan="2" style="width:86px;"\|Série B ! colspan="2" style="width:86px;"\|Campeonato Mineiro ! colspan="2" style="width:86px;"\|Copa do Brasil ! colspan="2" style="width:86px;"\|Total
1 \|GK \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Fábio	Fábio (footballer, born 1980)}}	27	27	13	13	\|4	4	44	44
2 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|PAR}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Cáceres	Raúl Cáceres}}	11	10	13	13	4	4	28	27
4 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Ramon	Ramon Menezes Roma}}	25	25	12	12	4	4	41	41
5 \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Matheus Neris	Matheus Neris}}	2	0	7	3	3	2	12	5
6 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Matheus Pereira	Matheus Pereira de Souza}}	17	14	12	9	4	3	33	26
9 \|FW \|{{Flagicon\|BOL}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Marcelo Moreno	Marcelo Martins Moreno}}	13	9	4	2	1	0	18	11
10 \|FW \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Rafael Sóbis	Rafael Sóbis}}	22	17	12	10	3	3	37	30
11 \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Marcinho	Marcinho (footballer, born July 1995)}}	16	11	10	7	2	1	28	19
12 \|GK \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Lucas França (footballer)	Lucas França (footballer)}}	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
14 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Eduardo Brock	Eduardo Brock}}	17	17	4	2	1	1	22	20
15 \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Adriano	Adriano Firmino dos Santos da Silva}}	20	12	12	10	3	2	35	24
16 \|FW \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Bruno José	Bruno José}}	24	21	11	8	4	4	39	33
17 \|FW \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Keké	Paulo de Souza Júnior}}	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18 \|FW \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Thiago	Igor Thiago Nascimento Rodrigues}}	16	6	4	0	0	0	20	6
20 \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Marco Antônio	Marco Antônio de Oliveira Coelho}}	5	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
21 \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Wellington Nem	Wellington Nem}}	16	8	0	0	0	0	16	8
22 \|FW \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Felipe Augusto	Felipe Augusto (footballer, born 1992)}}	21	13	11	6	4	0	36	19
23 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Joseph	Joseph Mauricio de Oliveira Figueiredo}}	6	5	0	0	0	0	6	5
25 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Léo Santos	Leonardo Luiz dos Santos}}	7	7	0	0	0	0	7	7
26 \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|ARG}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Ariel Cabral	Ariel Cabral}}	7	3	0	0	0	0	7	3
27 \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Rômulo	Rômulo (footballer, born 1987)}}	26	24	7	4	\|3	2	36	30
28 \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Giovanni	Giovanni Piccolomo}}	22	13	0	0	\|0	0	22	13
29 \|FW \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Vitor Leque	Vitor Benedito Leque da Silva}}	3	2	0	0	\|0	0	3	2
30 \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Flávio	Luiz Flávio Silverio Silva}}	19	8	0	0	0	0	19	8
31 \|FW \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Dudu	Jorge Eduardo Silva Costa}}	7	3	0	0	0	0	7	3
32 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Norberto	Norberto (footballer, born 1990)}}	12	10	0	0	0	0	12	10
33 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Paulo	Paulo Eduardo Ferreira Godinho}}	3	3	0	0	1	0	4	3
34 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Weverton	Weverton Silva de Andrade}}	3	2	7	7	3	3	13	12
35 \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Lucas Ventura	Nonoca}}	8	8	0	0	0	0	8	8
36 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Jean Victor	Jean Victor Barros}}	9	7	0	0	0	0	9	7
42 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Geovane	Geovane de Jesus Rocha}}	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
44 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Rhodolfo	Rhodolfo}}	5	3	0	0	0	0	5	3
46 \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Kaiki	Kaiki Bruno da Silva}}	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
49 \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Claudinho	Claudinho (footballer, born November 2000)}}	13	6	7	1	1	1	21	8
colspan="14"\|Players who are on loan/returned to the youth team/left Cruzeiro that have appeared this season
– \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Alan Ruschel	Alan Ruschel}}	0	0	5	5	1	1	6	6
– \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Manoel	Manoel Messias Silva Carvalho}}	0	0	5	5	0	0	5	5
– \|DF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Klebinho	Klebinho}}	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
– \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Jadson	Jadson Alves dos Santos}}	1	0	8	1	2	0	11	1
– \|MF \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Matheus Barbosa	Matheus Barbosa}}	10	7	13	12	4	3	27	22
– \|FW \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Airton	Airton Moisés Santos Sousa}}	9	5	13	9	4	4	26	18
– \|FW \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Guilherme Bissoli	Guilherme Bissoli}}	8	3	1	0	2	2	11	5
– \|FW \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|Stênio	Stênio Zanetti Toledo}}	4	0	4	0	2	0	10	0
– \|FW \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} \|align=left\|{{sortname\|William Pottker	William Pottker}}	0	0	10	4	1	0	11	4

= Goalscorers =

Includes all competitive matches.

{{updated|match played 3 October}}.

style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:35px;"\|{{Abbr\|Rank\|Ranking}} ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:35px;"\|{{Abbr\|Pos.\|Position}} ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:35px;"\|{{Abbr\|No.\|Squad Number}} ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:205px;"\|Player ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:75px;"\|Série B ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:75px;"\|Campeonato Mineiro ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:75px;"\|Copa do Brasil ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:75px;"\|Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
1	MF	–	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Matheus Barbosa	4	2	1	7
2	FW	9	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BOL}} Marcelo Moreno	5	1	0	6
3	FW	22	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Felipe Augusto	3	1	1	5
4	FW	16	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Bruno José	3	0	1	4
rowspan="4" \| 5 \| DF	4	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Ramon	3	0	0	3
FW	10	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Rafael Sóbis	1	2	0	3
FW	18	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Thiago	3	0	0	3
FW	–	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} William Pottker	0	3	0	3
rowspan="4" \| 6 \| MF	11	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Marcinho	1	1	0	2
MF	25	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Giovanni	2	0	0	2
MF	49	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Claudinho	2	0	0	2
FW	–	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Airton	1	1	0	2
rowspan="6" \| 7 \| DF	2	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|PAR}} Cáceres	0	1	0	1
DF	25	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Léo Santos	1	0	0	1
FW	29	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Vitor Leque	1	0	0	1
DF	–	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Manoel	0	1	0	1
MF	–	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Jadson	0	1	0	1
FW	–	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Guilherme Bissoli	1	0	0	1
class="sortbottom" \|colspan="4"\| Own Goals	2	0	0	2
class="sortbottom" \|colspan="4"\| Total	33	14	3	50

= Assists =

Includes all competitive matches. Not all goals have an assist.

{{updated|match played 3 October}}.

style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:35px;"\|{{Abbr\|Rank\|Ranking}} ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:35px;"\|{{Abbr\|Pos.\|Position}} ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:35px;"\|{{Abbr\|No.\|Squad Number}} ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:205px;"\|Player ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:75px;"\|Série B ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:75px;"\|Campeonato Mineiro ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:75px;"\|Copa do Brasil ! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:75px;"\|Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" \| 1 \| FW	10	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Rafael Sóbis	3	2	0	5
MF	27	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Rômulo	4	1	0	5
2	FW	16	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Bruno José	3	1	0	4
rowspan="3" \| 3 \| DF	2	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|PAR}} Cáceres	2	0	1	3
MF	11	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Marcinho	3	0	0	3
MF	49	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Claudinho	2	1	0	3
rowspan="4" \| 4 \| DF	6	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Matheus Pereira	1	1	0	2
MF	21	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Wellington Nem	2	0	0	2
FW	22	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Felipe Augusto	1	0	1	2
FW	–	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} William Pottker	0	2	0	2
rowspan="4" \| 5 \| MF	15	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Adriano	0	1	0	1
FW	18	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Thiago	1	0	0	1
DF	34	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Weverton	0	1	0	1
FW	–	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Guilherme Bissoli	0	0	1	1

= Clean sheets =

Includes all competitive matches.

{{updated|match played 3 October}}.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:35px;"|{{Abbr|Rank|Ranking}}

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:35px;"|{{Abbr|Pos.|Position}}

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:35px;"|{{Abbr|No.|Squad Number}}

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:205px;"|Player

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:75px;"|Série B

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:75px;"|Campeonato Mineiro

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:75px;"|Copa do Brasil

! style="background:#1E3D8F; color:white; width:75px;"|Total

1

GK

1

align="left"| {{Flagicon|BRA}} Fábio

8

7

2

17

= Disciplinary record =

Includes all competitive matches.

{{updated|match played 3 October}}.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

rowspan="2"| No.

!rowspan="2"| Pos.

!rowspan="2"| Name

!colspan="2" width=125| Série B

!colspan="2" width=125| Campeonato Mineiro

!colspan="2" width=125| Copa do Brasil

!colspan="2" width=125| Total

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1

|GK

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fábio

|2

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|2

|1

2

|DF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|PAR}} Cáceres

|1

|0

|2

|0

|0

|0

|3

|0

4

|DF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ramon

|5

|0

|3

|0

|2

|0

|10

|0

5

|MF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Matheus Neris

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|1

|0

6

|DF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Matheus Pereira

|3

|0

|3

|1

|2

|1

|7

|2

9

|FW

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BOL}} Marcelo Moreno

|3

|0

|2

|0

|0

|0

|5

|0

10

|FW

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Sóbis

|4

|1

|3

|0

|1

|0

|8

|1

11

|MF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcinho

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

12

|GK

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas França

|1

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

14

|DF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Eduardo Brock

|3

|0

|1

|0

|1

|0

|4

|1

15

|MF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Adriano

|4

|2

|2

|0

|1

|0

|7

|2

16

|FW

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno José

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|3

|0

18

|FW

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Thiago

|2

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|3

|0

20

|MF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Marco Antônio

|0

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

21

|MF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Wellington Nem

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

22

|FW

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Augusto

|3

|0

|0

|1

|0

|0

|3

|1

25

|DF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Léo Santos

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

26

|MF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ariel Cabral

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

27

|MF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rômulo

|4

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|5

|0

28

|MF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Giovanni

|5

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|5

|0

30

|MF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Flávio

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

32

|DF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Norberto

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|3

|0

33

|DF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

34

|DF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Weverton

|0

|1

|1

|0

|1

|0

|2

|1

36

|DF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jean Victor

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|3

|0

49

|MF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Claudinho

|1

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

–

|DF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alan Ruschel

|0

|0

|4

|1

|0

|0

|4

|1

–

|DF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Manoel

|0

|0

|3

|0

|0

|0

|3

|0

–

|MF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jadson

|1

|1

|4

|0

|0

|0

|5

|1

–

|MF

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Matheus Barbosa

|3

|1

|0

|0

|1

|0

|4

|1

–

|FW

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Airton

|2

|0

|2

|0

|1

|0

|5

|0

–

|FW

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Stênio

|1

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

|3

|0

–

|FW

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} William Pottker

|0

|0

|2

|1

|0

|0

|2

|1

References

{{Reflist|3}}

External links

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
[https://www.cruzeiro.com.br/ Cruzeiro official website] (in Portuguese)

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Category:Brazilian football clubs 2021 season

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