Of the 2023 signings, solely goalkeeper Anderson, defensive midfielder Fernando Enrique, injured, and right-back William, within the course of of strengthening his muscle groups, are out of their debuts. The different lacking reinforcement is striker Gilberto, introduced this Friday.

Among the brand new recruits on the listing are defenders Reinaldo and Neris, right-back Igor Formiga, midfielders Wallison and Ramiro, midfielders Niko and Mateus Vital, and forwards Wesley, Mateus Dav and Rafael Bilou.

Left-back Kaiki, defender Waverton and ahead Stnio are with Brazil’s under-20 squad for the South American competitors within the class. Midfielder Filipe Machado is recovering from lung surgical procedure.

New to the roster is midfielder Ian Lucas. Hired by Ferroviria, the 19-year-old was given a possibility by Pezzolano for the confrontation in Patrocnio, a sign that Joo Paulo shouldn’t be used within the squad.

Cruzeiro is within the state’s Group C, together with Democrata-GV, Ipatinga and Tombense. In the qualifying part, Raposa will face the remaining eight individuals in a single spherical, that are divided between teams A (Athletic, Atltico, Pouso Alegre and Villa Nova) and B (América, Caldense, Democrata-SL and Patrocinense).