Clássico Mineiro


The Atlético Mineiro–Cruzeiro rivalry, known as the Clássico Mineiro is a association football rivalry between Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro from Belo Horizonte. It is one of the fiercest in Brazilian and South American football.

History

was founded in the early years of the 20th Century, on March 25, 1908. Cruzeiro was founded 13 years later, on January 2, 1921, among the Belo Horizonte's Italian community, then known as Yale and later renamed Palestra Italia. In 1942, because of the enmity between Brazil and Italy in the World War II, Palestra had to change their name and the president chose Ypiranga. Other council members disagreed and changed the name to Cruzeiro.
The first encounter between the two took place on April 17, 1921, with Palestra winning by 3–0. The first championship game between the two took place on May 15, 1921, Atlético winning by 2–1.
Atlético and Cruzeiro star in one of the greatest rivalries in the world. The two clubs from Belo Horizonte monopolize the Campeonato Mineiro, and have clashed in decisive matches in the Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil and continental CONMEBOL competitions of.
In 2014, the rivals decided the finals of 2014 Copa do Brasil, the first at national level to feature both Belo Horizonte clubs. The first game took place at Estádio Independência and Atlético won 2–0. In the second match, at Mineirão, with Cruzeiro as the home team, Galo won again, being crowned champions of the competition.

Statistics

Games

List of games

Historic routs

DateMatchEventStadium
27 November 1927Atlético 9–2 Cruzeiro1927 Campeonato MineiroAmérica's ground

DateMatchEventStadium
4 December 2011Cruzeiro 6-1 Atlético2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série AArena do Jacaré

Supporters

DateMatchEventStadiumAttendance
May 4, 1969Cruzeiro 1-0 AtléticoCampeonato MineiroMineirão123,351
October 9, 1977Cruzeiro 3-1 AtléticoCampeonato MineiroMineirão122,534
November 8, 1980Atlético 1-0 CruzeiroCampeonato MineiroMineirão115,983
June 2, 1968Atlético 1-2 CruzeiroCampeonato MineiroMineirão110,432
December 15, 1974Atlético 1-2 CruzeiroCampeonato MineiroMineirão109,363
December 5, 1982Atlético 2-1 CruzeiroCampeonato MineiroMineirão108,935
August 2, 1970Atlético 2-2 CruzeiroCampeonato MineiroMineirão106,155
April 3, 1977Atlético 2-0 CruzeiroCampeonato MineiroMineirão103,725
December 9, 1984Atlético 1-2 CruzeiroCampeonato MineiroMineirão99,174
March 27, 1977Atlético 0-3 CruzeiroCampeonato MineiroMineirão99,044

Titles by club

Official international cupsAtléticoCruzeiro
Copa Libertadores12
Supercopa02
Copa Conmebol20
Recopa11
Copa de Oro01
Copa Master01
Official national tournamentsAtléticoCruzeiro
Serie A14
Copa do Brasil16
Champions Cup 10
Champions Cup 10
Official interstate tournamentsAtléticoCruzeiro
:pt:Copa Sul-Minas|Copa Sul-Minas02
:pt:Copa Centro-Oeste|Copa Centro-Oeste01
Official state tournamentsAtléticoCruzeiro
Campeonato Mineiro4440
:pt:Taça Minas Gerais|Taça Minas Gerais55
:pt:Taça Belo Horizonte|Taça Belo Horizonte30
:pt:Copa dos Campeões Mineiros|Champions Cup 12
:pt:Torneio Incentivo Mineiro - FMF|Incentives Tournament 10
:pt:Torneio Início de Minas Gerais|Initium Tournament88
:pt:Copa Belo Horizonte|Belo Horizonte Cup11
:pt:Taça Bueno Brandão|Bueno Brandão Cup10
Total trophies7272