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Paulinho plans to bring Cruzeiro's academy through to the first team

Cruzeiro's new executive director Paulinho has put the academy at the centre of the project and said he wants to bring young players into the first-team squad. He argued for a continuous development process and cited his time at Mirassol, where the academy was not used.

By RedaçãoPublished: 10/26/2026, 07:46

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Recém-chegado ao Cruzeiro como diretor executivo, Paulinho colocou as categorias de base no centro do projeto e disse que quer ajudar a levar os jovens ao elenco profissional.

Ao falar da passagem pelo Mirassol, onde trabalhou nas últimas temporadas, explicou que o contexto do clube paulista pesou na decisão de não usar jogadores da base.

"- Sobre o Mirassol não utilizar a base, foram quase dois anos. Estar a primeira vez na Primeira Divisão com o Mirassol é uma coisa muito desafiadora. Então, o nosso planejamento e os nossos processos foram feitos dessa forma em relação à base", afirmou o executivo.

Apesar disso, reforçou a identificação com o trabalho de formação e defendeu um processo contínuo no Cruzeiro, das categorias menores até o time principal.

"- Eu sou um cara muito suspeito para falar de categoria de base, porque eu acho que o jogador tem capacidade, principalmente aqui no Cruzeiro, de ser formado desde 12, 14, até ele chegar no profissional."

"Vamos capacitar, vamos evoluir para que o processo seja esse, dele passar por tudo isso na base e ele chegar ao profissional."

Na visão dele, o caminho é capacitar os garotos ao longo da formação, até que cheguem ao time principal.

"- Se temos aqui valores, temos que capacitá-los. Então, uma equipe gigantesca, como o Cruzeiro, nós vamos trabalhar para que isso aconteça", finalizou.

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