Edition 286 of the classic Ca-Ju ended without a winner. This Saturday (26), Juventude and Caxias did not start from scratch at the Alfredo Jaconi stadium, in Caxias do Sul (RS), for the ninth round of the Campeonato Gaúcho.
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Final game at Alfredo Jaconi for the Gaucho Championship
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The result was bad for both rivals. The alviverde team went to eight points, provisionally taking tenth place, provisionally outside the relegation zone. To continue like this, Ju hopes that União Frederiquense does not score points against Brasil de Pelotas on Sunday (27), at 19:00 (Brasilia time), in Frederico Westphalen (RS). The Grená team, with 12 points, has the third position and the place in the G4 threatened in the sequence of the round.
In the first half, goalkeeper César saved Juventude by slamming, almost over the line, in the 13th minute, a ball that deflected the defender Paulo Miranda, from his own team. In the 42nd minute, forward Batista had another chance to open the scoring for Caxias, but the kick, inside the area, went over the goal. In the final stage, each team had one player sent off (defender Rafael Dumas from the Grená side and the lateral William Matheus from the alviverde) and the score remained unchanged.
The two teams return to the field for Gauchão next weekend, for the tenth round. On Saturday (5), Caxias will visit Ypiranga in Colosso da Lagoa, in Erechim, at 7pm. At the same time, but on Sunday (6), Juventude receives the lantern Guarany de Bagé at Alfredo Jaconi. Before, on Wednesday (2), Ju takes Porto Velho, also at 7 pm, at the Aluízio Ferreira stadium, in the capital of Rondônia, for the first phase of the Copa do Brasil.
In another game this Saturday for the State, São José beat São Luiz away from home, at the 19 de Outubro stadium, in Ijuí (RS), by 3-0. penalty) scored the goals of Zequinha, who rose to sixth place with 11 points. Rubro is one position ahead, with 12 points.
For the tenth round, São José faces União Frederiquense at 4 pm next Sunday, away from home. Later, at 7 pm, São Luiz welcomes Brazil from Pelotas.
