Ceará defeated Sport 2-1 at Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza, for the 32nd round of the Brazilian Championship. The victory this Sunday (14) kept Vozão away from the relegation zone and complicated the life of Leão, who remains in the Z4 with more games than the other competitors.
Alvinegro rose to 10th place, with 42 points, five ahead of Juventude, the first team in the relegation zone. Rubro-Negro continues with 30 points, six behind Bahia, the last team out of the Z4, but which has two games less than the Pernambuco team.
Embraced by the fans who never leave, the @CearaSC wins another one at home! pic.twitter.com/JDnbdtEQG0
— Brasileirão Assaí (@Brasileirao) November 14, 2021
The hosts opened the scoring eight minutes into the first half, with midfielder Vina’s low kick. Sport’s tie came at 15 of the final stage, with striker Mikael’s submission in the area. At 33, defensive midfielder Marlon took advantage of the confusion in the red-black area and decreed the victory of Ceará, for the celebration of more than 20 thousand fans present at Arena Castelão.
The victory fills Vozão with morale for the Círculo-Rei this Wednesday (17th), at 19:00 (GMT), in front of Fortaleza, again at the Arena Castelão. On Thursday (18), at 9 pm, Sport receives Bahia at Arena Pernambuco. The matches are valid for the 33rd round of the Brazilian Nationals.
MAKE THE PARTY, FANS! #Never Abandon pic.twitter.com/8RsVCXOoLf
— Ceará Sporting Club #NeverAbandonar (@CearaSC) November 15, 2021
In another match at the bottom of the table, Juventude beat the relegated Chapecoense by 2-0 at Arena Condá, in Chapecó (SC). The Gauchos remain at the limit of the Z4, in 17th place, with the same 36 points as Bahia, which is out of the zone for having an extra victory. Santa Catarina bitter the lantern, with 15 points.
The team from Caxias do Sul (RS) defined the scoreboard in the first stage. Right after the first spin of the chronometer, midfielder Guilherme Castilho, with his head, put the visitors ahead. At 25, defender Vitor Mendes was left with a ball that hit the crossbar and sent it to the net, scoring the second goal in jaconero.
Both teams return to the field on Wednesday. At 7pm, Chape visits Santos in Vila Belmiro, on the coast of São Paulo. Later, at 8:30 pm, Juventude face Fluminense at Alfredo Jaconi stadium, in Caxias do Sul.
50/2nd | Chapecoense 0x2 Youth
JACONERA WIN! Guilherme Castilho and Vitor Mendes scored in the first half and guaranteed Ju 3 more points in the @Brazilian
?Gabriel Tadiotto/ECYouth #ACFxJUV pic.twitter.com/kSI6eIPanP
— EC Youth (@ECYouth) November 14, 2021
