Ituano defeated leader Bahia 1-0 on Friday night (29) at Novelli Junior stadium, in Itu, and entered the G4 of Série B of the Brazilian Championship.
LEADER BROKEN DOWN! ⚔️@ituanooficial breaks invincibility of @ECBahia and back to the G4! Three valuable points!#ITUxBAH pic.twitter.com/s9kJiCiQxt
— Brasileirão SportingBet – Serie B (@BrasileiraoB) April 30, 2022
With this victory, Galo Rubro-Negro took the third position in the competition with eight points. Tricolor, on the other hand, remains in the isolated lead with 10 points, but can be overtaken by Chapecoense, Sport, Grêmio and Cruzeiro, who are still on the field for the fifth round of the competition.
Ituano’s victory was guaranteed thanks to a header by defender Bernardo, in the 23rd minute of the first half, after a corner kick.
40 of the 1st on Novelli
Ituano 1×0 Bahia@BrasileiraoB
Defender Bernardo makes his 28th game for Ituano today. He scored his second goal. He was revealed at the club’s base.
Photograph: @Fernandor1978 pic.twitter.com/UKN9730IWY— Ituano Futebol Clube (@ituanooficial) April 30, 2022
In the next round, Bahia faces Londrina, who this Friday drew 2-2 with Vila Nova in a match played at the Café stadium. The next challenge for Galo in the competition is against Novorizontino.
End of the game!
LEC ⚪? 2 ? 2 ? ⚪ VIL
⚽️ Gabriel Santos
⚽️ John Paul#Let’s go to the shark pic.twitter.com/3dlo2szhhe— Londrina EC (@LondrinaEC) April 30, 2022