Brazilian: Cuiabá beats Fortaleza and moves away from Z4

Sport defeats Chapecoense in relegation duel

Published on 06/12/2021 - 23:40 By Agência Brasil - Rio de Janeiro

Cuiabá took an important step to escape relegation to Serie B of the Brazilian Championship by defeating Fortaleza by 1-0, on Monday night (6) at Arena Pantanal, in a match of the 37th (and penultimate) round of the competition .

With these three more points, Dourado reached 15th position with 46 points, three more than the 43 of Juventude, the first team in Z4, in 17th position. The Tricolor remains in 5th position with 55 points after the setback.

The only goal of the match came 6 minutes into the first half, with a penalty kick by forward Elton.

The teams say goodbye to the competition next Thursday (9), from 9:30 pm (Brasilia time). Cuiabá visits Santos in Vila Belmiro, while Fortaleza hosts Bahia in Castelão.

relegation duel

The duel between the first two relegated in the current edition of the Brazilian Championship ended with Sport's 1-0 victory over Chapecoense, in the middle of Arena Condá.

Text translated using artificial intelligence.

Edition: Fábio Lisboa

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