Barra fight back to beat Santa Cruz, lead Série D final | OneFootball

This Saturday, in a comeback, Barra defeated Santa Cruz 2-1 at the Arena de Pernambuco in Recife, in the first leg of the final of the Série D of the Brazilian Championship, securing an advantage for the second match. Elvinho and Bernabé scored the comeback goals, while Renato netted for the home team.

Match Situation

With this result, Barra goes into the second leg of the final with a minimal advantage and only needs a draw to be crowned champions. Meanwhile, Santa Cruz needs to win by two goals or more to overturn the situation.

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📋 Match Summary

🔴SANTA CRUZ 1 X 2 BARRA🔵

🏆 Competition: Série D Final (Game 1) 🏟️ Venue: Arena de Pernambuco, Recife 📅 Date: September 27, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 5:00 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

Playing in front of their home fans, Santa Cruz started the final better and opened the scoring at 30 minutes of the first half. Renato received a cross inside the box and got ahead of the defense to head in the first goal of the match. However, Barra equalized at the 37th minute, with Elvinho finishing after a mistake in the opponent's build-up play.

At 16 minutes into the second half, Bernabé turned the match around for Barra. The striker broke into the box, got past the defense, and slotted past goalkeeper Rokenedy to score the visitors' second goal in the final.

Next Match

The teams will face each other again next Saturday, in the second leg of the Série D final of the Brazilian Championship. Kickoff is at 4:00 PM (Brasília time), at Arena Barra Futebol Clube, in Itajaí.

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