CBF TV shows Ceará v Goiás in Brasileirão Sub-20 B final | OneFootball

The big champion of the Brasileirão U-20 B will be decided this Thursday (23). Ceará and Goiás face off at Presidente Vargas Stadium in Fortaleza, Ceará, at 8 p.m. The match will be broadcast live on CBF TV’s YouTube channel.

The teams have already met in the competition. Vozão and Esmeraldino faced each other in the first round of the group stage, and on that occasion the Ceará side won 2-0 in a match played at CT Edmo Pinheiro in Goiânia, Goiás. The clubs were part of Group A in the opening stage of the tournament.

This is the second edition of the Brasileirão U-20 B. The championship began in 2025, when Avaí won the title by beating Vitória 3-1 in the final. One difference in 2026 is that not only the two finalists are promoted to Série A, but also the third team with the best campaign. In addition to Ceará and Goiás, Atlético-MG also earned promotion and will play in the Brasileirão U-20 A in 2027.

VOZÃO’S CAMPAIGN

Ceará heads into the final unbeaten. Altogether, combining the group stage and knockout rounds, they have recorded eight wins and one draw. Vozão scored 20 goals and conceded six, highlighting both the attack’s firepower and the defense’s solidity. The team finished top of the first stage, eliminated Internacional in the quarterfinals with a 3-1 win, and secured a place in the final by beating Atlético-MG 2-1 in the semifinal. Galo confirmed qualification because it had more wins than fellow semifinalist CRB.

Ceará are finalists of the 2026 Brasileirão U-20 BCredits: Gabriel Silva / Ceará SC

ESMERALDINO’S JOURNEY

Goiás put together a campaign of growth. The team lost its first two matches in the Brasileirão, but then recovered and has remained unbeaten since. Altogether, there have been five wins, two losses, and two draws. Esmeraldino scored 14 times and conceded seven goals.

In the group stage, the Goiás side finished fourth in Group A. In the quarterfinals, they eliminated Atlético-GO with a 1-0 win. In the semifinal, they drew 1-1 with CRB and secured a place in the final on penalties (4-2).

Goiás are finalists of the 2026 Brasileirão U-20 BCredits: Heber Gomes/Goiás

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