Copa Sul-Sudeste: Chapecoense and Avaí battle for the title on Sunday | OneFootball

Chapecoense and Avaí will decide this Sunday at 11 a.m., at Arena Condá in Chapecó, who will be crowned Copa Sul-Sudeste champion. In the previous match, at Ressacada, Avaí won 3-0, which allows them to take the field with a wide advantage: they can even lose by a two-goal margin. If the aggregate score is level, the decision will go to penalties.

The first edition of the competition brought together 12 clubs from six states: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais. The Copa Sul-Sudeste was divided into two groups of six teams in the first stage, with the two highest-scoring teams advancing to the semifinals.

Chapecoense finished first in Group A with 13 points, earned through four wins and one draw. They suffered one defeat. Then, in the semifinal stage, they beat Novorizontino 2-0 away from home and drew 2-2 with the same opponent in Chapecó.

Avaí, meanwhile, ended the first stage as the leader of Group B with 10 points — three wins, one draw, and two defeats. In the semifinal, they drew 2-2 away to Volta Redonda and beat the Steel City team 3-0 at Ressacada.

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