🤯 After a thrilling match, another team relegated to Série C for 2026 | OneFootball

Now only the fourth and last team to be relegated to the 2026 Série C remains to be decided.

Playing at Curuzu, Amazonas needed to win against the last-place Paysandu on Friday night (14) and then hope for other results to go their way.

But they ended in a 2 x 2 draw with Papão - the first to be relegated - and are back to the Third Division. 

They fell behind, made a "lightning comeback," but saw Paysandu equalize at 47 minutes in a CRAZY final stage!

The Painted Jaguar reached 36 points. They can no longer catch Athletic (16th) and Ferroviária (17th), who each have 40. 

Paysandu reached 28. The second to fall, Volta Redonda, has 34.

Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto (41 points) and the duo Operário (44) and América (45) - with minimal chances - are the other teams fighting against relegation.

Only a victory by Amazonas combined with stumbles by Ferroviária and Athletic in the following round would have given the team a chance in the final round.

Emotions ran high!

Amazonas' situation became complicated already at 29', when Erick Varão was sent off.

Paysandu took the lead at 25' of the final stage with André Lima's beautiful first-time strike.

The visitors' reaction began shortly after, at 31', with Diego Torres.

Another bizarre mistake by Papão allowed the comeback two minutes later with a goal by Joaquín Torres. While the replay of the first goal was being shown on the broadcast.

The final minutes were INSANE.

Even with ten men, Paysandu took control of the actions.

They hit the crossbar with a free-kick by Wendel Júnior (45).

And found the equalizer at 46', with Bryan Borges picking up a loose ball.

Bryan Borges hadn't scored a goal since January.

He even had a chance for another comeback with a penalty kick.

But he MISSED.

Faced with an even more desperate Amazonas, Paysandu had another goal chance, but Renan saved it. 

Relegation after a solid campaign in 2024

Amazonas made history by winning the 2023 Série C title over Brusque.

Paysandu and Operário were the other teams that were promoted.

And they had a solid campaign in their first participation in the Second Division. 

They only had one sequence of three games without victories. 

They accumulated 52 points, securing 11th place.

They were 12 points behind the fourth place, Ceará, and fourteen ahead of Ponte Preta, the team that opened the Z-4 with 38. 

Veteran couldn't prevent the fall

The first coach of Amazonas this season, Aderbal Lana - a living legend in local football - was the last resort to avoid relegation.

He took over the Jaguar for the last four rounds, setting a record: the oldest active coach in Brazil at 79 years old. 

His re-debut was a victory over Cuiabá by 1 x 0.

But the following round saw a defeat to Botafogo by the same score.

After Friday's result, only the match on the 23rd against Coritiba remains.

Where the Jaguar will just be fulfilling the schedule. 

Matches of the threatened teams 🔻

11/15 - Saturday

4:30 PM - Coritiba x Athletic - Couto Pereira

4:30 PM - Atlético-GO x Operário - Antônio Accioly

11/16 - Sunday

4:30 PM - Criciúma x Botafogo-SP - Heriberto Hulse

4:30 PM - América-MG x Cuiabá - Arena Independência

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