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ASA need to overturn a 2-0 first-leg defeat to win the 2026 Série DCredits: Disclosure/Instagram/@asaoficial

ASA are counting on the strength they have shown in the knockout rounds to secure a win by at least two goals over Uberlândia and claim the 2026 Série D title. At 5 p.m. Brasília time this Sunday (13), the team from Alagoas faces its opponent at Parque do Sabiá, in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, with the mission of overturning the 2-0 defeat suffered in the first leg of the final.

At home, at Coaracy Fonseca Stadium in the city of Arapiraca, Alagoas, Alvinegro did not live up to the expectations of the more than 11,000 fans in attendance. To take the trophy back to Alagoas, they need to beat the Minas Gerais side by at least two goals to send the title decision to penalties, or by three or more to be crowned champions within the 90 minutes.

Despite the difficulty, winning away from home has not been unusual for ASA on the road to the final. After qualifying from the group stage in third place in Group A10, they eliminated Sergipe in the second round with a 1-0 win in Aracaju.

In the third and fourth rounds, they opened the ties with away wins over Ivinhema-MS (2-1) and Cianorte-PR (1-0), then followed up with routs in Arapiraca: 4-0 over the Mato Grosso do Sul side and 5-1 over the Paraná side.

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In the quarterfinals, they held Goiatuba to a goalless draw away from home. In the return leg, they drew 1-1 and advanced on penalties. In the semifinal, they beat Gama 2-0 at home and held on for a 0-0 draw in the Federal District to reach the final.

ASA IN SÉRIE D

Across the entire competition, ASA played 21 matches and recorded ten wins, eight draws, and three defeats, scoring 28 goals and conceding 13.

IMPORTANCE OF THE TITLE

If they win the 2026 Série D, it will be the biggest title in the 73-year history of Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense (ASA), founded on September 25, 1952, and seven-time Alagoas state champions (1953, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, and 2011), two-time Copa Alagoas champions (2020 and 2021), and champions of the 2005 Copa Alagipe.

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