Brasileirão Feminino A1: five teams battle for final knockout spots | OneFootball

The final round of the first stage of the Brasileirão Feminino A1 comes to an end this Saturday (22). All 18 participating teams will take the field at 3 p.m. While some already have their fate sealed, others are still fighting for a spot in the knockout stage or to avoid relegation.

With three quarterfinal spots still up for grabs, Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Fluminense, Grêmio, Internacional and Red Bull Bragantino are all in the race to advance. These are the matchups involving those teams in the final round of the first stage:

Cabuloso will face Palmeiras, already qualified, at Arena do Jacaré in Sete Lagoas (MG); Rubro-Negro will take on Atlético-MG at Luso Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro; Tricolor Carioca will play at Arena Fonte Luminosa in Araraquara (SP) against Ferroviária, already through to the next stage; Tricolor Gaúcho will host Botafogo, who are battling relegation, at Francisco Novelleto in Porto Alegre; Colorado will face league leaders Corinthians at Alfredo Schürig in São Paulo; finally, Massa Bruta will take on América-MG, who are trying to avoid the drop, at Arena Independência in Belo Horizonte.

Three more matches complete the schedule: Juventude vs Bahia, Vitória vs Santos and São Paulo vs Mixto. Jaconero and Leão da Barra are trying to stay out of the relegation zone; Peixe will not reach the knockout stage, but has no chance of going down; meanwhile, Esquadrão de Aço and Tricolor Paulista have already qualified for the quarterfinals.

Check out the details of the 17th round matches:

Saturday (22) - 6 p.m.

Flamengo vs Atlético-MG - Luso Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)

Grêmio vs Botafogo - Francisco Novelletto Neto, Porto Alegre (RS)

Juventude vs Bahia - Alfredo Jaconi, Caxias do Sul (RS)

Corinthians vs Internacional - Alfredo Schürig, São Paulo (SP)

Ferroviária vs Fluminense - Fonte Luminosa, Araraquara (SP)

Vitória vs Santos - Manoel Barradas, Salvador (BA)

América-MG vs Red Bull Bragantino - Arena Independência, Belo Horizonte (MG)

Cruzeiro vs Palmeiras - Arena do Jacaré, Sete Lagoas (MG)

São Paulo vs Mixto - Morumbis, São Paulo (SP)

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