Serie B: Juventude win and retake 2nd place in round 20 | OneFootball

Closing out the first round of the second half of Série B, Juventude beat Avaí 1-0 at Alfredo Jaconi and moved back into 2nd place in the standings. In the match played on Tuesday night (28), debutant Lucas Alves scored in stoppage time. With the loss, Leão da Ilha missed the chance to get out of the bottom four.

Also on Tuesday, Ponte Preta and Athletic drew 1-1 at Moisés Lucarelli, and Fortaleza defeated Botafogo-SP 1-0 at Castelão.

The round began on Sunday (26), with Ceará coming from behind to beat São Bernardo 4-3, a result that lifted Vozão, who had gone seven games without a win, out of the relegation zone. Also battling against relegation, Londrina were beaten 4-1 by Novorizontino-SP at Vitorino Gonçalves Dias. In the other Sunday matches, América-MG defeated Goiás 1-0 at Independência. Meanwhile, Criciúma and Náutico played out a goalless draw at Heriberto Hulse.

On Monday (27), notable results kept the table tightly balanced: Atlético-GO 3-1 Operário-PR; Sport 1-1 Cuiabá; CRB 2-0 Vila Nova. See the full standings by clicking here.

Check out all the round’s results:

São Bernardo 3-4 Ceará

Criciúma SC 0-0 Náutico

América-MG 1-0 Goiás

Londrina 1-4 Novorizontino

Atlético-GO 3-1 Operário-PR

Sport 1-1 Cuiabá

CRB 2-0 Vila Nova

Ponte Preta 1-1 Athletic

Juventude 1-0 Avaí

Fortaleza 1-0 Botafogo-SP

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