Serie C: Santa Cruz one win from promotion, Paysandu in trouble | OneFootball

Santa Cruz took a big step toward promotion to the Série C this Sunday, the 20th, with a 1-0 home win over Floresta. With the result, the team reached 9 points and leads Group B with three wins in three matches. In the next round, the team will play away against Floresta once again.

Another win will secure promotion for the Pernambuco side, regardless of other results. That is because, with 12 points, Santinha would be at least second place in the group, since Floresta and Botafogo-PB could only reach a maximum of nine points.

Backed by around 44,000 fans in the stadium, Santa Cruz scored its goal 10 minutes into the first half through Renato. Santa Cruz and Floresta will face each other again next Saturday at Presidente Vargas Stadium at 5 p.m.

Maringá enjoying a great run in Série C

Second place in Group A belongs to Maringá. The team has 6 points and has only lost to Santa Cruz. Maringá played on Saturday at Willie Davids and beat Botafogo-PB 2-0. Both goals came in the second half. Igor Morais turned the ball into his own net after a cross from the right, opening the scoring in Maringá’s favor. Gabriel Travassos converted a penalty to make it 2-0 and seal the result.

Ferroviária win and lead Group C

Ferroviária lead Group C with 7 points. The team beat Brusque 3-2 this Sunday and managed to open a three-point gap over second place. Brusque, in turn, lost the top spot and now have 4 points. In third place is Inter de Limeira, who drew with Paysandu and have three points.

Crisis at Paysandu

Paysandu, who recently changed managers, are in a delicate situation in Série C. Even with the group tightly packed, the team needs to win to stay alive in the final-stage round robin. With just one point, the team drew 2-2 at Curuzo and remain at risk. To make matters worse, in the second half of the stage, the side will have only one home game.

Série C – Final-stage Round Robin – Group B

Série C – Final-stage Round Robin – Group C

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