Under-20: Ceará face Atlético/PI in the first round of the Copa do Brasil | OneFootball

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With the highest number of participants in the competition’s history, Ceará will play in the 15th edition of the Under-20 Copa do Brasil. Last Friday, the 21st, the CBF published the basic schedule, and the People’s Team learned its opponent for the first round of the national tournament: Atlético/PI.

In the first round of the competition, the matchups were defined based on geographic proximity. The first-round matches are scheduled to take place on September 9. Later, the CBF will release the detailed schedule for the clash.

This will be the second national tournament that Alvinegro de Porangabuçu’s Under-20 team will play this season. Recently, Vozão secured promotion to Série A and finished as the undefeated runner-up in the Brazilian Série B Championship.

Competition format

With 32 matches, the winners of the opening round will be decided in single-leg games. If there is a draw in regular time, qualification will be decided on penalties. The same applies to the second round.

From the round of 16 onward, the matchups will be played over two legs, returning to a single match for the final.

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