Criciúma beat rivals Vila Nova to stretch Série B lead | OneFootball

Criciúma defeated Vila Nova and opened a four-point lead at the top of Série BCredits: Celso da Luz / Criciúma E.C. Press Office

Criciúma opened a four-point advantage at the top of the Brasileirão Série B standings with a win over rival Vila Nova in the 18th round. On Saturday (18), the team from Santa Catarina won 2-0 at Heriberto Hulse, reached 36 points, and extended their unbeaten run to 13 matches. They are now four points ahead of Juventude, the new second-place team.

Criciúma’s last defeat came three months ago, on April 19, in the fifth round of the competition.

After the loss, the team from Goiás remained on 31 points and dropped to fourth place. They were overtaken by Juventude and Operário-PR. The team from Rio Grande do Sul beat Cuiabá 2-0 at Alfredo Jaconi and now has 32 points. Meanwhile, the team from Paraná drew 2-2 with Sport at Ilha do Retiro and also has 32.

Criciúma defeated Vila Nova and opened a four-point lead at the top of Série BCredits: Celso da Luz / Criciúma E.C. Press Office

Also on Saturday, Atlético-GO and Athletic-MG played out a scoreless draw at Antônio Accioly, while Goiás beat Ponte Preta 2-1 at Moisés Lucarelli.

On Friday (17), in addition to Juventude’s win, São Bernardo-SP and Avaí drew 1-1 at Primeiro de Maio, as did América-MG and Ceará at Independência. There was also a scoreless draw between Londrina-PR and Botafogo-SP at Vitorino Gonçalves Dias, and Fortaleza’s 1-0 victory over Novorizontino-SP at Arena Castelão.

On Thursday (16), the round began with CRB’s 2-1 win over Náutico at Rei Pelé.

With the win over Cuiabá, Juventude moved into second place in Série BCredits: Juventude Disclosure

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