U20: Ceará chase promotion against Internacional on Thursday, 18 | OneFootball

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Ceará is one win away from securing promotion to the top tier of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. This Thursday, the 18th, the People’s Team faces Internacional at Franzé Moraes Stadium (Cidade Vozão), in Itaitinga, Ceará, at 3 p.m. Brasília time, with live coverage on Vozão TV on YouTube.

Owner of the best campaign in the competition so far, with six wins and one draw in seven matches, Ceará will secure qualification if it advances against Internacional, even if it does not reach the final. This scenario is possible due to the competition’s regulations, which qualify three teams: the two finalists and the third-place team with the best record in number of points.

As the home side, Ceará has not suffered a defeat since October 2025. Since then, it has played at Cidade Vozão on five occasions, across the Brazilian Championship and the Ceará State Championship, recording five wins.

Thursday’s match will be officiated by Gilberto Júnior de Sousa Oliveira (CE), assisted by José Moracy de Sousa e Silva (CE) and Janaina Lima da Silva (CE). Francisco Naydson Albuquerque de Souza (CE) will be the fourth official.

The match will be broadcast exclusively by Vozão TV, Ceará’s YouTube channel, with commentary by Uilissis Gomes and Lucas Silva.

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