América-MG edge past Ceará side on penalties, progress in Copa do Brasil | OneFootball

In the second round of the Copa do Brasil, after a 1-1 draw in regular time, América-MG defeated Tirol-CE on penalties by 4-3 on Wednesday night at Independência.

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Match Situation

Having qualified, América-MG will face Barra-SC in the third round of the national tournament. The match against the team from Santa Catarina is scheduled for March 11 or 12.

📋 Match Summary

🟢⚫ AMÉRICA-MG 1 (4) x 1 (3) TIROL-CE 🔵⚪

🏆 Competition: Copa do Brasil | 2nd round 🏟️ Venue: Independência, in Belo Horizonte (MG) 📅 Date: March 4, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

The excitement was saved for the second half. At 59 minutes, Waguinho played the ball into the box and Paulo Victor set it up for William Bigode to score a beautiful goal.

Four minutes later, Welton rose highest after a corner kick and leveled the score. With Tirol’s equalizer, the match went to penalties.

Decisive, Gustavo saved the last penalty and secured América-MG’s qualification. For Tirol, Zé Augusto and Ytalo missed. For the home team, Emerson was the only one to miss, hitting the post.

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Next match

América-MG

See other results from this Wednesday:

Velo Clube 0 (2) x (3) 0 Vila Nova 

Nova Iguaçu 1 (4) x (3) 1 Lagarto 

Tuna Luso 4 x 1 Tocantinópolis 

Avaí 3 x 0 Porto Vitória 

Betim 0 x 2 Operário-PR 

Capital-TO 1 (4) x (5) 1 Manaus 

Rio Branco-ES 1 (5) x (6) 1 Athletic 

Santa Catarina 1 (5) x (4) 1 Cuiabá 

Ivinhema 2 x 4 Volta Redonda 

Manauara EC 3 x 1 Itabaiana

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