Chapecoense thrash Athletic, close in on Série B top spot | OneFootball

This Friday, Chapecoense thrashed Athletic 4-0 in the 23rd round of the Série B of the Brazilian Championship at Estádio Joaquim Portugal. Giovanni Augusto, Victor Caetano, Gabriel Inocêncio, and Perotti scored the goals that secured the victory for the visitors.

With this result, Chapecoense remains in third place with 40 points and is closing in on the leader Coritiba, which has 42. Meanwhile, Athletic reaches its sixth game without a win and occupies the 15th position in the national championship.

Both teams return to the field for the 24th round of Série B. Chapecoense will host Vila Nova on Monday (09/01) at Arena Condá at 7 PM (Brasília time). Meanwhile, Athletic will visit Volta Redonda the day before at 6:30 PM at Estádio Municipal General Raulino de Oliveira.

The Game

Athletic managed to score at 36 minutes of the first half, but the goal was disallowed. After a pass down the right side of the attack, Welinton Torrão received in depth and crossed low for Max to finish, but an offside position was called on the field and confirmed by VAR.

At the beginning of the second half, at seven minutes, Chapecoense opened the scoring. Giovanni Augusto took a free kick at the edge of the area and hit the top right corner of goalkeeper Adriel, scoring a great goal.

Six minutes later, at 13, the visitors extended their lead. The scorer of the first goal, Giovanni, took a corner from the right side, and defender Victor Caetano rose higher than the opposing defense to score with a header.

The third goal of the match came at 22 minutes of the second half, with Gabriel Inocêncio. The right-back received a pass from Neto Pessoa and finished as the goalkeeper came out, further increasing Chape's advantage.

At 34 minutes, Perotti scored the fourth. The forward received a cross from Gabriel Inocêncio and threw himself at the ball to head it in and complete the rout.

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