Série C round features two clashes between Brazilian champions | OneFootball

The second round of Série C has an extra attraction, with two matchups featuring Brazilian champions, both on Sunday (12). At Curuzu, Paysandu hosts Brusque at 5 p.m. Meanwhile, at Brinco de Ouro, Guarani faces Volta Redonda at 6:30 p.m.

Paysandu has won Série B twice, in 1991 and 2001. Brusque, meanwhile, was the national Série D champion in 2019. Guarani, for its part, is the only team currently in the Third Division to have won Brazil’s top-flight league title: that was in 1978, when it had great names such as Careca, Zenon, Capitão, among others.

Volta Redonda, which has recently established itself as the fifth force in Rio de Janeiro, won Série D in 2016 and Série C in 2024.

The round begins with three matches this Saturday: Floresta vs. Santa Cruz, at 5 p.m. at Domingão; Ferroviária vs. Botafogo-PB, at 8 p.m. at Fonte Luminosa; and Barra vs. Maranhão, at 8 p.m. at Arena Barra.

On Sunday, in addition to Paysandu vs. Brusque and Guarani vs. Volta Redonda, the round will feature Anápolis vs. Inter de Limeira, at 5 p.m. at Jonas Duarte; Caxias vs. Confiança, at 5 p.m. at Centenário; Itabaiana vs. Ypiranga, at 7 p.m. at Etelvino Mendonça; and Amazonas vs. Ituano, at 7 p.m. at Carlos Zamith.

The match between Figueirense and Maringá wraps up the round on Monday, at 8 p.m. at Orlando Scarpelli.

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