América-MG suffer Caxias comeback, still winless in Copa Sul-Sudeste | OneFootball

This Sunday, in the second round of the South-Southeast Cup, América-MG came from ahead to lose 2-1 to Caxias at Arena Independência.

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Standings situation

With just one point and still without a win, América-MG sit fourth in Group B. Caxias, meanwhile, are second in Group A with four points, behind Novorizontino on tiebreakers.

📋 Match summary

🟢 AMÉRICA-MG 1 x 2 CAXIAS

🏆 Competition: South-Southeast Cup | Matchday 2 🏟️ Venue: Arena Independência, in Belo Horizonte (MG) 📅 Date: March 29, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

In the 11th minute of the second half, after a partial clearance by the Caxias defense, the ball fell to Val Soares, who struck it hard from outside the box and placed it into the corner to open the scoring for América-MG.

In the 29th minute, Gaspar received the ball at the edge of the area, set himself, and hit a low shot to equalize. In the 51st minute, Luís Fernando fired a cross-shot and William made the save. On the rebound, Felipe Albuquerque slotted it into the corner to turn the game around for Caxias.

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