Chape take healthy lead in the Copa Sul-Sudeste semi-final | OneFootball

The first semifinal matches of the South-Southeast Cup gave Chapecoense a solid advantage over Novorizontino, while the other two teams chasing the title, Volta Redonda and Avaí, remained level.

At Jorge Ismael de Biasi, Chapecoense defeated Novorizontino 2-0. At Raulino de Oliveira, Volta Redonda and Avaí drew 2-2. Both matches were played on Wednesday (20).

The second-leg matches are scheduled for Wednesday (27), both at 7 p.m. Chape will host the São Paulo side at Arena Condá, while Avaí will be the home team at Ressacada for the match against Volta Redonda.

The South-Southeast Cup is being held for the first time and is part of the revamp of the national calendar. One of its goals is to give more opportunities to clubs that stand out in the state championships of the two regions and do not have a busy schedule throughout the year.

In this edition, 12 clubs from Série A, B, C and D of the Brazilian Championship were included:

Chapecoense (A), América-MG (B), Avaí (B), Juventude (B), Novorizontino (B), Operário-PR (B), São Bernardo (B), Caxias (C), Volta Redonda (C), Cianorte (D), Sampaio Corrêa-RJ (D) and Tombense (D).

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