Operário beat Athletic to move into Série B top six | OneFootball

Operário beat Athletic away from home in Brazil’s Série BCredits: Disclosure / Operário-PR

In the standalone match that closed the 16th round of Brazil’s Série B, Operário-PR defeated Athletic 1-0 on the night of Tuesday (7) and moved into fifth place in the competition with 28 points. The match was played at Arena Sicredi in Minas Gerais.

With the loss, the home team remained in 11th place with 22 points. Operário’s goal was scored by Gian Cabezas (own goal) in the second half.

The 2026 Série B awards direct promotion to the two teams with the most points for the 2027 Série A and decides the other two promotion spots through playoffs involving the teams that finish the first phase in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place.

That is why most teams are fighting to finish in the top six. Vila Nova leads the championship with 31 points, followed by Novorizontino (30), Criciúma (30), Fortaleza (28), Operário (28) and Juventude (26).

17th round

The next Série B round already begins this Wednesday with the match between Ponte Preta and Criciúma at 8 p.m. at Moisés Lucarelli. It runs through Monday (13).

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