Serie D: Goiatuba, Gama, ABC, Nacional, CSA & ASA in QFs | OneFootball

Joy and celebration among Gama players after confirming qualification for the quarterfinals, in a thrilling showdown with América-RNCredits: Disclosure / Gama

Brazil’s Série D championship learned this weekend which eight teams will fight for promotion and the competition title. Goiatuba, Gama, ABC, Nacional, São José, Uberlândia, CSA and ASA advanced to the fifth round, which corresponds to the quarterfinals.

In three of the matchups, the spot was decided on penalties. That was how Nacional got past Iguatu on Saturday after a 1-1 draw at Morenão. Since the first leg had ended with the same scoreline, the Amazonas side secured qualification with a 5-4 win in the penalty shootout.

Also on Saturday, at Amigão, Treze beat São José 1-0. On aggregate, the tie ended 2-2. In the shootout, São José won 3-0. Then on Sunday, at Bezerrão, Gama defeated América-RN 3-2 and took the contest to penalties — in the first leg in Natal, América had won 1-0. In the shootout, Gama won 4-3.

After an excellent campaign up to that point, Portuguesa-SP beat Uberlândia 1-0 on Saturday at Canindé, but still fell short against the Minas Gerais side, which had won 2-0 last week in Uberlândia.

The Alagoas duo of CSA and ASA also impressed and advanced on Sunday. ASA, which had already beaten Cianorte 1-0 away from home, thrashed its opponent 5-1 in Arapiraca. CSA, meanwhile, beat São Luiz 2-1 at Rei Pelé — after the first leg had ended in a 0-0 draw in Rio Grande do Sul.

Another qualification that had already been all but decided in the first leg was also confirmed: Goiatuba’s, over Ferroviário. In the opening clash, the Goiás side had beaten the Ceará team 3-0 at Divinão. This Sunday, it picked up another win, beating Ferroviário 2-1 in Fortaleza.

Finally, also on Sunday, ABC thrashed Luverdense 4-1 at Arena das Dunas and joined the others in the quarterfinals. The week before, with Luverdense as the home side, the two had drawn 0-0.

Check out the fifth-round matchups:

São José vs. Gama

Goiatuba vs. ASA

Nacional vs. ABC

Uberlândia vs. CSA

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