Serie B: América-MG sees light, beats Fortaleza 3-0 away | OneFootball

The 13th round of Serie B ended this Tuesday (16) with a surprising result. At Castelão, in Fortaleza, Leão do Pici was beaten 3-0 by América-MG. Coelho earned its first win in the competition, jumped from three to six points, but still remained in last place.

Fortaleza, meanwhile, in fourth place with 21 points, missed the chance to move closer to the top pack of Serie B — led by São Bernardo with 25, followed by Vila Nova, 25, and Sport, 24.

At Castelão, Fortaleza started the match pressuring the opponent and creating scoring chances. But on a counterattack, Segovinha opened the scoring for América in the 29th minute of the first half. Shortly after, on another counterattack, Gabriel Barros doubled the lead.

In the second half, Fortaleza pushed forward against América as its fans hoped the team could at least equalize. However, it conceded a third goal deep into stoppage time, from a penalty converted by Willian Bigode.

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