Juventude thrashed Náutico 4-0 in the 35th round to move into second place in Série BCredits: Fernando Alves/ECJ
Juventude thrashed Náutico 4-0 on Monday night (26) to move into second place in the Brasileirão Série B. Playing at Alfredo Jaconi in Caxias do Sul, they scored through Amarilla, Aderlan, Raí Silva and Fábio Lima, reaching 64 points and overtaking Vila Nova, who have 62.
The result secured the Rio Grande do Sul club at least a place in the Série B playoffs, alongside leaders Novorizontino. Level on points, however, both sides are aiming for automatic promotion to Série A. To achieve that, they must finish in the top two. The teams finishing third through sixth will enter the playoffs to compete for two more places in the top tier of Brazilian football.
Also on Monday, América-MG beat Cuiabá 1-0 at Arena Independência in Belo Horizonte, with a goal from Segovinha. The Coelho, along with Ponte Preta and Londrina, have already had their relegation to Série C confirmed.
At 8 p.m. (Brasília time) on Tuesday, Ceará and Goiás will face off at Arena Castelão in Fortaleza. The match will conclude the 35th round of Série B.
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