Brasileião Matchday 25 – Roundup and Results

The 25th round of the Brasileirão showed how we continue to have a very balanced tournament. A busy round, with an average of 2.5 goals per match and many draws (5/9).

The highlight was the tie between RB Bragantino and Palmeiras (2-2) and the draw of Flamengo; in a crowded Maracanã, against Ceará (1-1).

Of the teams that are fighting for Libertadores, Sudamericana, and the title only Athletico-PR and Atlético-MG won their matches. A negative highlight is Coritiba, which lost another match away from home, this time against América-MG, remaining in the relegation zone.

Let’s go to the summary of the matches of this 25th round of the Brasileirão:

Brasileião Matchday 25: Cuiabá 1×1 São Paulo

Cuiabá and São Paulo opened the round on Saturday, 09/04, at 7 pm (Brasília time) at Arena Pantanal. In a tight game, with six yellow cards and one red card applied by referee Wagner do Nascimento; Cuiabá kept the sequence of games without losing – four games now, 3 draws, and one win. This tie left Cuiabá still outside the relegation zone in 16th position with 26 points. São Paulo, very close to Cuiabá, is in 14th position with 30 points.

Brasileião Matchday 25: Atlético-GO 0x2 Atlético-MG

Atletico’s duel ended Atlético-GO’s 5-game unbeaten run at home, after a 0-2 victory. With goals from Keno and Hulk, Atlético-MG reached 39 points and remained in 7th place in the Brazilian Championship and is in the classification zone of the Copa Sudamericana; firm in the fight for a spot in the Copa Libertadores. Atlético-GO remains in 19th position, with only 22 points, a distance of 4 points from the first safe team.

Brasileião Matchday 25: Corinthians 2×2 Internacional

Another draw in the round, Corinthians and Inter ended the game with the result of 2-2. Internacional opened the scoring with Alemão at the beginning of the 1st half, but before the 20′, Corinthians already got the comeback, ending the first half with the score of 2-1. In the 67′, Inter, with Alan Patrick, managed to equalize. After the duel for a spot in Libertadores zone and fighting for the title, Corinthians and Internacional continue with the same positions: Corinthians in 3rd with 43 points and Inter, in 4th, also with 46 points.

Brasileião Matchday 25: Fortaleza 1×3 Botafogo

After 6 matches for the Brasileirão at home, without conceding goals, Fortaleza finally faced a setback against Botafogo, losing 3-1, breaking their recovery sequence in the league, leaving Botafogo with the same score (30) still managing to maintain its position within the Copa Sudamericana classification (12th). La Estrella Solitaria pulled over and is in 13th position with 30 points, but with two fewer goals.

Brasileião Matchday 25: Flamengo 1×1 Ceará

The game fulfilled much less than promised and ended 1 to 1, on a sunny Sunday in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The match was heated with 10 yellow cards and, curiously, the authors of the two goals, Gabigol for Flamengo and Jô for Ceará, were sent out in the second half. Flamengo lost the chance to get closer to the lead in the league after Palmeiras’ draw. El Fla remained in 2nd place with 44 points. For Ceará, it was a very important point away from home against a very strong opponent and kept Ceará in 15th position with 28 points.

Brasileião Matchday 25: América-MG 2×0 Coritiba

América-MG faced the worst visitor of the competition, Coritiba, and confirmed the favoritism in the match-winning 2-0, reaching 35 points and occupying the 8th position of the league. Coritiba, with this defeat, entered the relegation zone, in 17th position, with only 25 points conquered.

Brasileião Matchday 25: Other Results

Athlético-PR 1×0 Fluminense

In a game far below the level of the round, Atlético-PR beat Fluminense in the confrontation for the fight in the Libertadores zone by 1×0, reaching 42 points in 25 matches in Brasileirão. With the defeat, Fluminense remains in 5th place with the same 42 points but with a +9 goals difference from Athletico, which has only +2. 

Red Bull Bragantino 2×2 Palmeiras

In a very busy game, Red Bull Bragantino opened 2×0 in the first half, but could not hold the score, giving the tie to Palmeiras, thus ending the game at 2 to 2. Palmeiras remains very firm in the lead of the championship with 51 points, in 25 matches and continues with the best attack in the competition, 41 goals scored, in addition to the best defense with only 18 goals conceded. RB Bragantino remains in the tenth position with 32 points in 25 games.

Juventude 1×1 Avaí

The game of desperation also ended in a tie at 1 to 1. Avai opened the scoring with Guilherme Bissoli, one of the top scorers in the championship, but gave the tie to Juventude with a goal from Chico, in a penalty kick. Juventude is in last place in the league, with only 18 points, in 25 matches. Avaí is also in the relegation zone, but with 24 points in 25 games.

Santos 1×2 Goias

With two goals from in-form striker Pedro Raul (now the top scorer in the Brasileirão), Goias beat an irregular Santos. As a result, surpassing it in the table and extending its win streak to 3 games.