Brasileirão Matchday 36 Roundup

The results of the matchday 36 of the Brasileirão have made the upcoming two matchdays a lot more interesting as it has turned the fight for the first spot into a do-or-die situation, and three spots switched around on the top 12.

Botafogo is now the only team at the top, as Palmeiras suffered a massive setback. Besides that, it seems like Criciúma and Bragantino now need a miracle to try and jump out of the relegation zone before it is too late.

With things getting so interesting in this last stretch of the Brasileirão, we need to look back on the results from this weekend in order to prepare for the season close.

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Brasileirão Matchday 36 Roundup: Grêmio 2 – 1 São Paulo

Grêmio had things work their way at the best moment, as they opened the score at home in the 36th minute thanks to Franco Cristaldo. Just before the end of the first half, Ruan Tressoldi scored an own goal in the added time already in added time, assuring the visitors went to the dressing room in a low mood.

São Paulo entered the second half desperate but working their way up. Luiz Gustavo scored in the 64th minute and then the team was unable to even the score out.

Their slip allowed Grêmioto climb up to the 11th spot. Still, they assured a spot, at least, in the Pre-Libertadores places.

Brasileirão Matchday 36 Roundup: Flamengo 3 – 2 Internacional

Flamengo and International gave their all knowing that their position in the top four was at stake.

The locals took over the first half once Leo Ortiz scored in the 29th minute, and they capitalized on the momentum as Michael made a quick double in the 37th and 41st minute.

This strong offensive in the first half allowed them the win. However, International fired back with a par of their own during the second half as Wesley and Enner Valencia made their presence known.

The win allowed Flamengo to jump up from 5th to the 3rd spot, while Inter is now 4th and fighting for its direct qualification for the Libertadores. The Fla is already qualified after winning the Copa do Brazil

Brasileirão Matchday 36 Roundup: Athletico-PR 1 – 1 Fluminense

Both teams looked to get a few points to jump out of the relegation battle and bet their chances on a top-12 finish.

Athletico-PR was doing pretty good after Lucas Belezi scored the first, but Leo Linck had his bad moment in the 43rd minute, getting a red card and leaving the team with ten men on the field.

Fluminense made the most out of it, scoring in the 65th minute to even the score. However, their push for the win fell off once Paulo Henrique Ganso also got a red card in the 4th minute of added time to finish the game on that note.

Brasileirão Matchday 36 Roundup: Vitoria 2 – 0 Fortaleza

Things looked pretty good for the hosts in this clash, as they started early and strong. Alerrando scored in the 9th minute, allowing the team to get more comfortable as they handed it to the now fifth-placed Fortaleza.

Alerrando was not done with the early goal he had, scoring a second in the 37th minute, and giving his team a boost. His double served to place him at the top for the Golden Boot, an award that would be unexpected and very welcome in case it comes to this humble team.

It was impressive to see that even with only 28% of the ball possession, the locals not only did the damage, but they also had four more shots on target than the visitors. The win almost secured a Copa Sudamericana group stage spot.