
Ceará, Avaí, Athletic, Vila Nova, and Operário are all tied at the top of the Série B table with 8 points each.
Goiás, Criciúma, and Fortaleza are in 6th, 7th, and 8th places, respectively, each with 7 points.
Five matches were played in the fourth round of Série B, which concluded on Sunday, the 12th.
Ceará leads the Série B table with 8 points, tied with Avaí, Athletic, Vila Nova, and Operário. Goiás, Criciúma, and Fortaleza follow closely with 7 points, indicating a highly competitive season.
Five teams level on points at the top of the Série B table
The fourth round of Série B, which wrapped up this Sunday (12) with five matches, left Ceará at the top of the table with 8 points. However, Vozão is tied on points with four other teams: Avaí, Athletic, Vila Nova, and Operário.
Goiás, Criciúma, and Fortaleza, all with 7 points, are right behind, showing how balanced the competition is.
This Série B trend, shaping up to make it one of the most hotly contested editions in recent years, also has Botafogo-SP, Náutico, and Sport in 9th, 10th, and 11th place, respectively, all in position to go for the top spot as early as next round.
The round began on Friday (10), with Criciúma beating Botafogo-SP 1-0 at Heriberto Hülse.
On Saturday, there were four matches: Juventude 2-0 Goiás at Alfredo Jaconi; Ponte Preta 0-1 Vila Nova at Moisés Lucarelli; Sport 2-2 Avaí at Ilha do Retiro; and Ceará 1-0 Náutico at Castelão.
On Sunday, Fortaleza beat São Bernardo 1-0 at Primeiro de Maio; Novorizontino defeated América-MG 3-0 at Independência and pushed Coelho to the bottom of the table; and Operário and Cuiabá drew 0-0 at Germano Krüger.
Also on Sunday, CRB lost at home, at Rei Pelé, to Athletic by 3-2; and Atlético-GO beat Londrina 2-1 at Antônio Accioly.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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