Copa do Nordeste: Sport thrash Maranhão, first into quarter-finals
Copa do Nordeste: Sport thrash Maranhão, first into quarter-finals Sport thrashed Maranhão 5-0 on Wednesday night (15) at Ilha do Retiro and became the first team to qualify for the Copa do Nordeste quarterfinals. It leads Group C with 12 points and can no longer be caught by its rivals. The fourth and penultimate round of the Copa do Nordeste group stage, which will still feature three matches this Thursday (16), was also good for Vitória, which beat Piauí 3-1 at Barradão and moved into first place in Group A.
The other four matches played on Wednesday ended in draws: Fluminense-PI 0-0 CRB at Lindolfo Monteiro; ASA 1-1 Confiança at the Municipal de Arapiraca; Sousa 2-2 Juazeirense at Marizão; and Ferroviário 1-1 Retrô at Presidente Vargas. On Tuesday (14), in the opening match of the round, Ceará defeated Jacuipense 4-1 at Presidente Vargas. This Thursday, América-RN hosts Fortaleza at 7 p.
m. at Almeidão; Imperatriz and ABC face off at 7 p. m.
at Frei Epifânio; and Itabaiana and Botafogo-PB play at the same time at Etelvino Mendonça. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.