In a dramatic game, with a total of 20 minutes of added time in the sum of the two halves, Fortaleza beat Sport 1-0, at Arena Castelão, this Sunday (3), and won the 2022 Northeast Cup undefeated.
The title goal came in extra time of the initial stage, in a penalty committed by Thyere on Moisés and converted by Yago Pikachu.
In the complementary stage, the referee even awarded a maximum penalty for Sport, but the bid was revised, and the marking was annulled with the help of the video assistant (VAR).
In the 35th minute of the second half, Sport had a numerical advantage on the field after the expulsion of forward Robson, from Fortaleza, for elbowing Thyere in the face.
The match gained even more emotion due to a blackout of the spotlights, a goal disallowed by Sport, for lack of attack, and a confusion on the edge of the field, all this in the final part of the duel.
Pushed by the crowd, Fortaleza managed to hold back the pressure and finally let out the champion’s cry after the final whistle, at 58 minutes into the second half.
The teams had drawn 1-1 in the first game of the decision, played on Thursday (31), at Arena Pernambuco, with goals from Zé Welison and Bill.
With the triumph, Fortaleza’s campaign in this edition of the Copa do Nordeste ends undefeated, with seven wins and five draws. The Ceará tricolor had already won the regional tournament once, in 2019.
STATE CHAMPIONS
This weekend, a total of nine state champions were crowned by Brazil.
In the Southeast region, the winners were Palmeiras, Fluminense and Atlético-MG.
This Sunday (3), Palmeiras thrashed São Paulo 4-0, reversed the 3-1 defeat in the first leg and lifted the Campeonato Paulista trophy for the 24th time.
On Saturday, Fluminense won the Campeonato Carioca after drawing 1-1 with Flamengo, at Maracanã. Gabigol opened the scoring for the red-black and Germán Cano equalized the confrontation.
As they had won 2-0 in the first leg, with two other goals from the Argentine, Tricolor was finally able to celebrate their 32nd state title after a ten-year fast.
In Minas Gerais, the party was alvinegra. In a single duel that marked the return of rival fans dividing the Mineirão stadium in half, Atlético-MG beat Cruzeiro 3-1 and became three-time champion. It was the club’s 47th state title.
Hulk scored twice and took the top scorer in the competition. The other Atletico goal was scored by Nacho Fernández, and Edu decreased for the celestial team in the final minutes.
In the South region, the cups went to Coritiba, Grêmio and Brusque.
This Sunday (3), Coritiba beat Maringá 4-2 at Couto Pereira and won the Campeonato Paranaense for the 39th time, after a hiatus of five years.
The visitors took the lead, but the hosts didn’t give the underdog a chance, with goals from Alef Manga, Igor Paixão (two) and Léo Gamalho.
In the first leg, away from home, alviverde had already won by 2-1, also with goals from Léo Gamalho and Igor Paixão.
In Rio Grande do Sul, Grêmio maintained its local hegemony and won the Campeonato Gaúcho for the fifth consecutive time, with a 2-1 victory over Ypiranga on Saturday (2). It was the club’s 41st state trophy.
Rodrigues and Bruno Alves built Grêmio’s advantage, with Erick discounting for the visitors. The tricolor had already won the first leg, in Erechim (RS), by the minimum score, with a goal from Lucas Silva.
In Santa Catarina, the trophy returned to Brusque after a 30-year fast without the state title. For having had a better campaign in the first phase, the team celebrated after two draws with Camboriú in the decision.
After losing and equaling the score in the first game (goals by Juliano and Fernandinho), Brusque celebrated in front of the crowd after a 0-0 home match in the return match.
In the Midwest, the party was on behalf of Atlético-GO and Cuiabá fans.
In the decision of Goiás, Atlético-GO won the two matches of the final against Goiás. After opening the dispute at home with a 1-0 victory, Dragão also won the return match by 3-1, in an upset, in opposing territory.
The emerald team took the lead with a goal from top scorer Nicolas, but the red-black reacted in the final stage with Marlon Freitas, Shaylon and Wellington Rato. It was Atlético-GO’s 16th title in the Campeonato Goiano, curiously won on the club’s 85th anniversary.
Cuiabá won the Mato Grosso second championship by beating Rondonopolis 4-0 at Arena Pantanal, with goals from Pepê, Alesson, Marllon and Valdivia. In the first game, the team had also been victorious, by the score of 3 to 2.
Finally, in the North region, who made the party were the fans of Manaus, Amazon champion for the fifth time in six consecutive finals.
After winning the first leg by 2 to 1, the team surpassed Princesa by the same score, as a visitor, with goals from Palmares and Rayne.
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