International, Fluminense Y Corinthianswith victories this Saturday in their commitments on the penultimate day of Brazilian Championshipmaintain their contention for second place in the Liga classification, with the Palmeiras title already achieved.
On a day where several places in the Libertadores and Sudamericana, as well as relegations, were still at stake, the highlight was Fluminense’s 3-1 victory over Sao Paulo, with three goals from Argentine Germán Cano , who separated himself at the top of the ranking of scorers with 24 goals.
The Rio de Janeiro team started at a disadvantage after a goal by Luciano for Sao Paulo in the first half, but Cano reacted in the second and in just thirteen minutes he scored his three goals. goal, one on his left leg, another on his right and the last one with a head.
The Argentine has already taken the foreign title with the highest number of goals in a single edition of the Liga in Brazil.
Fluminense temporarily occupied second place in the standings but Inter, playing two hours later, also secured a 2-0 home win over Athletico Paranaense, keeping them as Palmeiras’ immediate escort with 67 points. , ten away from the leader.
And Corinthians, which is still fourth in the standings, also won this Saturday, 1-0 against Ceará, which allowed it to add 64 points, the same as Fluminense, which is third in having the highest number of achievements and better balance of purpose.
The fourth team that remains in contention for second place in the standings is Flamengo, new champions of the Copa Libertadores and who on Sunday visit Coritiba in their commitment for thirty-six match days.
Flamengo have 61 points and victory could leave them in third place with 64 points, just three behind Inter, with two games remaining in the League.
The fight for the second place in the classification is due to the millionaire cash prize offered for the position (42.8 million reais or 8.6 million dollars), because the four clubs (Inter, Fluminense, Corinthians and Flamengo) They already have their places in the Libertadores guaranteed, as well as Palmeiras.
The last direct quota left for the Libertadores is temporarily held by Athletico Paranaense, with 54 points, but there is a risk of being relegated to the sixth position in the classification by América (52), Atlético Mineiro (52) or Sao Paulo (51) . ).
The regulation guarantees direct quotas to the Libertadores in the first four in the Liga classification, but since Flamengo was crowned champion of the continental tournament and the Copa do Brasil, which also offers tickets, the benefit extends in the first six.
Paulo Guerrero’s Avaí is down
In contention to avoid the last four places in the standings, Avaí managed only a 1-1 draw in their visit to Santos today, where they sank to the penultimate place, with no mathematical chance of staying in the first division , which was the first relegation in the career of the famous Peruvian striker Paolo Guerrero.
Avaí joins Juventude, last in the standings and whose relegation to the second division has been confirmed since last week.
Ceará, who fell in their visit to Corinthians, and Atlético Goianiense are the other two clubs temporarily in danger of losing the category but still have a mathematical chance of survival with two games left for the final
Source: La Verdad
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