On Wednesday night, Sport e Fortaleza entered the field for the third round of the Northeast Cup. The team from Ceará won.
At home, Leão do Pici beat River-PI 3-1, with goals from Yago Pikachu, Thiago Galhardo and Kevin Andrade. With this, they reached sixth point in the competition and are at the top of Group B, with two more than Náutico, who played out a goalless draw with Ceará at home.
Vozão is in fourth place in Group A, with five points. To stay at the top, Fortaleza hopes that Bahia does not beat América-RN, at Arena Fonte Nova, this Thursday, and surpasses them on goal difference (2 vs 0).
Sport beat Itabaina 2-1, in Sergipe. The goals that guaranteed the team’s turnaround were scored by Lucas Lima and Zé Roberto.
The former Santos and Palmeiras midfielder’s team is second in Group A, with six points, tied with CRB, at the top, who have one game in hand.
In another game of the round, Vitória lost 2-0 to Juazeirense, away from home. With the stumble, the team is in fifth place, with four points.