With 29 points and 15 more to play, the Paraense team is six points behind Internacional, the first team outside the relegation zone, which encompasses the four worst-placed teams in the competition.
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The Glorious, with 39 points, remains threatened with relegation to Serie BThere are five points separating Grêmio, who open the so-called "Z-4" and still have a match this round. On Thursday, at 9:30 PM (Brasilia time), the Gaucho Tricolor faces Athletico-PR in Porto Alegre.The net quickly scored at Mangueirão. In the 7th minute of the first half, the left-back Marcelinho crossed on the right, the defender Domingos Andrade let the ball escape, and the striker Jajá took advantage to finish, almost in the small area, and put Remo ahead.
In the final stage, at the 9th minute, the forward Gabriel Taliari prevented the ball from going out of play along the baseline and put it in the area on the right. The cross deflected off Huguinho and left it for the midfielder Leonel Picco, who shot into the goalkeeper Gabriel Batista's corner, extending the lead for the Pará team.
At the 37th minute, after the forward Tiquinho Soares and the defender Marçal's headers, the midfielder Edenílson completed the play, reducing the score for Botafogo. Despite the pressure, the Glorioso could not equalize.
Bahia wins duel of tricolores
In another match of the night on Wednesday, Bahia defeated São Paulo 3-2 at Arena Fonte Nova, in SalvadorThis was only the second victory for coach Rogério Ceni in 15 matches against the team, where he is an idol as goalkeeper and where he spent 25 years of his career as a player.
Bahia defeats rival - PhotoLetícia Martins/EC Bahia
The Iron Squad, with 53 points, remains in close contention with the top five (G-5) teams, which qualify for the LibertadoresThe Bahians occupy sixth position, one point behind Fluminense, fifth-placed.
The Paulista team, with 43 points, is 11 points behind the G-5 and 9 points behind the Z-4, and could be 8 points behind if Grêmio wins on Thursday and Inter enters the relegation zoneThe Soberano needs at least two points in the next five games to definitively eliminate any possibility of relegation.
Bahia opened the scoring in the 5th minute, with Rodrigo Nestor. After a cross from midfielder Jean Lucas on the right, the midfielder, who was revealed in São Paulo, headed the ball into the goal. Four minutes later, advancing on the same side of the field, defender Marcos Vitor put the ball into the area and striker Erick Pulga finished for the goal.
The visitors sought to equalize before halftime. In the 42nd minute, midfielder Lucas was activated just before entering the area by striker Jonathan Calleri and shot into the goalkeeper Ronaldo's left corner, scoring again after eight months. Already at the end of the added time, midfielder Damián Bobadilla took the rebound of a corner kick, taken by defender Pedro Lima, and equalized.
In the second half, in the 35th minute, midfielder Éverton Ribeiro kicked a free kick from the right, midfielder Erick adjusted the ball, and Marcos Vitor headed it into the goal, securing Bahia's victory.