Cuiabá beat Athletico-PR 2-1 this Tuesday, in the third round of Série B of the Brazilian Championship.
Cuiabá beat Athletico-PR 2-1 this Tuesday (4/15), in the third round of Série B of the Brazilian Championship, at Arena Pantanal. Lucas Mineiro and Pedrinho scored for the home team, while Léo scored for the visitors. With the result, Cuiabá reached seven points and sleeps in the lead of Série B. On the other side, Athletico-PR suffered its first setback in the competition. The team is in fifth place, with six points.
Athletico-PR returns to the field this Sunday, against CRB. The ball rolls at 7 pm (Brasília time), at Ligga Arena. Cuiabá, in turn, faces Atlético-GO, at Estádio Antônio Accioly, at 7:30 pm next Tuesday. Both matches will be valid for the next round of Série B.
The visiting team opened the scoring in the 14th minute of the first half. After a corner kick, Luiz Fernando deflected the ball at the near post and Léo headed it into the back of the net.
The home team tied it up in the 14th minute of the second half. Sander took a corner kick and Lucas Mineiro rose alone and headed it into the goal. In the 26th minute, Palacios failed and handed the ball to Pedrinho, who entered the area and shot with precision to turn the game around. In injury time, Max was sent off for kicking Habraão and Cuiabá was left with one less player.
