Brazilian Serie B - Most popular for August 2007
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Leaders Criciuma lost on the road to Paulista, 3-1, on Tuesday, and saw its advantage at the top of
the standings shrink from seven to four points in the Brazilian Serie B soccer league. Roberto
Santos scored all three goals for the locals, helping the team reach 19 points to climb out of the
relegation zone, to 15th place.
Meanwhile, Marilia defeated Ipatinga at home, 2-1, thanks to a goal in the final minutes.
Five games complete the Brazilian Serie B 19th round on Saturday. Leader Criciuma host Portuguesa
already guaranteed first place in the standings at the halfway point of the season. The visitors
can take over fourth spot with a win and enter the promotion zone to the Serie A. Third place
Coritiba take on Santa Cruz at home, knowing a win will create a five point buffer between them and
current fourth place Vitoria.
Three games on Friday in the 19th round of the Brazilian Serie B.
BRASILIENSE x SAO CAETANO - Brasiliense will try to return to the top 4 in the standings when it
hosts Sao Caetano. The team lost its fourth place position when Vitoria beat Gama 3-1 on Tuesday.
But a win can even lift the team to a tie for third place with Coritiba, depending on that team's
result.
Two matches on Friday and six on Saturday complete the 16th round of the Brazilian Serie B. On
Tuesday, second place Coritiba defeated Avai 1-0 at home, while Ituano continued its recovery with
a 2-1 home win over Sao Caetano, its second win in a row.
Last place Paulista travels to Salvador to face Vitoria, which defeated Coritiba 3-1 on Saturday.
A full schedule on Tuesday marks the 17th round of the 2007 Brazilian Serie B football league. With
ten games scheduled for tonight, the fight for one of the four spots in the Serie A next year
continues.
Leaders Criciuma, already seven points clear of second place Marilia, travel to Jundiai to face
18th place Paulista, which would be dropping to the Serie C if the tournament ended today.
Two games open the 19th round of the Brazilian Serie B soccer league on Tuesday. Vitoria hosts Gama
needing a win to temporarily join the top four in the promotion zone, while Paulista travels to
Ipatinga trying to move further away from the bottom of the table.
Here's a preview of tonight's games:
VITORIA x GAMA
Vitoria can temporarily join the promotion zone of the Serie B with a win over Gama at the Barradao
Stadium on Tuesday.
