Avaí will host Novorizontino this Monday (5), at the Ressacada stadium, in a competition that will be valid for the 14th round of Serie B of the Brazilian Championship. Leão da Ilha is in third place with 23 points, while Tigre is in 11th place with 19 points. Watch Avaí x Novorizontino live below.
In the last round, the Santa Catarina team hosted Amazonas in Ressacada and managed to achieve another 1-1 draw. The home team had a chance to turn the game around with a penalty, but goalkeeper Marcão saved João Paulo’s shot.
With this result, Avaí achieved three consecutive draws in Serie B. Despite this, the team was leading the competition for the first time since 2014. As Santos and América-MG won in the round, victory will Leão needed to get the game back again. lead.
For the game, coach Gilmar Dal Pozzo will have midfielder Zé Ricardo, who was suspended in the last round, back. On the other hand, the striker Ademilson is a doubt.
On the Novorizontino side, coach Eduardo Baptista will again include defender Luisão and suspended midfielder Eduardo. However, striker Paulo Vitor was sent off in the last round and does not play. In addition, defender César Martins, right-back Raul Prata and attackers Vitinho and Waguininho are recovering from injuries.
Tigre held Mirassol in a classic match in the interior of São Paulo which ended in a 1-1 draw Fabrício Daniel opened the scoring for the home side, but Dellatorre left everything the same.
With this result, Novorizontino lost the opportunity to reach the G-4 of the competition. However, the team is going through a good moment, with only one win in the last eight games.
Where to watch Avaí x Novorizontino
The duel between Avaí and Novorizontino starts at the Ressacada stadium at 8pm, Brasília time, with live broadcast on Sportv (closed television) and Premiere (pay-per-view).
