This Sunday, the CRB and the Nautical were tied 1-1, at Aflitos, in the seventh round of the Northeast Cup. The visitors lost the lead in Group A of the regional tournament.
With seven points, the hosts are in fourth place in Group B. The Alagoas team, in turn, is in second place, with 12, two less than Sport.
In the eighth and final round of the Copa do Nordeste, Náutico will face América-RN at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena das Dunas. CRB faces Altos on the same date and time, at Estádio Rei Pelé.
End of game in Aflitos. Náutico hosted CRB in the 7th round of the Copa do Nordeste and drew 1-1. Timbu’s goal was scored by striker Paulo Sérgio. pic.twitter.com/yywjtgeQQ4
— Nautical (@nauticope) March 24, 2024
The game
Right at the beginning of the match, Náutico almost scored: Sousa spun and finished on the right side of Matheus Albino. Shortly afterwards, CRB responded, with Anselmo Ramon hitting the post.
At the end of the first half, Paulo Sérgio shot, but stopped at the visitors’ goalkeeper. In stoppage time, both teams faced danger, but stopped at the archers.
In the 46th minute, Gegê took advantage of Luiz’s wrong move and touched Wagner’s exit to make it 1-0 for CRB.
At 11′ into the second half, Náutico left everything the same, when Paulo Sérgio left everything the same. Shortly afterwards, Hereda hit the post and almost put the visitors ahead.
In stoppage time, CRB’s number 32 was sent off. The score, however, remained the same: 1-1 draw.
See other results from this Sunday’s Copa do Nordeste:
Bahia 1 x 0 Maranhão
Itabaiana 0 x 1 Botafogo-PB
Thirteen 0 x 1 Ceará
Juazeirense 4 x 1 Ríver-PI