Ponte Preta and Novorizontino were tied 1-1 this Sunday, at Moisés Lucarelli stadium, in the 11th round of the Campeonato Paulista, the result left both teams in a good position aiming for classification, but neither managed to secure the long-awaited place in the quarterfinals. end in advance.
Ponte Preta remains in second place in Group B, now with 17 points, behind only Palmeiras. The team from Campinas only needs one point to guarantee themselves in the next phase. Novorizontino, in turn, reached 19 in Group D and further intensified the competition for a place with São Paulo and São Bernardo.
Despite playing away from home, Novorizontino was superior in the first half and justified the advantage they took into the break. The visiting team dominated the opponent and created the first scoring opportunities, the first with Rômulo, in the eighth minute. He received it on the left, cleared the marking and shot into the hands of goalkeeper Pedro Rocha.
Novorizontino’s goal seemed like a matter of course and came at 39, thanks to coach Eduardo Baptista. Fabrício Daniel, who replaced the injured Willian Farias, took advantage of a mistake by goalkeeper Pedro Rocha to take the first shot and, with the goal empty, throw the ball into the back of the net.
The advantage could have been greater if it weren’t for Ponte Preta’s goalkeeper, who turned things around in the first half. He made two good saves before the break, both made by full-back Raul Prata.
João Brigatti needed to act in the second half, and made substitutions that led Ponte Preta to the equalizer in the ninth minute. After a corner kick, Haquín headed the ball towards Gabriel Novaes. The striker hit a beautiful first-time shot to leave everything even.
The goal destabilized Novorizontino at the same time as it increased the confidence of Ponte Preta, who came under pressure. At 23, Gabriel Risso crossed to Gabriel Novaes, who took a slight deflection and hit the post. Without finding themselves in the match, the visiting team retreated, ending up withstanding the pressure and confirming equality.
In the last round, Novorizontino faces Portuguesa this Sunday, at 4pm, at the Jorge Ismael de Biasi stadium, in Novo Horizonte. On the same day and time, Ponte Preta visits Santo André, at the Bruno José Daniel stadium, in Santo André.
DATASHEET:
PONTE PRETA 1 X 1 NOVORIZONTINO
PONTE PRETA – Pedro Rocha; Castro, Haquín and Nilson Júnior (Emerson Santos); Igor Inocêncio, Léo Naldi (Luiz Felipe), Ramon Carvalho, Elvis (Paulo Villero) and Gabriel Risso; Iado Dias, and Jeferson Jeh (Gabriel Novaes/Renato). Coach: João Brigatti.
NOVORIZONTINO – Jordi; Luisão, Renato and Chico; Raul Prata, Willian Farias (Fabrício Daniel/Paulo Vitor), Marlon, Rômulo and Daniel Barcelos (Reverson); Waguininho (Dantas) and Neto Pessoa (Lucca). Coach: Eduardo Baptista.
GOALS – Fabrício Daniel, 39 minutes into the first half. Gabriel Novaes, nine minutes into the second half.
YELLOW CARDS – Emerson Santos, Elvis and Ramon Carvalho (Ponte Preta);
REFEREE – Douglas Marques das Flores
INCOME – R$ 173,300.00
AUDIENCE – 8,089 fans.
LOCATION – Moisés Lucarelli Stadium, in Campinas (SP).