Already relegated, Ituano lost with a bizarre own goal in his farewell to Serie B

Already relegated, Ituano lost with a bizarre own goal in his farewell to Serie B


In a duel with few clear-cut chances, a bad mistake by the Ituano midfielder seals Amazonas’ 1-0 victory at the Novelli Júnior Stadium in Itu




The already relegated Ituano suffers yet another defeat, this time in their farewell to Serie B of the Brazilian championship. After all, they lost 1-0 to Amazonas on Friday night (22), in the 38th round. Rodrigo Vasconcelos (against) was the only one to score at the Novelli Júnior Stadium, in Itu.

In a duel with few clear chances, the goal came in the 17th minute of the first half due to a bad mistake by the Sao Paulo midfielder, who dominated the ball after Amazonas’ missed shot and retreated in front of goalkeeper Wesley Borges . However, the pass did not come out correctly and the ball only ended up in the back of the net. Galo de Itu still had one player less after 36 minutes, when striker Salatiel, after receiving a yellow card, cursed the match referee and received a straight red.

With this result, Ituano ends its participation in the Second Division with only 37 points, in 18th place. Amazonas comes in at 52 overall, in 11th place

Matches of the 38th matchday of Serie B

Friday (22)

Coritiba 1×3 Botafogo-SP

Avaí 2×1 Ponte Preta

Ituano 0x1 Amazonas

Sunday (24)

CRB x Operario-PR – 6.30pm

Paysandu x Vila Nova-GO – 6.30pm

Goiás x Novorizontino – 6.30pm

Guarani x Ceará – 6.30pm

Mirassol x Chapecoense – 6.30pm

America-MG x Brusque – 6.30pm

Sports x Santos – 6.30pm

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Source: Terra

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