In a match with four expulsions, Athletic won, by turn, the Railway 2-1, this Friday (18), at the Fonte Luminosa Arena, in Araraquara-SP. David Braga and Ronaldo Tavares scored on the Minas Gerais side, in a game valid for the 17th round of Series B of the Brazilian Championship.
This was Athletic’s third straight victory in the competition. In a clipping of the last five games, the miners have won four and lost only one. Ferrinha, on the other hand, was defeated by the fourth consecutive game.
The result puts the steel squad in 13th place with 21 points. The locomotive, in turn, parked at 18 points in 16th position. Athletic returns to the lawns next Tuesday (22), at 21h30 (Brasília), to face the leader Coritiba, while the Paulistas face Athletico-PR, at 20h.
The goals
Fulminating start, the rail opened the scoring 10 minutes into the first half. Ponta Thayllon was the author of the goal.
However, in the turn of the lights, 50 minutes into the initial stage, the referee signaled a penalty at the entrance of Zé Mário in Wellington Torrão. Ronaldo Tavares hit well and tied the game.
In the penalty bid, the São Paulo team lost their defender, who was expelled. Therefore, in the second stage, Athletic totally dominated the actions of the game. At 12 minutes of the final stage, in a beautiful play, David Braga became the game for the Minas Gerais team. After changing passes, shirt 10 appeared free to push to the net.
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Built for the 1950 World Cup, the Raimundo Sampaio Stadium-as it was called at the time-was inaugurated on June 25 of that year and belonged to the state of Minas Gerais until 1969. The arena only officially became América-MG in 1997, because, among these years, it was private administration. “Garden” also has an interesting identification with Atletico-MG, due to the Libertadores History campaign. • Mourão Panda / América-MG
Popularly known as the Arena da Baixada, Ligga Arena is the Athletico-PR House since 1933. Founded on December 21, 1913, the stadium has undergone renovations, the latest for the 2014 World Cup, which expanded the capacity to over 42,000 seats. If in the past it was a dreaded cauldron, the stadium was able to align the nickname to modernity. Currently, it has a retractable ceiling – only in Brazil, including – and totally synthetic lawn. • Vítor Silva/Botafogo
The Dr. Aderbal Ramos da Silva Stadium, better known as Hangover, was inaugurated on November 15, 1983, in Florianópolis. Casa do Avaí has the capacity to receive 17,800,000 people and can be expanded to 19,000,000 – enough to accommodate the club’s more than 14,000 Serie B members. Over the past few decades, it has been considered one of the most difficult stadiums to be won by Serie A clubs. We invested in improvements, such as the creation of the Race Square, in the exchange of the lawn, the access with facial recognition, the modernization of the bars and also with the launch of our Avaí Id app. We want to offer a complete experience to those who come to the lion’s house. We know we have the biggest and most passionate fans in the state, ”says Júlio César Heerdt, president of Avaí. • Disclosure/Avaí
Casa do Botafogo-SP has a capacity of up to 15,000 seats and has 13 cabins, 34 hotel suites, 2 VIP lounges, bars and restaurants. The former Santa Cruz Stadium has gained the modernity of an entertainment area, especially for rock lovers. “The Nicnet Arena is today the most complete stadium in the interior of São Paulo. No wonder it has become a space for entertainment in Ribeirão Preto, which attracts the audience even when not having a game or show,” comments Adalberto Baptista, president of the Board of Directors of Botafogo Futebol SA. • Disclosure/ Novorizontino
Founded on November 20, 1932, Major Antonio Couto Pereira stadium was originally called Belfort Duarte and received the new name in 1977, in honor of the former president of Coritiba who had died the previous year. Alto da Glória is one of the most imposing stages of this B Series, the scene of beautiful parties of the Coxa fans. • Disclosure/Coritiba
The Pantanal Arena was one of 12 stadiums to receive 2014 World Cup games. There are 42,968 places available, in addition to 97 cabins. Since its inauguration, Cuiabá has been running all its duels on the spot. The curiosity is due to the first school stadium in Brazil. Governor José Fraglli State School has about 400 students. “For Cuiabá to have a good preparation, the lawn must be good too. It is part of our structure to think about the well-being of athletes. The quality of the lawn is fundamental to bring good results,” says Cristiano Dresch, president of Cuiabá. • Cesar Greco/Palmeiras
The Amazon Arena is another one of the 2014 World Cup and has the largest capacity of Serie B: 44,300 fans. The arena had its architecture inspired by the Amazon rainforest surrounding the city of Manaus. • Matheus Lima/Vasco da Gama
Athletic, from Minas Gerais, sends its games at the smallest stadium of the competition, with a capacity of just over six thousand fans. The works have already begun to increase the possibilities still during the Serie B dispute. • Sicredi Arena, House of Athletic Club.
The Antonio Accioly Stadium, also known as the Dragon Castle, has 12,500 spectators, but it might not even be standing. At the beginning of the 21st century, the site was abandoned by the club due to bad administrations and even the demolition for the construction of a shopping center was considered. However, in 2005, fans joined the reconstruction of the site, which follows the house of Atletico Goianiense. • Photo: Disclosure/ Corinthians x
The name of the stadium is a tribute to Vitorino Condá, one of the main indigenous leaders of Santa Catarina. With a full capacity of 20,089 people, Arena Condá has seen numerous important matches and was a symbol of commotion during the days that succeeded the commotion of Chapecoense in 2016. • Photo: Chapecoense/Disclosure
The King Pelé Stadium was attended by the greatest of all time at the inauguration in 1968, while still playing for Santos. The place has a capacity of 20,800 fans and is CRB and CSA House, historical rivals of Alagoas. Despite being modernized over the years, the place still preserves part of its original structure, being a true symbol of Alagoas sports memory. • Disclosure/Selaj
Heriberto Hülse stadium, located in Criciúma, is one of the most traditional in southern Brazil. Inaugurated in 1955, it has a capacity of 19,225 fans. In 2024, it was the scene of several Serie A duels, but the tiger was relegated to the second division after a bad campaign. • Photo: Disclosure/ Criciuma X
The Olivério Bazzani Filho Municipal Stadium, known as “Luminosa Fonte”, is located in Araraquara, São Paulo. The nickname arose due to a nearby source, which became a symbol of the city. It has a capacity of about 20,000 fans. Until 2023, the place beded the name of former governor Doctor Adhemar de Barros. • Press Release / Railway
Nicknamed Serrinha, Casa do Goiás was inaugurated on February 8, 1995, in Goiânia (Goiás). The land originally belonged to the City Hall, and was acquired by the club in the 1960s, joining the administrative headquarters of Goiás, training and concentration centers. Since its inauguration, Serrinha has undergone some renovations and has the capacity to receive about 14,000 people. • Disclosure/Goiás
Jorge Ismael de Biasi stadium, popularly called Jorjão, is located in the city of Novo Horizonte, interior of São Paulo. The name was given in honor of the man who funded the work with his own resources. It was inaugurated on March 22, 1987 and has a capacity of 16,000 fans. • Photo: Disclosure/ Novorizontino
The Germano Kruger stadium is in Ponta Grossa, in the state of Paraná, and has a capacity of just over 10,000 places. It was inaugurated on October 12, 1941 and was named after the engineer responsible for its construction and president of the Operário, German Germano Kruger. • Photo: Disclosure/Worker-PR
Raulino de Oliveira began to be built in the late 1940s and earned the name of the project’s creator. Its inauguration took place on April 15, 1951 and underwent its most important renovation in 2004, in the centenary of the city of Volta Redonda (Rio de Janeiro). It was the first in Brazil to house a free sports complex for the population, earning the nickname “Citizenship Stadium”. • Reproduction/Instagam/Volta Redonda
Known as Oba, the Vila Nova House is in the city of Goiânia-GO and is named after the former player and manager of the club, one of the main responsible for his professionalization. It was inaugurated on October 26, 1976 and, 40 years later, underwent an important reformulation process that modernized the space and expanded the capacity to 20,000 places. • Disclosure/Vila Nova
Evandro Almeida Stadium is located in Belém (Pará) and belongs to Remo. It was first inaugurated on August 15, 1917 and went through some difficult times in its recent history. Due to the deterioration of the stadium over time and the lack of financial resources, Remo sent its games outside Baenão from 2014 by 2019. This reality only changed due to the project of the fans “the return of the king to Baeão”, which slowly boosted the necessary changes. Today, you can receive up to 14,000 people. • Instagram Playback
Leonidas Sodré de Castro is also in the city of Belém-PA and belongs to Paysandu since 1918, four years after its official inauguration. Also known as “Grandpa da Cidade”, the stadium keeps the world’s fastest goal record, made by the team’s 9th shirt, Vital Filho, at 4 seconds of a match in 1997. It is entirely renovated and has the capacity to receive approximately 16,000 fans. • Disclosure/Paysandu
Chaotic final
In the rest of the match the steel squad continued to press and was close to the third goal. Carlão, top scorer and center forward of the railway was still expelled by second yellow card. In the bid complaint, Ricardinho pushed the referee also received the red card. Then Anderson Ribeiro went to VAR to expel Wesley Pomba and another member of the São Paulo team’s coaching staff.
In all, there were five red cards: four players and an assistant. Shortly after the last expulsion, the judge whistled the end of the game.
