The 2025 Brazilian Championship reaches its final chapter this Sunday, December 7th, with one of the fiercest disputes in history at the bottom of the table. The spotlight now turns to the relegation drama. With Sport and Juventude already mathematically condemned to the 2026 Series B, there are still two unwanted vacancies left for four giants of national football, who enter the field today with calculators in their hands and their hearts in their mouths.
| Position | Time | Points | Games | Victories |
| 14º | Santos | 44 | 37 | 11 |
| 15º | Ceará | 43 | 37 | 11 |
| 16º | Fortaleza | 43 | 37 | 11 |
| 17º | Victory | 42 | 37 | 10 |
| 18º | International | 41 | 37 | 10 |
| 19º | Youth | 34 | 37 | 9 |
| 20º | Sport | 17 | 37 | 2 |
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Today’s Decisive Games (4pm)
Situation of teams to get rid of Z4
International
The most desperate situation is that of Internacional. Occupying 18th place with 41 points, Colorado is not just depending on itself to avoid a catastrophic relegation. The team from Rio Grande do Sul must necessarily beat Red Bull Bragantino in Beira-Rio and also hope for stumbles from Vitória, Fortaleza or Ceará; a draw decrees the club’s downfall.
Victory
Just ahead, opening the relegation zone in 17th place with 42 points, is Vitória. Leão da Barra plays its life against São Paulo at Barradão and needs to win to try to get out of the Z-4, hoping that its rivals from Ceará don’t score.
Fortaleza and Ceará
Fortaleza and Ceará, both with 43 points, are living the nightmare hand in hand in 16th and 15th positions, respectively. Fortaleza will have the difficult task of facing Botafogo away from home, while Ceará hosts the powerful vice-leader Palmeiras. Whoever loses today runs a serious risk of ending the day in the relegation zone, depending directly on the results of Vitória and Internacional.
Santos
Further up, Santos (44 points) is breathing a little better, but they are still not mathematically safe. A draw is enough, but a defeat combined with victories for the teams below could create a scenario of unthinkable tragedy. Peixe decides its fate against Cruzeiro in Vila Belmiro.
