After achieving an unprecedented title in Serie C, Águia da Precabura and Raposa seek the unprecedented title of the fourth division
Atlético-CE welcomes Campinense this Saturday (23), at 15:00 (GMT), in the first game of the semifinal of the Brazilian Series D. The game in Domingão, in Horizonte, Ceará, will not have an audience.
The team from Ceará got access to Serie C for the first time in history. The club finished the first phase in fourth place, in the following phase it left Juazeirense and Paragominas, respectively, along the way. In the quarterfinals, the team eliminated Ferroviária on penalties, which ensured unprecedented access.
For the first semifinal match against the team from Paraíba, coach Raimundo Wágner must keep a base of the time he faced Railway-SP last Sunday. Atlético cannot count on Naílton, suspended for the third yellow card. On the other hand, defender Caio Acaraú will return, after the defender is suspended in the match against the São Paulo team.
Campinense finished the first phase in second place in their group, in the next phase eliminating Sergipe and Guarani de Sobral, and then eliminating América-RN on penalties in the quarterfinals and stamping the passport to Serie C after ten years old .
Coach Ranielle Ribeiro can’t count on defensive midfielder Rafinha and forwards Fábio Lima and Marcus Nunes, all in the club’s medical department.
Campinense and Atlético-CE face off in the return game on the 31st of this month, at Amigão, in Campina Grande, Paraíba.
