Elton’s penalty kick makes Dourado breathe in the table and only depend on him to stay in the elite of Brazilian football
Cuiabá completes round 37 outside the relegation zone. At Arena Pantanal, the team got the better of Fortaleza with a goal by Elton in a penalty kick in the first half. Dourado had not won for three rounds and got the victory at a very important moment, after Bahia’s victory over Fluminense, which left the team in the relegation zone. The fight for permanence is for the last round of the Brasileirão.
With the result, Cuiabá reached 46 points, jumped to 15th position and momentarily left the relegation zone. Bahia (16th) and Juventude (17th) total 43 points and the three teams are still fighting to stay in Serie A.
In the last round of Brasileirão 2021 on Thursday (9), at 9:30 pm, Cuiabá will face Santos in Vila Belmiro. Fortaleza faces Bahia at Arena Castelão.
