📊 Is the first half over? Check your team's position 🫵 after round 19

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2 days ago

In the "coldness" of the numbers, the first round of the Brasileirão 2025 ended on Monday (11), with Juventude's victory over Corinthians by 2 x 1 at the Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, which marked the end of the 19th round.
However, due to the Club World Cup, which took place between June and July, and also due to the round of 16 playoffs of the Conmebol South American, MANY ASTERISKS are part of the "landscape" of the championship table.
Flamengo, for example, ended up "champion of the first round" with 40 points, but with only 18 games.
Palmeiras occupies the third position with 36 points, but having played 17 matches.
That is, depending on the pending results, Verdão can surpass the red-black team when everyone has the same number of games.
The same happens in the fight against relegation.
Vasco opens the Z-4 with 16 points. However, the Giant of the Hill has 17 games, that is, two less than Vitória (18 points), the first out of the "confusion zone".
Mathematically, Cruz-Maltino can even surpass Corinthians, which occupies the 13th place with 22 points, but which has already completed the 19 matches of the 1st round.
Fortaleza, with 15 points and in the penultimate position, also has 18 games and, therefore, can still surpass Leão da Barra.
And even Juventude, which is in the penultimate position with 14 points, has only 17 games, which means that it can also leave the Z-4, with a combination of results in the delayed games of each one.
⚽ The game
The word of the first half was "efficiency". After all, even with fewer shots (4 x 6), Juventude left the field with the advantage on the scoreboard.
The Gaucho Alviverde knew how to defend itself, since Corinthians dominated the ball possession, and opened the score with a strong header from Gabriel Taliari, after a cross from the left by Marcelo Hermes.
Timão returned from the break even weaker, without creating great chances, and saw Juventude - which had the debut of coach Thiago Carpini - extend with Matheus Babi completing in the area the cross from Nenê.
In the final minutes, Matheuzinho took a quality free kick and discounted for Corinthians.
With the result, Timão reached the fifth consecutive game without a victory in the Brasileirão, while Juventude returned to triumph after four matches.
📆 20th round schedule
Saturday (16) - Fluminense x Fortaleza
Saturday (16) - Ceará x RB Bragantino
Saturday (16) - Vitória x Juventude
Saturday (16) - Sport x São Paulo
Saturday (16) - Corinthians x Bahia
Sunday (17) - Santos x Vasco
Sunday (17) - Atlético-MG x Grêmio
Sunday (17) - Internacional x Flamengo
Sunday (17) - Botafogo x Palmeiras
Monday (18) - Mirassol x Cruzeiro
📊 See the updated table of the Brasileirão
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
📸 YASUYOSHI CHIBA