Ceará opened an advantage over Sport in the final dispute of the 2023 edition of the Northeast Cup. In a match played at Castelão, in Fortaleza, Vozão won 2-1 in the first leg of the decision. Now the teams go back to measuring forces on May 3rd to find out who gets the mug of the regional competition. At Castelão, Vozão showed who’s in charge! 🏁With goals from Castilho and Vitor Gabriel, @CearaSC defeated @sportrecife by 2-1 and took the lead in the #CopaDoNordeste final. CopaNordesteCBF) April 20, 2023 This Wednesday (19) Ceará needed just 30 seconds to open the scoring. Goalkeeper Richard launched Janderson on the left end and the attacker dominated and left it to Guilherme Castilho, who hit a beautiful shot from outside the area to overcome goalkeeper Renan. The second came out in the first half, but already in the 45th minute, when, after a corner kick by Castilho, the ball was left alive in the area, where Vitor Gabriel was free to shore up. Everything was heading towards Ceará’s triumph, but, already in the second half’s stoppage time, in the 52nd minute, Luciano Juba crossed the ball, goalkeeper Richard parried it and David Ricardo deflected it into the back of his own team’s goal.
Agência Brasil
Folha Nobre - Desde 2013 - ©