Série C: 13th round hots up the race for the top spots

Brusque hosts Figueirense at Arena SimonCredits: Disclosure / Brusque

The 13th round of Brazil’s Série C Championship, which runs from this Saturday (4) through Monday (6), will once again bring an intense battle for the top spots, especially for a place in the qualification zone, the G8. Guarani leads the competition with 22 points and can remain alone at the top if it beats Floresta in one of Saturday’s matches, at 8:30 p.m., at Brinco de Ouro.

Brusque, the runner-up with 21 points, hosts Figueirense on Monday (6), at 7 p.m., at Arena Simon. Paysandu, in third place with 20, will play away from home — on Sunday, it visits Ypiranga at 11 a.m. at Colosso da Lagoa.

The balance in the 2026 edition of Série C has been one of the competition’s hallmarks so far. The teams in 4th, 5th, and 6th place — Ituano, Ferroviária, and Internacional de Limeira, respectively — all have 19 points, so they are just three behind leader Guarani.

Santa Cruz, in 7th, and Floresta, in 8th, both have 18 points. These eight teams would currently be qualified for the second phase of Série C.

But there is a step-by-step chase behind them that includes eight more teams: in ninth place, Volta Redonda has 17 points, the same as Amazonas (10th) and Caxias (11th).

Botafogo-PB, Maringá, and Figueirense, all with 16 points, are in 12th, 13th, and 14th place, while Ypiranga, in 15th with 15, can also dream of the G8; the same goes for Maranhão, in 16th with 14, which could be among the top eight in two rounds.

Check out the round’s matches:

Saturday (4)

Maranhão vs. Inter de Limeira – 5 p.m. – Castelão;

Confiança vs. Barra – 7 p.m. – Batistão;

Maringá vs. Volta Redonda – 7 p.m. – Willie Davids;

Santa Cruz vs. Ituano – 7:30 p.m. – Arena Pernambuco;

Ferroviária vs. Caxias – 8:30 p.m. – Fonte Luminosa;

Guarani vs. Floresta – 8:30 p.m. – Brinco de Ouro.

Sunday (5)

Ypiranga vs. Paysandu – 11 a.m. – Colosso da Lagoa;

Anápolis vs. Botafogo-PB – 9 p.m. – Jonas Duarte.

Monday (6)

Brusque vs. Figueirense – 7 p.m. – Arena Simon;

Amazonas vs. Itabaiana – 9 p.m. – Carlos Zamith.

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