Top two in Serie B, Criciúma and Vila Nova meet this weekend

The 18th round of Série B promises plenty of excitement. The main highlight is the clash between Criciúma and Vila Nova, first and second in the standings respectively, at Heriberto Hulse in Santa Catarina, at 4 p.m. on Saturday (18). While the Santa Catarina side has 33 points and wants to pull further ahead at the top, the Goiás team, with 31 points, is aiming to take over first place.

Two other clubs are also in the race for the top spots: Operário-PR, in 3rd place with 31 points, faces Sport at Ilha do Retiro, and Novorizontino, in 4th place with 30 points, takes on Fortaleza at Castelão.

The round began on Thursday (16), with CRB’s 2-1 win over Náutico. The matchups continue this Friday (17) and Saturday (18).

Check out all the information on the 18th-round matchups:

Thursday (16)

CRB 2 x 1 Náutico – Rei Pelé, Maceió (AL)

Friday (17)

São Bernardo x Avaí – 7 p.m. – 1º de Maio, São Bernardo do Campo (SP)

América-MG x Ceará – 7 p.m. – Arena da Independência, Belo Horizonte (MG)

Juventude x Cuiabá – 7 p.m. – Alfredo Jaconi, Caxias do Sul (RS)

Londrina x Botafogo-SP – 9 p.m. – Vitorino Gonçalves Dias, Londrina (PR)

Fortaleza x Novorizontino – 9 p.m. – Arena Castelão, Fortaleza (CE)

Saturday (18)

Ponte Preta x Goiás – 4 p.m. – Moisés Lucarelli, Campinas (SP)

Criciúma x Vila Nova – 4 p.m. – Heriberto Hulse, Criciúma (SC)

Sport x Operário-PR – 4 p.m. – Ilha do Retiro, Recife (PE)

Atlético-GO x Athletic – 6 p.m. – Antônio Accioly, Goiânia (GO)

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