The penultimate round of the first stage of the Brasileirão Feminino A1 will take place this weekend. The matchups begin on Friday (14), with the clash between Atlético-MG and Grêmio, and continue through Sunday (16). The group stage is in its final stretch, and the top eight teams in the standings advance to the knockout stage.
Corinthians (1st place - 37 points), São Paulo (2nd place - 35 points), and Palmeiras (3rd place - 32 points) have already qualified for the quarterfinals. Bahia (4th place - 27 points) and Ferroviária (5th place - 27 points) are close to securing their spots, but are not yet mathematically guaranteed.
Seven teams are still in the race: Grêmio (6th place - 24 points), Internacional (7th place - 24 points), Cruzeiro (8th place - 24 points), Flamengo (9th place - 24 points), Fluminense (10th place - 22 points), Red Bull Bragantino (11th place - 20 points), and Santos (12th place - 20 points).
Fighting against relegation are Atlético-MG (13th - 13 points), Mixto (14th - 12 points), Juventude (15th - 10 points), América-MG (16th - 7 points), Vitória (17th - 7 points), and Botafogo (18th - 5 points). At the moment, Leão da Barra and Alvinegro Carioca are in the relegation zone.
Brasileirão Feminino A1 trophyCredits: Fabio Souza/CBF
Check out the matchups for the 16th round:
Friday (14)
Atlético-MG vs. Grêmio - 9 p.m. - Arena MRV, Belo Horizonte (MG)
Saturday (15)
Fluminense vs. América-MG - 3 p.m. - Luso Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Red Bull Bragantino vs. Vitória - 5 p.m. - Cicero de Souza Marques, Bragança Paulista (SP)
Bahia vs. Corinthians - 5:30 p.m. - Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador (BA)
Mixto vs. Cruzeiro - 6 p.m. - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Cuiabá (MT)
Internacional vs. Ferroviária - 7 p.m. - Sesc Protásio Alves, Porto Alegre (RS)
Sunday (16)
Palmeiras vs. Juventude - 11 a.m. - Arena Barueri, Barueri (SP)
Botafogo vs. São Paulo - 11 a.m. - Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Santos vs. Flamengo - 11 a.m. - Arena Inamar, Diadema (SP)
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