Apart from still believing in the Brazilian title, Fortaleza has one more reason to aim for victory in the match next Saturday (09), against Vasco, at Arena Castelão, capital of Ceará. If Laion pick up three points, they will just have to hope Bahia doesn't beat Juventude and, thus, automatically, they will be guaranteed a five-round tie at next year's Libertadores.
With 46 points and being in seventh position, Tricolor Baiano was only able to achieve 64 points. In other words, if they stumble against Juventude, they will only reach 62. In this way, Fortaleza, currently in third place, will only finish the Brasileirão in sixth place at most, which will at least give them a place in the pre-Libertadores. .
This season, the two clubs have faced each other three times: once in the first round, and twice in the Copa do Brasil. There were two draws – both in the Copa do Brasil –, in addition to Vasco's victory in the Brasileirão, in São Januário.
Fortaleza hosts Vasco this Saturday, at 7 p.m., at Arena Castelão. On the same day and time, Bahia visited Juventude di Alfredo Jaconi, in Caxias do Sul.