CRB got the better of Sport in both meetings in Série B
CRB and Sport met twice in this Série B season and the Alagoas side won both 2-1. Despite that, the two northeastern clubs have the same 55 points, with CRB ahead on wins and Sport facing Operário away on Friday.
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CRB e Sport disputaram duas vezes esta Série B, e o time alagoano saiu na frente nas duas. Em 17 de maio, no primeiro turno, o Galo ganhou por 2 a 1 na Ilha do Retiro. No returno, em 15 de setembro, repetiu o resultado no Rei Pelé.
O CRB foi melhor nos dois encontros e poderia ter ampliado. Apesar disso, na tabela as duas equipes nordestinas têm os mesmos 55 pontos.
O Galo aparece em sexto porque soma duas vitórias a mais. Nesta sexta, às 19h30, o Sport, oitavo, joga fora contra o Operário — e o CRB torce contra.
No sábado, o Galo visita o Náutico nos Aflitos — o rival do Sport. E a torcida rubro-negra, claro, vai torcer contra os alagoanos.
Tamanha rivalidade no Recife fez os torcedores do Náutico lançarem campanha nas redes para que o time perca do CRB.
A diretoria do Náutico também decidiu, nesta quinta, antecipar as férias de nove jogadores.
Desfalques confirmados para o duelo com o CRB: Muriel (goleiro); Arnaldo e Igor Fernandes (laterais); Wenderson e Auremir (volantes); Jean Carlos (meia); e, no ataque, Vinícius, Paulo Sérgio e Júnior Todinho.
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