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Pernambucano Championship: View classifieds and final stage crosses | Pernambuco Championship

On Saturday, the Pernambucano tournament determined all the matches of the next stage, with the six seeded. Sport and Retro, ranked first and second, qualify directly to the semi-finals. Nautico, Santa Cruz, Central and Avogados remain in contention and will reach the quarterfinals to continue the title fight.

Retro, the second best team in the first stage, qualifies directly to the semi-finals. Their opponent will be the winner of the confrontation between Nautico (third place) and Avogados (sixth), which will be held next Sunday.

Maguari and Petrolina, seventh and eighth, continue in the Pernambucano A1 series. Porto and Flamengo de Arcoverde had already been relegated to the second division.

Avogados and Nautico face each other again, now in the second stage – Photo: Claudio Gomez/Avogados FC

Second stage matches (one match)

  • Santa Cruz (4th place) x Central (5th place), on March 2, in Arruda
  • Nautiko (3rd place) x Avogados (6th place), on March 3, in Aflitos

Semi-final matches (home and away)*

  • Ida – Winner of Santa Cruz x Central vs. Sport, on March 9
  • Volta-Sport vs the winner of the Santa Cruz x Central match, on March 16

Ida – Winner of the Náutico x Afogados match faces Retro, on March 10
Volta – Retro vs. the winner of the Náutico x Afogados match, on March 17

*Dates may change

Central and Santa Cruz face each other in the second stage – Photo: Rafael Melo/Santa Cruz

The Série D 2025 spot decided in the first stage went to Retrô, the best-placed team apart from Sport and Náutico. The other place will go to the best-placed team in the decisive stage in Pernambucano, with the exception of Sport, Nautico and Retro itself.

Relegated to Series A2