With four more teams, Série D already has 18 classified for the knockout stage

The 13th and penultimate round of the group stage of the Série D of the Brazilian Championship had 17 more games this Sunday and four new classifieds: Maranhão-MA (Group A2), Nacional-PB and Sousa-PB (Group A3), Ceilândia- DF (Group A5). Inter de Limeira also played and could have secured the classification, but did not win.

The last team from São Paulo to enter the field in this round, Inter de Limeira tied with FC Cascavel-PR and reached 19 points, in third place in Group A7. The fifth place is Ferroviária, with 17 and that can reach 20.

In Group A2, Maranhão secured a place by beating Tocantinópolis-TO by 2 to 1 and reaching 21 points, in second place. The fifth place is the opponent, with 14.

In Group A3, Nacional-PB beat Iguatu-CE by 3-1 and lead with 23 points, qualifying with vice-leader Sousa-PB, also with 23, who played on Saturday. This was possible thanks to the draw of fifth place Santa Cruz, by 1 to 1, with Potiguar-RN. For Group A5, Ceilândia-DF leads with 27 points after beating União-MT by 2-0, precisely the fifth place with 20 points.

Thus, the list with all 18 classified in advance, out of a total of 32 teams, includes Nacional-AM, Tuna Luso-PA and Águia-PA (Group A1), Ferroviário-CE, Maranhão-MA and Atlético-CE (Group A2), Nacional-PB and Sousa-PB (Group A3), Retrô-PE and Bahia de Feira-BA (Group A4), Ceilândia-DF and Operário-MT (Group A5), Portuguesa-RJ, Athletic-MG and Democrata-MG (Group A6), Patrocinense-MG and Maringá-PR (Group A7) and Hercílio Luz-SC (Group A8).

The round will be closed on Monday with the game between the already classified Democrata-MG against Resende-RJ, which still has chances to fight for the fourth place in Group A6.