Champion of the 2024 Series D and runner-up of this year’s Pernambucano, Retrô – filled with veterans in its squad – is already back in the Fourth Division of Brazilian football.

Founded in 2016 and collecting good results – it was also state runner-up in 2022 and 2023 -, Fênix drew 1 x 1 with ABC this Sunday (24), at Arena Pernambuco.

It reached 14 points and can no longer reach Anápolis, which reached 20 and is the 16th. There is only one round left for both. 

Retrô “repeats” Ferroviário, which won the 2023 Series D and fell in last year’s Series C. 

Tombense (13) was already relegated. ABC (18) and Itabaiana (19) complete the relegation zone. And they will face each other on Saturday (30). 

The Retrô that took to the field featured Vagner Love, 41 years old and hired during the competition, Fernandinho, 39, former Flamengo, São Paulo and Grêmio, and Rômulo, 34, former Vasco, Flamengo and Grêmio.

Another highlight is Fabinho, 38 years old and with stints at Internacional, Ceará, Botafogo and Sport. 

Love came to Retrô with the mission of making a difference. But he has only one goal in 11 matches.

The campaign of the Pernambucano club in the Third Division was bad from the start. It only won three times and went blank in 13 games.

With seven goals scored, it is the team with the least effective attack in the competition.

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It’s getting HOT! 🔥

Caxias, Náutico, Ponte Preta, Londrina and São Bernardo are already classified.

Several teams are fighting for the last three spots.

Highlights for the surges of Belo, Confiança – which is also a finalist in the Copa do Nordeste -, Guarani and Figueirense. 

The next phase will have two groups with four teams each, with home and away games. The division will be: 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th in one group. And 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th in the other.

The first two guarantee promotion. And the leaders of each key compete for the trophy. 

The fight not to occupy the two remaining places in the 2026 Series D is also intense.

The 18th round will still have two games this Monday (24).

The final one will be next Saturday (30).

See below the updated classification and, then, what remains.

18th round

Monday – 25/8

7:30 pm – Guarani x Confiança – Brinco de Ouro da Princesa

7:30 pm – CSA x Ponte Preta – Rei Pelé

19th round 

Saturday – 30/8

All games starting at 5 pm (Brasília time)

Náutico x Ituano – Aflitos

Ponte Preta x Londrina – Moisés Lucarelli

Confiança x Retrô – Batistão

Tombense x Guarani – Antônio Guimarães de Almeida

Anápolis x Botafogo-PB – Jonas Duarte

Maringá x Caxias – Willie Davids

Ypiranga-RS x Figueirense – Colosso da Lagoa

Brusque x CSA – Augusto Bauer

Floresta x São Bernardo – Domingão

ABC x Itabaiana – Casa de Apostas Arena das Dunas

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Highlight photo: Reproduction/Retrô

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.