BR 26 club could be mathematically relegated on Tuesday; here's how 🧮

BR 26 club could be mathematically relegated on Tuesday; here's how 🧮 Chapecoense take to the field this Tuesday (3) facing the possibility of having their relegation from the Brazilian Championship mathematically confirmed. The Santa Catarina side, who sit bottom of the table with 21 points, host Mirassol at Arena Condá at 7:30 p.m. in a match in the 34th round. Their opponents from São Paulo state are the first team outside the relegation zone, with 37 points. If they lose today, the green-and-white side will officially be relegated to Série B. A defeat would leave them 16 points behind Mirassol. With Chapecoense having only five regular fixtures remaining (15 points available) and a game in hand against Vasco, the gap would become mathematically insurmountable. A draw could also seal relegation, though confirmation would have to wait until the following day: the club would move to 22 points, leaving them 15 behind Grêmio, and would go down if the Rio Grande do Sul side pick up any points in their fixture this round. Their top-flight campaign has seen them record the competition's weakest attack (32 goals scored) and leakiest defense (66 goals conceded), with just four wins, nine draws and 19 defeats. The impending relegation comes the season after the club's promotion, having gone up last year after finishing third in Série B with 62 points, behind only Coritiba and Athletico. The current relegation battle involves teams from 12th-placed Botafogo (39 points) down, followed by Vasco (13th, 38 points), Vitória (14th, 38 points), Grêmio (15th, 37 points), Mirassol (16th, 37 points), as well as the clubs currently in the bottom four. In 17th place with 36 points, Corinthians occupy the first relegation spot in the 2026 Brazilian Championship, followed by Internacional (18th, 35 points), Remo (19th, 29 points) and bottom-placed Chape (21 points). This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.