Novorizontino first to secure promotion to the 2027 Brasileirão

Novorizontino first to secure promotion to the 2027 Brasileirão Grêmio Novorizontino are the first club to secure promotion from this year's Série B. Their long-awaited place in the 2027 Brasileirão was secured this Saturday (7) with a comeback win over Fortaleza in the penultimate round of the second division. It will be the first time the club from the interior of São Paulo state have played in the top flight of Brazilian football. This year's São Paulo state championship runners-up, Novorizontino had come close in recent editions of Série B. In 2023 and 2024, the team finished fifth, one place below the promotion spots. Last year, a run of poor results in the closing stages meant their dream was put on hold once again. If Juventude fail to win away at Cuiabá this Saturday, Novorizontino will also clinch the 2026 Série B title. Only the top two teams in this year's Série B earn automatic promotion to the first division. The clubs finishing third to sixth will compete in playoffs to decide the other two promotion places. Fortaleza are still in the hunt for promotion, but Saturday's defeat ended their chances of finishing in the top two. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.