Fans celebrate goal against their own team in Série B 🇧🇷

Fans celebrate goal against their own team in Série B 🇧🇷 Náutico fans were at the center of an unusual scene during the team's match against CRB this Saturday (7), in the penultimate round of Série B. The game took place at Aflitos stadium, home of Timbu, but the home fans celebrated the goals scored by...the opposition! The reason is the local rivalry: Sport are competing directly with CRB for promotion to the first division. With Náutico no longer having anything to play for in the league, the fans celebrated a result that hurt their rivals, as CRB won 3–0. And it wasn't just the fans who showed little interest in Saturday's game. On Thursday (5), Náutico's board decided to send nine players, including regular starters, on holiday early. The situation sparked criticism beyond the rivalry in Pernambuco. Atlético-GO, who are also competing with CRB for promotion, released a statement on social media saying they had "never taken the field to lose, because that's dirty play." The statement does not mention Náutico, but stresses that "the Brazilian Série B Championship is one of the most fiercely contested competitions in the world and must be respected by all 20 clubs until the very end." This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.