Bola Rolando: Operário tries to break the taboo in Recife against Náutico

Monday, September 14, 2026, and the Ball Rolling begins looking at an increasingly tightened Series B. And, for us, the main subject is Nautical vs. Worker, confrontation this Tuesday (15), at 7:30 pm, in the Aflicted, in Recife. A game that can relocate the Ghost in the G6 and, at the same time, bring down a taboo that already bothers.

The 28th round started on Sunday and brought important results at the top.

Atlético-GO was the highlight. Goleou Criciúma 4 to 0, in Antonio Accioly, reached 46 points and took the Worker the sixth place.

It was a very bad performance of Criciúma and a practically controlled match from beginning to end by the Dragon.

We also had a surprise at Alfredo Jaconi. The Youth, who entered the round in the lead, lost at home to Athletic-MG by 2 to 0.

The one who took advantage of this was Novorizontino. Even being 1 to 1 with Cuiabá, in Novo Horizonte, reached 50 points and took the first place by tiebreaker criteria.

In Castelão, Fortaleza and Ceará made the Classic King and drew 1 to 1.

So, at the moment, Novorizontino leads with 50 points, followed by Juventude, also with 50. The Fortress appears at 48.

And the round is still far from over.

Vila Nova can take the lead

On Monday, three games move the Serie B.

The game that attracts the most attention is between Avaí and Vila Nova, at 21:30, in Ressacada.

Vila Nova enters the field with 47 points and can end the night as leader. If he wins, he reaches 50 points and reaches Novorizontino and Juventude, but he would have 15 victories, against 14 of the two competitors.

But it won't be a simple mission.

On the other side is a desperate Avaí, with 29 points and within the relegation zone. For the Santa Catarina team, scoring is no longer just important. It became a necessity.

Also play this Monday America-MG x São Bernardo and Botafogo-SP x Goiás.

The time of the ghost has come.

On Tuesday, all eyes on Ponta Grossa will be on Recife.

Nautical vs Worker starts at 7:30 pm in the Afflicted.

And there is a very interesting historical component to this confrontation.

The Worker played three times against the Nautical in the Afflicted Series B and never won.

In 2020, tie by 0 to 0. In 2021, a heavy defeat by 5 to 0. In 2022, another setback, this time by 2 to 0.

That is: three matches in the Nautico stadium, two defeats, a draw and, perhaps the most impressive data, no goal scored by the Phantom.

It's time to change that story.

It is a difficult stadium, a heavy shirt and a Nautical who usually grows playing in front of his fans.

But, looking at the moment of the two teams, I see the Worker with real conditions to seek the three points.

Victory puts the Worker back in the G6

After Atlético-GO's shot at Criciúma, the Ghost fell to seventh place.

The Worker has 43 points and 12 wins.

Atlético-GO, now sixth, adds 46 points and also 12 wins.

Therefore, the count is simple: if the Nautical, the Worker reaches 46 points, reaches the 13th victory and recovers the sixth place by the tiebreaker criteria.

It's a game of enormous importance.

We are no longer in that phase of the championship where there is a lot of room to recover wasted points. We enter the 28th round. Each game begins to have a decision weight.

And the Worker is alive. Very alive.

Luizinho Lopes has a problem in the middle

To assemble the team, Luizinho Lopes will have a major absence.

Matheus Trindade is suspended and does not face Nautico.

The trend is a midfield formed by Indian, Vinícius Diniz and Boschilia. Zuluaga and Neto Paraíba appear as other alternatives for the sector.

In defense, the Ghost must keep the base with Vagner in goal, Mikael Doka, Cuenú, Joseph and Moraes.

In the attack, Berto, Caio Dantas and Ángel Torres appear as possibilities, but there is also the expectation for the return of Pablo, which can modify the offensive formation chosen by Luizinho Lopes.

It is a game in which the Worker will have to know how to suffer.

Nautico will certainly try to push in the first few minutes. The crowd will be on top and the Ghost will have to demonstrate maturity to withstand this pressure and find spaces.

It is possible to win in the afflictions

Taboo exists to be broken.

The Worker never defeated the Nautical in the Afflicted. Worse, he never even managed to score a goal there.

Well, maybe it's time.

It won't be easy. No one can imagine a quiet game in Recife. But I also don't see this Worker coming to the Afflicted as a team condemned to defend themselves for 90 minutes.

You can compete.

It is possible to mark.

And it is possible to win.

If you get the three points, the Ghost doesn't just break a historical writing in front of the Nautical. He returns to the G6 and enters the ten final rounds of the first phase fully involved in the access dispute.

It's a big game.

And big game needs to be looked at as decision.

The lot is thrown for Nautical and Worker.

The BnT follows everything this Tuesday. The pre-day starts at 6:30 p.m., an hour before the ball rolls in the Afflicted.

Before that, on Monday, it has BnT Esportes, starting at 11am, on Portal BnT and on Cescage FM 107.7 Radio.

Let's go together. And let’s see if the Ghost finally can do what he never did: swing the net, beat the Afflicted and return home inside the G6.

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