dispute for Libertadores and against Z4

Summary
On the last day of the Brasileirão 2025, with Flamengo expected champion, the disputes focus on the places of the Libertadores, Pre-Libertadores, Sul-Americana and the fight to escape relegation; The decisive matches take place simultaneously on Sunday 7 at 4 p.m.

The Brazilian teams will take the field with different objectives on the final day of the 2025 Brazilian Championship. With Flamengo champion with a round lead, the fight will be for places in the Libertadores, the pre-Libertadores, the Sudamericana and to escape relegation.

Libertadores

Palmeiras (2nd), Cruzeiro (3rd) and Mirassol (4th) are assured in the group stage of Libertadores 2026 via Brasileirão. Flamengo, this year’s Brasileirão champions, are already assured after winning this year’s Libertadores title.

Fluminense plays to guarantee direct fifth place. Fifth, Fluminense will have Bahia (6th) and Botafogo (7th) as direct competitors for a direct place in Conmebol’s most important competition.

South Americans and pre-Libertadores

In the middle of the table, São Paulo (8th) and Bragantino (9th) are already assured of the South American Championship, but are still fighting for eighth place, which could guarantee another place in the Pre-Libertadores if the champion of the Copa do Brasil is Cruzeiro or Fluminense.

In the middle of the table, from 10th Corinthians to 13th Atlético-MG, the fight is to stay in the ranking bracket of the South American Championship.

Relegation

At the bottom of the table, from Santos (14th) to Internacional (18th), the fight is both for the South American Championship and for relegation.

Even if some matches have little influence on the final result, others will be decisive. Inter, for example, needs a real miracle to save itself from a second relegation to Serie B, which still has two places open: Sport and Juventude will already be in the second division next year.

According to a study carried out by the Department of Mathematics of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Colorado saw the probability increase from 40.8% on December 1 to 77.6% last Thursday 4.

Besides Inter, Vitória, Fortaleza and Ceará are also in the fight against relegation, with respectively 65%, 35% and 20.3% chances of playing in Serie B next year.

Santos, who won an important victory against Juventude in the 37th round, has a relegation probability of only 2%.

The 38th day of the Brasileirão will include all matches, with the exception of Mirassol and Flamengo, which will take place at the same time this Sunday 7, at 4:00 p.m. (Brasilia time).

• Qualified for the Libertadores group stage: Flamengo, Palmeiras, Cruzeiro and Mirassol
• Classified in the preliminary phase of the Libertadores and fighting for a direct place in the Libertadores: Fluminense, Bahia and Botafogo
• Guaranteed in South America: Sao Paulo and Bragantino
• They are fighting for the South American Championship (four places): Corinthians, Grêmio, Vasco, Atlético-MG, Santos, Ceará and Fortaleza.
• Fight against relegation (two falls): Santos, Ceará, Fortaleza, Vitória and Internacional
• Relegated: Youth and Sport

See the final round clashes:

• Mirassol x Flamengo (Saturday, 6:30 p.m.)
• Fluminense x Bahia (Sun, 4 p.m.)
• Botafogo x Fortaleza (Sun, 4 p.m.)
• Corinthians x Juventude (Sun, 4 p.m.)
• Santos x Cruzeiro (Sun, 4 p.m.)
• Atlético-MG x Vasco (Sun, 4 p.m.)
• Internacional x Bragantino (Sun, 4 p.m.)
• Vitória x São Paulo (Sun, 4 p.m.)
• Ceará x Palmeiras (Sun, 4 p.m.)
• Sport x Grêmio (Sun, 4 p.m.)