Ponte Preta made history this Saturday (25th). The club from Campinas defeated Londrina 2-0 and was crowned champion of the Brazilian Série C.
With this, Ponte won its first national title in 125 YEARS of history.
Until now, the club had only won the Série A2 of the Campeonato Paulista (in 1969 and 2023) and the Paulista de Aspirantes (in 1991).
In these 125 years, Ponte Preta came close several times. They were runners-up in the Paulista seven times (the last in 2017) and runners-up in Série B in 1997.
The first national title came after the victory at Moisés Lucarelli this Saturday (25th). Toró opened the scoring, and Elvis extended the lead with a penalty.
The first leg ended 0-0.
In addition to the title, Ponte Preta also secured promotion to Série B – along with Londrina itself, as well as São Bernardo and Náutico.
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