Fortaleza beat Corinthians with stunner, out of drop zone after 27 roundsAt Arena Castelão, Fortaleza defeated Corinthians 2-1 on Wednesday (3), in the 37th round of the Brasileirão.With no chance of qualifying for the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores via the national championship, coach Dorival Júnior rested some starters, focusing on the Copa do Brasil semifinals against Cruzeiro next Wednesday (10).Laion needed the victory to take another important step in the fight against relegation, and thus, started the match with everything!In a high-speed counterattack, Pochettino faced Hugo Souza one-on-one and didn’t miss the chance to open the scoring for Fortaleza.TOMÁS POCHETTINO! 7️⃣Fortaleza 1×0 Corinthians 📸 Mateus Lotif/FEC#FortalezaEC#Brasileirãopic.twitter.com/IzUpFmeNed— Fortaleza Esporte Clube 🦁 (@FortalezaEC) December 3, 2025Vitinho on the left and Dieguinho on the right were the main weapons of the Corinthians attack, but goalkeeper Brenno was having an inspired night.After the break, after Pichettino was stopped by Hugo Souza, Herrera received an assist from Matheus Rosseto and chipped the ball beautifully over the Corinthians goalkeeper to extend the lead.O LAION AMPLIA! 🦁⚽Herrera faz golaço de cobertura e vai confirmando os três pontos para tirar o Fortaleza da zona! pic.twitter.com/RDfU7fa3DN— ge (@geglobo) December 3, 2025The Timão pulled one back with Gui Negão, who completed a low cross from the left by Vitinho.In the last minute of regular time, goalkeeper Brenno performed a miracle by saving a point-blank header from Romero with his chest.MILAGRE DE BRENNO!Pela esquerda, Kayke descola um cruzamento na medida para Romero, na pequena área. O paraguaio cabeceia firme, mas o goleiro do Fortaleza defende e evita o empate. pic.twitter.com/RRJX9NghiD— ge (@geglobo) December 3, 2025🚦 Current StandingsWith the result, Fortaleza achieved their fourth consecutive victory, accumulating nine games unbeaten, climbed to 16th place with 43 points, and left the relegation zone after 27 rounds (since May).Corinthians remained in tenth position with 46 points.In the final round, next Sunday (7), Timão hosts Juventude at the Neo Química Arena, while Leão do Pici visits Botafogo at the Nilton Santos Stadium.Featured photo: Mateus Lotif/Fortaleza E.C.This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.