Ceará's U20 squad made a statement in Group A of the Brasileiro Sub-20 B, pulling clear at the top with a thrilling 2-1 comeback victory over Novorizontino on Thursday afternoon at CT Cidade Vozão. The win keeps the team as the only one in the competition with a perfect 100% record, now sitting on 15 points after five rounds.

Trailing 1-0 until the 38th minute of the second half, Ceará showed championship resilience by scoring twice in the dying moments to snatch all three points. It's the kind of late-game grit that separates contenders from pretenders in youth football.

Elsewhere in Group A, Atlético-MG bounced back in style, cruising to a 3-0 win over Mirassol at Arena MRV. That result lifted Galo from fifth to third place with 9 points, just behind second-placed CRB (10 points). Novorizontino, meanwhile, dropped to fourth with 9 points after the heartbreaker.

Over in Group B, Botafogo-SP leads the pack with 10 points, followed closely by Coritiba (10), Vila Nova (10), and Atlético-GO (9). The competition is heating up as teams jockey for position heading into the next round.