The team's promotion was secured after a 3-2 victory in the return match, with an aggregate score of 8-4, following a 5-2 win at home. The Lusa is among the four teams qualified for the semifinals of the Brasileirão Série A3 and has secured a spot in the second division of the Brasileirão Feminino. The Amapá-based team will face Juventude-SE in the semifinals of the Brasileirão Série A3 on Saturday, 15th.
The team's historic achievement was made possible by goals from Samira, Aninha, and the decisive goal from Abacaxi at 51 minutes. The reaction from the Portuguesa began at 17 minutes into the second half, with Samira appearing alone and hitting the ball into the opponent's goalkeeper, levelling the score. The turnaround came at 22 minutes, with Aninha, who received the ball at the entrance of the area and shot strongly. The winning goal was scored at 51 minutes, after a well-worked move, Abacaxi received the ball freely in the area and hit firmly, securing the victory and the unprecedented classification. With the result, the Portuguesa-AP became the first team from Amapá to promote to a higher division in Brazilian football history.
The next match for the Portuguesa-AP will be in the semifinals of the Brasileirão Série A3, against Juventude-SE, on Saturday, 15th, at the Estádio Augusto Antunes, in Santana.