Brasileirão 2026 Kicks Off with Vitória Facing Vasco
Were the fans missing it?
Brasileirão 2026 returns on Thursday night (16) for Vitória and Vasco.
The two sides face off from 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Barradão.
Matheus Delgado Candançan (SP) will be the referee.
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Standings Situation 📊
The relegation zone is the main concern for both teams.
Leão are trying to pull away from the drop zone.
With 22 points, they sit 13th with a game in hand.
Meanwhile, Cruz-Maltino spent the entire league break sitting at the top of the relegation zone with 20 points.
Vitória 🦁
Jair Ventura can already count on Brítez, Walace, and Pochettino.
The trio will be options as the match unfolds.
Back from injury, Mateus Silva takes over at right-back in place of the injured Nathan Mendes.
Caíque Gonçalves is suspended, and Fabiano has still not been registered.
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Camutanga and Dudu are also in the medical department.
Vasco 💢
Pedro Emanuel had less than a week to get to know the squad before his debut in charge of Cruz-Maltino.
He kept the core of the team that had been working together for this first test.
Andrés Gómez starts on the bench after being with Colombia during the Copa.
Photo: Victor Ferreira / EC Vitória
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.