📋 BR-26 is back! Vitória and Vasco named for Barradão clash

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.

Broadcast on Premiere.

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. 

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.