
Gazeta Esportiva.com
·30 August 2025
With new faces, Vasco land in Recife to face Sport in the Brasileirão

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·30 August 2025
On Saturday night, Vasco landed in Recife to face Cruzeiro. The match, valid for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship, takes place this Sunday at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Ilha do Retiro.
In 17th place with 19 points, Cruzmaltino has not won in two games in the national competition. In the last round, they were defeated by Corinthians at São Januário, 3-1. In addition, they are coming off a home draw against Botafogo (1-1) in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals.
For the match, defender Robert Renan and forward Matheus França have been called up and will be available to coach Fernando Diniz. On the other hand, Tchê Tchê, Paulinho, Paulo Henrique, and Thiago Mendes are confirmed absences.
Thus, Vasco is expected to line up with: Léo Jardim; Puma Rodríguez, Hugo Moura (Robert Renan), Lucas Freitas, and Lucas Piton; Jair, Cauan Barros, and Philippe Coutinho; Nuno Moreira, Rayan, and Vegetti (David).
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