📋 Vasco and Fortaleza line up for clash at São Januário | OneFootball

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It’s Saturday night (17th) with Brasileirão action at São Januário.

Vasco and Fortaleza face off starting at 6:30 PM (Brasília time).

The match is valid for the ninth round of the competition.

Standings 📊

Vasco is the team opening the relegation zone (Z-4) with seven points.

They’ve gone five games without a win in the Brasileirão, including three consecutive defeats.

Fortaleza, on the other hand, won in the last round, ending a six-game winless streak.

They have ten points and are in 11th place.

Vasco 💢

This will be Fernando Diniz’s first game at São Januário since returning to Cruz-Maltino.

It’s another chance to win after the setback in the Copa Sudamericana.

Mauricio Lemos trained without restrictions after recovering from a rib fracture. He’s on the bench.

Payet and Lucas Freitas are still recovering. The same goes for David. Estrella is in transition after a right knee injury.

Fortaleza 🦁

The expectation was for some targeted changes after the frustrating result in the Libertadores.

And that’s exactly what Juan Pablo Vojvoda confirmed.

Gastón Ávila, Pochettino, Pikachu, and Lucero are the new faces among the starting eleven.

Photo: Matheus Lima/Vasco