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

📋 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.