Copa 🇧🇷: Athletico-PR and Vitória line up to wrap up last-16 first legs

Copa 🇧🇷: Athletico-PR and Vitória line up to wrap up last-16 first legs This Monday (3), Athletico-PR and Vitória face off at Arena da Baixada at 9 p.m. (Brasília time) in the first leg of the 2026 Copa do Brasil round of 16. The return leg is scheduled for next Thursday (6) at Barradão at 8 p.m. (Brasília time). In the previous round, Leão da Barra knocked out Flamengo, while Furacão advanced past Atlético-GO on penalties. Compared with their last match (a 4-0 loss to Palmeiras in the Brasileirão), coach Jair Ventura made just one change for Vitória, bringing in Zé Vitor for Emmanuel Brítez. As for Athletico-PR, coming off a 0-0 draw with Corinthians, also in the national league, coach Odair Hellmann chose to start Aguirre, João Cruz, and Luiz Gustavo in place of Teran, Portilla, and Cláudio, respectively. 📋 Check out Vitória’s lineup 📋 Check out Athletico-PR’s lineup This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.