📋 Vasco line up to escape bottom four; Athletico-PR eye top four return

📋 Vasco line up to escape bottom four; Athletico-PR eye top four return Vasco and Athletico-PR face off at the Arena da Baixada this Wednesday (4) at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), in Matchday 34 of the 2026 Brasileirão. Highly inconsistent in the league, Vasco remain dangerously close to the relegation zone, sitting 14th with 38 points. Athletico, meanwhile, remain in fifth place with 54 points despite going three league games without a win.  Following their last match (a 2-0 defeat to Grêmio), Athletico-PR coach Odair Hellmann brought in Dantas, Benavídez, Jadson and Kerwin Vargas for Portilla, Leo Derik, João Cruz and Leozinho, respectively. For Vasco, who are coming off a 1-0 defeat to Palmeiras in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinals, coach Pedro Emanuel opted to bring in Pumita, Cuiabano, Gabriel, Andrés Gómez and Brenner in place of Paulo Henrique, Lucas Piton, Adson, Colídio and Bruno Duarte, respectively. 📋 Check out Athletico-PR's lineup 📋 Check out Vasco's lineup Featured photo: Courtesy of Athletico-PR/X This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.