Eye on them: Vasco head into the derby flying, but still in the drop zone | OneFootball

Vasco head into the derby against Fluminense on a high. The team has won its last three matches and secured a place in the Copa do Brasil semifinals after beating Vitória in both legs of the quarterfinals. In the Brasileirão, the side defeated Cruzeiro in the previous round.The good run, however, has still not been enough to lift Vasco out of the relegation zone. The club sits in 17th place with 25 points and needs to get a result at the Maracanã to try to climb out of the bottom four.For the derby, Pedro Emanuel is expected to field his strongest available lineup. The coach rested some starters in the match against Vitória and will also have a new option available: forward Bruno Duarte, who recently joined the club, could make his debut against Fluminense.Probable Vasco lineup: Léo Jardim; Paulo Henrique, Cuesta, Robert Renan and Lucas Piton; Sosa, Tchê Tchê and Thiago Mendes; Andrés Gómez, Adson (David) and Colidio.

Photo: Matheus Lima/Vasco

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.