How Flamengo could lift Vasco out of the relegation zone on Wednesday | OneFootball

Vasco could leave the Campeonato Brasileiro relegation zone on Wednesday without playing.

Flamengo face Mirassol at 19:30 at the Maracanã in a rearranged fixture. According to Globo.com, Vasco would only benefit if Flamengo win by at least three goals.

Vasco are 17th with 25 points from 24 matches, while Mirassol sit 16th with the same 25 from 24. They have scored the same number of goals, so goal difference is the tie-breaker that could prove decisive.

If Flamengo win by three or more, Mirassol will drop a place and Vasco will climb to 16th. A one-goal victory would not change the positions.

A two-goal margin would leave Mirassol and Vasco level on goal difference, and Mirassol would remain ahead thanks to a superior head-to-head record. Even if Vasco stay in the relegation zone on Wednesday, they still have a game in hand after their round 21 trip to Chapecoense was postponed due to Copa Sudamericana play-offs. That offers another chance to add points in the fight against relegation.

Source: Globo.com

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