Three Brasileirão matches on Saturday 5, Fluminense v Vasco headlines round 26 | OneFootball

Round 26 of the Brasileirão brings three fixtures on Saturday 5, headlined by the Fluminense v Vasco clássico. According to Coluna Do Fla, six teams are in action across Brasília-time kick-offs.

Red Bull Bragantino host Bahia at Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques in Bragança Paulista at 16:00 Brasília time. The match will be shown on Premiere pay-per-view.

São Paulo face Atlético-MG at Morumbis from 18:30, with live coverage on Premiere.

The day closes with Fluminense against Vasco at 21:00 at the Maracanã.

Bragantino are ninth on 35 points and lost 2-1 to São Paulo last time out. Bahia sit fifth with 40 points after a 3-2 win over Internacional.

São Paulo are 11th on 30 points and beat Bragantino 2-1 in the previous round. Atlético-MG are eighth with 36 points and arrive buoyed by Copa do Brasil semi-final qualification after beating Cruzeiro in the quarter-finals on Tuesday 1.

Fluminense are fourth with 42 points and seek a response after a 3-3 draw with Athletico-PR. Vasco are 16th in a relegation fight and come into the clássico after knocking out Vitória in the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals.

Flamengo, who beat Mirassol 2-0 on Wednesday 2 at the Maracanã in a rescheduled fourth round match, now have 41 points to Palmeiras’ 42. If Flamengo beat Remo and Palmeiras lose or draw in round 26, the Rio side would go top.

Source: Coluna Do Fla

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