📋 With one eye on the Copa do Brasil, Vasco and Cruzeiro name line-ups | OneFootball

Vasco and Cruzeiro face off this Saturday (29) at São Januário, at 9:20 p.m. (Brasília time), in a match valid for the 25th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.

Raposa sit fifth in the table with 39 points and are looking for their fifth straight win in the league to move into the top four.

Cruz-Maltino, meanwhile, are second from bottom with just 22 points and need to return to winning ways in the competition to avoid getting into even more trouble in the relegation battle.

This Saturday’s game comes right between the Copa do Brasil quarterfinal deciders.

Compared to the last match (a 1-0 win over Vitória in the Copa do Brasil), coach Pedro Emanuel chose to start Paulo Henrique, Lucas Freitas, Sosa, Tchê Tchê and Adson in place of Pumita Rodríguez, Robert Renan, Cauan Barros, Ramon Rique and Spinelli, respectively, for Vasco.

As for Cruzeiro, who are coming off a 1-1 draw with Atlético-MG in the same stage of the competition, coach Artur Jorge opted to field a reserve side, keeping only goalkeeper Otávio Costa and center-back Jonathan Jesus among the starters.

📋 Check out Vasco’s lineup

📋 Check out Cruzeiro’s lineup

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