With reserves, Vasco held to a draw by Nova Iguaçu in the Carioca | OneFootball

This Sunday, Vasco took the field with their reserve players and ended up drawing 1-1 with Nova Iguaçu at São Januário, in a match valid for the third round of the Campeonato Carioca.

Standings

With this result, the "cruzmaltinos" reached four points and are in second place in Group A of the Campeonato Carioca. Meanwhile, the team from Baixada Fluminense also reached four points, leading Group B.

📋 Match Summary

VASCO 1 X 1 NOVA IGUAÇU

🏆 Competition: 2nd round of the Campeonato Carioca 🏟️ Venue: São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 📅 Date: January 18, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards:

Refereeing

Referee: Carlos Tadeu Ferreira de Castro Assistants: Luiz Claudio Regazone and Ana Vitória Trindade de Ferreira VAR: Paulo Renato Moreira da Silva Coelho 

Goals

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How the match went

The match started with both teams focused on attacking. Vasco had more possession and created the first good chance at six minutes. Matheus França shot from the edge of the box, but Mota made the save. Nova Iguaçu was not intimidated and responded at 17 minutes. After a good exchange of passes, Xandinho hit the Vasco post. 

After that, the match lost momentum, with Vasco and Nova Iguaçu alternating possession. Only at 32 minutes did the visitors threaten again. Lucas Cruz tried from outside the box and forced Léo Jardim into a good save. In the final minutes, the match became balanced again, but both teams created good chances. Thus, the score remained level until halftime.

The second half started lively at São Januário. Vasco almost opened the scoring at two minutes. David took advantage of a cross and headed for a great save by Mota. But Nova Iguaçu responded with two chances. First, Wender shot, the ball deflected off Hugo Moura and went just over the bar. Then, Sidão received a pass in the box, but his poor control allowed Léo Jardim to save the home team.

After a period of balanced play, Vasco threatened again at 18 minutes. Andrés Gomes shot from the edge of the box and was stopped by Mota. Nova Iguaçu responded immediately, with a shot from Lucas Cruz. Léo Jardim stretched to make the save. The home side kept pressing for a goal and created another chance at 35 minutes. Andrés Gomez shot for yet another save by Mota. In the final minutes, Vasco tried to apply pressure. However, the "cruzmaltinos" made too many mistakes and had to settle for a draw in front of their fans.

Lineups

VASCO

Léo Jardim, Puma Rodríguez, Saldívia, Lucas Freitas (JP) and Victor Luís (João Victor); Hugo Moura, Tchê Tchê and Garré (Maxime Dominguez); David (Rojas), Matheus França (Andrés Gomez) and GB Coach: Fernando Diniz

NOVA IGUAÇU

Mota, Yan Silva (Augusto), Sidão, Davi and Wender; Jorge Pedra (Pedro Thomaz), Léo Rafael, Rickelme (Thomasel) and Di Maria (Iago); Xandinho and Vini Charopem (Léo David) Coach: Carlos Vitor

Upcoming matches

In the next round, Vasco will play the classic against Flamengo this Wednesday at Maracanã. The following day, Nova Iguaçu faces Fluminense at Luso-Brasileiro.

*By Gazeta Press

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