Puma misses penalty, Vasco held to draw by Madureira in the Carioca | OneFootball

On Monday, Vasco played to a goalless draw with Madureira at São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro, for the fifth round of the Campeonato Carioca. Full-back Puma Rodriguez missed a penalty kick in favor of the Cruzmaltino still in the first half.

Standings

With this result, the Cruzmaltinos reached eight points and are in fourth place in Group A of the Campeonato Carioca. Meanwhile, the Tricolor Suburbano reached seven points, sitting in second place in Group B.

📋 Match Summary

🔴⚫MADUREIRA 0 X 0 VASCO⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: 5th round of the Campeonato Carioca 🏟️ Venue: São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 📅 Date: February 2, 2026 (Monday) ⏰ Time: 8:00 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Everton and Wallace (Madureira); Cuesta (Vasco)

Refereeing

Referee: Lucas Coelho Santos Assistants: Rodrigo Figueiredo Correa and Raphael Carlos dos Reis VAR: Pathrice Wallace Maia

How the match went

Vasco started the match on the attack, but saw Madureira create the first chance at five minutes. Jacó took advantage of a corner and headed for a good save by Léo Jardim. Right after, Nuno Moreira was brought down in the box and the referee awarded a penalty. Puma Rodríguez stepped up, but Neguete made the save.

The missed penalty did not faze the Cruzmaltinos. The team kept attacking, but only threatened with a shot from Rojas that went wide. Madureira almost opened the scoring in the 29th minute. After a mistake in the build-up, Everton entered the box and hit the Vasco post.

The pattern of the match remained the same. But Vasco came close in the 36th minute. Rojas tried his luck from the edge of the area and hit the post. In the final minutes, the Cruzmaltinos kept up the pressure and nearly scored in the 45th minute. Puma Rodríguez headed a cross, forcing a good save from Neguete. Thus, the score remained level at halftime.

Nuno Moreira, four minutes into the second half, hit the Madureira post. Madureira only managed to attack in the 19th minute, with a shot from Fash that was stopped by Léo Jardim. Only in the final minutes did Vasco threaten again. Cuesta got on the end of a cross, but headed wide. In the end, the Cruzmaltinos had to settle for a draw at São Januário.

Lineups

🔴⚫MADUREIRA

Neguete, Julio Cesar, Marcão, Jean and Julião; João Fubá (Adriano), Rodrigo Lindoso and Juninho (Wallace); Jacó (Fash), Maranhão (Isaias) and Everton (Vinícius) Coach: Toninho Andrade

⚫⚪VASCO

Léo Jardim, Puma Rodríguez, Hugo Moura, Robert Renan (Cuesta) and Lucas Piton (Minete); Barros, Tchê Tchê and Rojas (Adson); Nuno Moreira (David), Andrés Gomez and Brenner (Hinestroza) Coach: Fernando Diniz

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*By Gazeta Press

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