Vasco beat Fluminense, Santos slip up at home: Brasileirão table | OneFootball

Santos lost at home to a direct competitor in the fight against relegation in the Brasileirão

A classic match and a duel at the bottom of the table closed the 29th round of the Brasileirão this Monday (20). Vasco defeated Fluminense at Maracanã, while Santos lost to Vitória in the Z4 battle.

What is the current standing in the Brasileirão?

Competition table provided by Superscore

Monday started with Juventude's victory over Red Bull Bragantino at Alfredo Jaconi. Daniel Peixoto scored the only goal of the match, bringing the home team to 26 points in the 18th position. The defeated team remained in 10th place with 36 points.

In Rio de Janeiro, the classic match between Vasco and Fluminense saw apathy from Zubeldia's team. This is because Fernando Diniz's team took few risks at Maracanã.

Thus, Rayan and Nuno Moreira scored the winning goals, bringing Vasco to 39 points in eighth place. Fluminense, on the other hand, remained in seventh with 41 points.

At Vila Belmiro, Vojvoda's Santos lost to Vitória, a direct competitor in the relegation battle. The penalty goal converted by Matheuzinho brought the visiting team to 31 points, the same amount as the home team.

The Santos team has one more victory and, therefore, is in 16th place, one position above Vitória, which is in the relegation zone. Neymar is injured and not playing for Santos.

When does Flamengo play?

After a very important victory against Palmeiras in the Brasileirão, Flamengo turns its attention to the Libertadores. Thus, the Rubro-Negro faces Racing (ARG) this Wednesday (22) starting at 9:30 PM (Brasília time).

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