📋 Vasco reveal official line-up for Cariocão 2026 opener | OneFootball

Vasco debuts in the Cariocão 2026 this Thursday (15th), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at São Januário, against Maricá, in a match that concludes the first round.

The Giant of the Hill is in Group A alongside Bangu, Fluminense, Volta Redonda, Portuguesa, and Sampaio Corrêa.

According to the tournament regulations, Vasco faces in the first phase the teams from Group B, which consists of Boavista, Botafogo, Flamengo, Madureira, and Nova Iguaçu - in addition to Maricá itself.

The top four from each group advance to the knockout stage until the champion is determined.

Vasco has 24 titles of the Campeonato Carioca in its history, but has not been champion since 2016.

📋 Check out Vasco's lineup

The first lineup of the Cruz-Maltino of the year is basically the same that ended 2025, in the final of the Copa do Brasil.

Only Lucas Piton, who was injured, returns to the left-back position in place of Pumita Rodríguez.

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