Palmeiras make changes to face Vasco in the Brasileirão, see line-ups | OneFootball

The Palmeiras is set for the match against Vasco, for the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship, with changes. The ball starts rolling at 7:30 PM (Brasília time), at the São Januário Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). This is Verdão's first game after winning the Paulista Championship.

For the duel, the alviverde team has three absences among the starters and will take the field with a modified team. Additionally, coach Abel Ferreira will serve an automatic suspension due to being sent off after the end of the game against Fluminense in the last round.

On the other side, Vasco is trying to bounce back after being eliminated in the Carioca semifinal and a poor start in the Brazilian Championship. The match marks the debut of coach Renato Gaúcho in charge of the team.

Palmeiras Line-up

The Palmeiras line-up, therefore, includes: Carlos Miguel; Khellven, Gustavo Gómez, Bruno Fuchs, and Jefté; Marlon Freitas, Andreas Pereira, Felipe Anderson, and Jhon Arias; Flaco López and Ramón Sosa. Coach: João Martins (assistant coach)

Vasco Line-up

Meanwhile, the Vasco line-up is: Léo Jardim; Paulo Henrique, Robert Renan, Saldivia, and Lucas Piton; Hugo Moura, Thiago Mendes, and Tchê Tchê; Nuno Moreira, David, and Andrés Gómez. Coach: Renato Gaúcho

How are the teams doing?

Vasco

Vasco is going through an unstable phase this season and will have the chance to try to recover with the arrival of coach Renato Gaúcho, who will make his debut leading the Cruzmaltino. The Carioca team has not won in five games. During this period, there have been three losses and two draws.

In the Brazilian Championship, Vasco has yet to win. In four games, they have suffered three losses and one draw. In the last round, played on February 26, the Carioca team lost to Santos 2-1 at Vila Belmiro. As a result, they remained with one point and occupy the 20th place.

Palmeiras

Palmeiras arrives confident for the duel after securing their 27th Paulista Championship title. Currently, Verdão is defending an unbeaten streak of nine games, the team's longest sequence this year. Combining Paulista and Brazilian games, there are eight wins and one draw.

In the last round of the Brasileirão, Verdão defeated Fluminense 2-1 at Arena Crefisa Barueri. Abel Ferreira's team also takes the field defending their unbeaten run in the national tournament. The team leads the competition with ten points. So far, they have achieved three wins and one draw.

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