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Overview
- Bahia vs. Vasco kicks off at 16:00 at Arena Fonte Nova with TV Globo, GETV and Premiere carrying the match, and Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes assigned as referee.
- Bahia start the round in 7th on 53 points pursuing a Libertadores berth, regain Michel Araujo from suspension and lose starting defender David Duarte to a muscle strain.
- Vasco arrive 13th with 42 points after four straight defeats, miss Philippe Coutinho through yellow-card suspension, and welcome back Andrés Gómez, Carlos Cuesta and Paulo Henrique from international duty.
- Vitória visit already-relegated Sport at 18:30 at Ilha do Retiro seeking to climb out of the drop zone, sitting 17th on 36 points, one behind Santos; coach Jair Ventura called it “the game of life.”
- Sport enter on a seven-match losing run and make enforced changes under interim coach César Lucena, with goalkeeper Gabriel and left-back Igor Cariús suspended and Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz listed to officiate.