Overview

• Kickoff is set for 19:30 BRT at the Maracanã in the 29th round, with live coverage on Record, Premiere and Cazé TV.
• Fluminense started the round in 7th with 41 points and a game in hand, while Vasco sat 9th with 36 as both pursue top-tier continental qualification via league placing.
• Vasco enters with one defeat in its last eight league matches under Fernando Diniz, while Luis Zubeldía’s Fluminense has posted multiple recent wins and has been victorious at home under his tenure.
• Vasco welcomes right back Paulo Henrique back to the XI and loses Hugo Moura to suspension, as Fluminense has Lucho Acosta available with an attacking decision between Germán Cano and John Kennedy.
• The officiating crew features referee Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães with Rafael Traci in the VAR booth.