Vasco and Madureira make, this Saturday, their debuts in the Carioca Championship. The ball rolls at 6 pm (Brasília time), in São Januário.
Vasco still won’t have its main reinforcements on the field. The main team traveled to Florida, in the United States, on Friday, where they will play two pre-season friendlies. The team that stayed in Rio, and that will play the first two games of Carioca, will be led by assistant Emílio Faro and will be full of boys. With the main team in the United States, assistant Emílio Faro will have to command in these first two games a team of underutilized players and several youngsters.
Some players who are in Copinha must join the professional team. These are the cases of the following athletes: Julião (winger), Lucas Eduardo (midfielder), Marlon Santos (midfielder) and Paixão (forward). The new signings will not be on the field.
Madureira, one of the most traditional teams in Rio de Janeiro, can take advantage of the opponent’s alternative team to start well in Carioca. Tricolor Suburbano is commanded by coach Felipe Arantes, silver of the house. The coach still cannot count on the complete team, due to documentation problems and injury.
Both Teams To Score
The match will certainly be a little more open, due to the nature of the confrontation, with Vasco looking to attack on several occasions, while Madureira should try to take advantage of Vasco’s alternative team to try to score.
In the last five games between Vasco da Gama and Madureira, Vasco da Gama won three, drew one and Madureira won one game.
The last game between the teams was on 02/06/2022 at Madureira’s home for the Campeonato Carioca. Vasco da Gama won by 1 – 3.
