Chapecoense and Vasco will meet on Saturday at 20:30 at Arena Condá in Chapecó in a delayed match from the 21st round of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The game comes with Vasco carrying five confirmed absences, including Thiago Mendes, who is out with back pain.
That is the main reason the fixture is drawing attention now: the matchup lands at a point in the season when Chapecoense is already relegated and using its remaining games to look at options for next year, while Vasco is still trying to stay clear of the relegation fight. Premiere will broadcast the match, and ge will follow it in real time.
Chapecoense’s projected lineup points to Gabriel Werner, Heitor, Kauan Faria, Victor Caetano, Bruno Pacheco, Camilo, David, Yago Felipe, Giovanni Augusto, Dylan Borrero and Túlio Eduardo. The club’s absences are Doma and Garcez, while Giovanni Augusto and Rubens are listed as pending suspension. That gives the home side a familiar frame for a game that matters less for the table than for what comes after it.
Vasco arrives from a 3-1 victory over Athletico Paranense in the Brasileirão, but the squad list is still thin. Along with Thiago Mendes, the visitors are without Nuno Moreira, Sosa, Tchê Tchê and Cuesta, and the projected lineup shows Léo Jardim; Paulo Henrique or Puma Rodríguez, Saldivia, Robert Renan and Cuiabano; Jair and Ramon Rique; Lescano, Andrés Gómez, Bruno Duarte and Colidio. Barros, Colidio, Paulo Henrique and Thiago Mendes are also listed as pending suspension, which leaves room for late adjustments before kickoff.
For Vasco, the match is a chance to build on a league win while managing a reshaped midfield and back line. For Chapecoense, it is another test in a stretch defined by departures, evaluations and the long work of planning beyond this season. The next thing that matters is simple: the teams line up in Chapecó on Saturday night, and the final shape of Vasco’s team may not be settled until close to kickoff.
