The São Paulo team is looking to regain confidence after a 2-0 defeat to Cuiabá and has faced a lot of criticism for their poor performance at Arena Pantanal. The team currently has 47 points and aims to tie with Flamengo in fourth place with 51 points. However, to achieve this, they must play away against a Molumbis team that is changing its home ground. The club has opted to host the match in the city of Campinas, about an hour's drive from the capital.
On the other hand, Vasco has not won in six games (or 45 days) this season and recently lost at home to Juventus. The team led by Rafael Paiva will try to return to winning ways to climb back up the table, rather than getting closer to the bottom teams. The team is currently in tenth place with 37 points.
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Lineups
São Paulo - Coach: Luis Zuberdia São Paulo will have changes compared to the team that faced Cuiabá. Suspended players Alan Franco and Calleri return to the squad. On the other hand, coach Luis Zuberdia will not be able to use Alboleda, who received a third yellow card in the last round, and substitute André Silva. Sabino is expected to play alongside Alain Franco.
Unavailable: Ferreira (improving physical condition), Michel Araujo (injury to the medial collateral ligament of the left knee), Alboleda and André Silva (suspended), Jamal Lewis, Bobadilla, and Ferraresi (resting after national team match), as well as Alisson and Pablo Maia (recovering from surgery). On the verge of suspension: Ferraresi, Garoppo, Luciano, Wellington, and William Gomez.
