Two clubs in the bottom half of the Brazilian Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Vasco da Gama and Flamengo. The Classic of Millions scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Sao Januario in Rio de Janeiro and can be live streamed here free (requires free trial registration).
What They're Saying
Former Vasco da Gama manager Doriva (via Yahoo Sports): "I leave sorry that we didn't get better results in the league. I think that by my leaving, Vasco can improve and that someone with a different methodology can get the results that Vasco expects."
Flamengo manager Cristovao Borges (via Jornal do Brasil): "I honestly do not even want to get on that. Leo is my friend, I do not know the story straight because I did not have time to talk to him right. We were talking about children and family. I would not want to get myself into it because it is a private matter. If you ask my opinion, I would give my opinion to him."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Gabriel has had a productive a campaign thus far for Flamengo. In eight league appearances, the 25-year-old has two goals and an average of 1.1 key passes.
Vasco da Gama's Projected Lineup (4-2-2-2): Jordi; Vieira, Cesar, Rodrigo, Madson; Guinazu, Serginho; Biancucchi, Cley; Gilberto, Riascos
Flamengo's Projected Lineup (4-2-2-2): Cesar; Para, Samir, Wallace, Antonio; Jonas, Canteros; Everton, Gabriel; Emerson, Marcelo
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sport | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 2 | Sao Paulo FC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Grêmio | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Atlético-PR | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Fluminense | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Chapecoense | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Ponte Preta | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Avaí | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 12 | |||
| 11 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 12 | Santos | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 13 | Internacional | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 10 | |||
| 14 | Palmeiras | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 15 | Goiás | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 16 | Figueirense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 9 | |||
| 17 | Flamengo | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 | |||
| 18 | Joinville | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 5 | |||
| 19 | Coritiba | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 | |||
| 20 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 3 |
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