In a duel valid for the 33rd round of the Brazilian Championship, Juventude went to São Januário and beat Vasco 3-1.
Rayan opened the scoring for the home team, but Marcelo Hermes, Nenê, applying the Law of Ex, and Ewerthon scored the goals that guaranteed Juventude’s victory.
With the result, the Cruzmaltina team suffered its third consecutive defeat in the Brazilian Championship. On the other hand, Thiago Carpini’s team recorded their second victory in a row and continues to dream of escaping relegation.
Playing at home, it was Fernando Diniz’s team that started dominating the game and created the first opportunities. In the 26th minute of the first half, Rayan opened the scoring after a cross from Lucas Piton – the goal was disallowed due to the left-back being offside, but was validated after a VAR check.
Still in the first stage, Juventude reacted and managed to turn things around. The draw came with a beautiful goal from Marcelo Hermes after a cross from Taliari, while Nenê scored Jaconero’s second after mistakes from Léo Jardim and Nuno Moreira when the ball came out.
Throughout the second half, Vasco put pressure on Juventude in search of a draw. Despite this, Fernando Diniz’s team created little and saw Juventude scare with Luis Mandaca, who hit Léo Jardim’s crossbar.
In the final minutes of the match, Paulo Henrique was sent off after fouling Taliari. With one more, Juventude took advantage of the numerical advantage and scored the third with Ewerthon, who only completed it after an assist from Giovanny.
Table
With the result, Vasco lost one position in the table and now occupies 10th place, with 42 points. The.
The victory gave Juventude momentum in the fight against relegation. The Jaconero team reached 32 points and remains in 18th, but now just two points behind Vitória, the first team outside the Z4.
Upcoming games
The two teams are now taking a break from the Brazilian Championship due to FIFA Data.
Vasco only plays again on the 19th, Wednesday, when they face Grêmio, in Rio Grande do Sul. The ball rolls at 9:30 pm (Brasília time).
On Thursday (20), Juventude hosts Cruzeiro, at Alfredo Jaconi, at 4pm (Brasília time).
