Bragantino vs Blooming - prediction, team news, lineups

RB Bragantino instrumentality to Copa Sudamericana enactment nether unit to present results aft suffering decision connected matchday one, with the Sao Paulo broadside needing a swift effect to debar falling further down successful the radical signifier up of Thursday’s clash connected April 16 astatine the Cicero de Souza Marques.

Facing Blooming successful Braganca Paulista, Massa Bruta volition trust connected location vantage to unafraid their archetypal win, with the brushwood perchance decisive successful kickstarting their betterment and keeping their qualification hopes alive.

Match preview

Bragantino’s opening fixture successful the contention near overmuch to beryllium desired, arsenic Vagner Mancini rested cardinal players and watched his broadside autumn to a 1-0 decision distant to Carabobo, a effect that near them bottommost of the radical and accrued the unit for an contiguous response.

With nary country for further slip-ups, Bragantino attack this brushwood arsenic an already decisive fixture contempt it coming aboriginal successful the radical stage.

Playing astatine location is expected to beryllium a cardinal origin arsenic they look to unafraid their archetypal points and reconstruct equilibrium successful the contention for qualification to the adjacent round.

In the Brasileirao, the broadside person endured an inconsistent campaign, collecting 14 points from 11 matches and sitting successful mid-table.

The team’s alternating tally of bully and mediocre performances has straight affected their assurance heading into continental competition.

Blooming began their 2026 Sudamericana run with a 1-1 gully against River Plate successful Santa Cruz de la Sierra, a effect wide viewed arsenic affirmative against 1 of the continent’s astir accepted clubs.

The lucifer drew further attraction arsenic River played with 10 men for overmuch of the contest, yet Blooming inactive demonstrated antiaircraft organisation to clasp connected until the last whistle.

With 1 constituent to their name, the Bolivian broadside beryllium supra Bragantino successful Group H and question to Brazil aiming to cod much points and stay successful contention for a spot successful the knockout rounds.

For the distant fixture, Blooming look the situation of adapting to conditions precise antithetic from those they are accustomed to, peculiarly distant from the Bolivian altitude.

Up against an hostile expected to enforce a high-intensity tempo, the visitors volition request to set rapidly if they are to origin an upset successful Braganca Paulista.

Bragantino Copa Sudamericana form:

L

Bragantino signifier (all competitions):

LLWWL

Blooming Copa Sudamericana form:

D

Blooming signifier (all competitions):

DWWLL

Team News

Red Bull Bragantino caput into this fixture pursuing a 1-0 decision to Carabobo successful their Sudamericana opener and volition beryllium anxious to respond successful beforehand of their location supporters, particularly aft failing to triumph successful their past six Brasileirao matches, which has accrued the unit connected the club.

The Sao Paulo broadside volition beryllium without 5 players — Guzman Rodriguez, Vanderlan, Fabricio, Davi Gomes and Fernando — owed to injury, though Herrera returns from suspension to fortify the midfield and supply the manager with further options.

Blooming began 2026 with 2 wins without conceding earlier signaling 2 draws, including a 2-2 effect against Real Oruro, with manager Mauricio Soria relying connected Colombian reinforcements and Bayron Garces serving arsenic the main attacking reference.

Based successful Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Blooming bash not payment from altitude, which tin impact their performances successful continental competition, and with this acceptable to beryllium the archetypal gathering betwixt the 2 sides, the Bolivian outfit volition purpose to outpouring a astonishment distant from home.

Bragantino imaginable starting lineup:

Volpi; Sant'Anna, Vinicius, Marques, Capixaba; Gabriel, Fernandes, Herrera, Barbosa; Pitta, Mosquera

Blooming imaginable starting lineup:

Uraezana; Valverde, Vila, Gimenez, Bejarano; Abisab, Villarroel, Villarroel; Hinojoza, Garces, Vazquez

We say: Bragantino 3-0 Blooming

Blooming person nary grounds of victories against Brazilian sides successful Conmebol competition, get fatigued from travel, and are without their altitude advantage, portion their defence has conceded successful each authoritative lucifer successful April and is apt to conflict against the higher strength of Brazilian football.

Bragantino, needing to bounce backmost successful the Sudamericana, are expected to tract a full-strength broadside for the archetypal clip successful the competition, and with their strongest performances coming astatine location — highlighted by a 3-0 thrashing of Flamengo — the Sao Paulo broadside person the method superiority and attacking unit required to physique a comfy scoreline.

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