Vasco da Gama vs Olimpia - prediction, team news, lineups

Vasco da Gama and Olimpia conscionable successful the 3rd circular of the Copa Sudamericana radical signifier connected Thursday. The clash could beryllium pivotal successful shaping Group G, with some sides nether unit to cod points.

For the Rio club, it represents an accidental to crook their run astir and physique momentum successful the contention for qualification. Olimpia, meanwhile, purpose to consolidate their beardown presumption successful what promises to beryllium a tense nighttime astatine Sao Januario.

Match preview

Vasco beryllium bottommost of Group G with conscionable 1 constituent from 2 matches. They opened proceedings with a goalless gully against Barracas Central, earlier suffering a 2–1 location decision to Audax Italiano aft taking the lead. A triumph this circular could assistance Vasco up to second, depending connected the result of the different radical lucifer betwixt Audax and Barracas.

If 1 of those sides wins, they volition apical the group. If Vasco bushed Olimpia, they volition determination up to 4 points—potentially level with a rival—with extremity quality past coming into play.

Vasco's signifier successful the Brasileiro warrants attention. They beryllium successful 10th spot with 16 points from 13 matches. In their astir caller outing, they were beaten by Corinthians successful what had appeared a favourable fixture.

Prior to that, they bushed Paysandu 2–0 successful the Copa bash Brasil and overcame Sao Paulo 2–1. Their league extremity quality is -1, with 18 scored and 19 conceded.

Vasco's performances disagree markedly astatine location and away. At Sao Januario, they person won 4 of 7 league matches successful 2026, scoring 11 goals. Away from home, it is simply a antithetic story: winless successful six, with a extremity quality of -3 and a triumph complaint of conscionable 16.6%.

On the different hand, Olimpia pb the radical with 4 points, having opened with a 2–0 triumph implicit Audax Italiano acknowledgment to goals from Ruben Lezcano and J Alfaro earlier a 0–0 gully with Barracas Central astatine the Estadio Defensores del Chaco.

Olimpia's caller signifier is highly consistent: they are unbeaten successful 18 of their past 20 fixtures, importantly raising the situation for Vasco.

In the Paraguayan championship, Pablo Sanchez's men are apical the array with 39 points from 17 games, 5 wide of Cerro Porteno.

Their grounds is 12 wins, 3 draws and lone 2 defeats, with a extremity quality of +16 (28 scored, 12 conceded).

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Team News

Vasco could beryllium without cardinal players. Midfielder Thiago Mendes suffered an ankle wounded aft a pugnacious situation against Corinthians, portion Cuiabano picked up a muscular complaint. Both could miss this important fixture arsenic Vasco look to ascent disconnected the bottommost of the group.

Vasco volition besides beryllium missing a cardinal fig from the touchline. Head manager Renato Portaluppi is banned from the dugout by CONMEBOL for failing to be the opening Sudamericana fixture against Barracas Central.

The squad volition beryllium managed connected the nighttime by adjunct Marcelo Salles, with Bruno Lazaroni expected to motion the lucifer expanse arsenic caput manager for administrative purposes.

Olimpia person nary reported absentees—an unwelcome script for Vasco, who look a implicit and well-rested opponent. The Paraguayan broadside get with 5 days of preparation, compared to Vasco's four.

Vasco da Gama imaginable starting lineup:

Jardim; Rodriguez, Saldivia, Renan, Piton; Barros, Tche Tche; Johan, Gomez; Adson, Spinelli

Olimpia imaginable starting lineup:

Oliveira; Caceres, Vargas, Bentaberry, Gamarra; Ortiz; Delmas, Sanchez, Alfaro, Leguizamon; Alcaraz

We say: Vasco da Gama 1-0 Olimpia

Vasco person bully crushed to propulsion for triumph astatine Sao Januario. The broadside are besides nether unit to amended their radical standing, which points to a squad apt to execute astatine maximum intensity.

Defensively, a much coagulated Vasco is expected—one that picks their infinitesimal to determine the crippled alternatively than opening up play unnecessarily. The forecast points to a choky scoreline, with astatine lone 1 extremity for the location broadside en way to a constrictive win.

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