I have previewed Vasco's last two starts, both draws 4-4 versus Flamengo and 1-1 with Goias ............

 

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56 days of the season remaining, with 14 rounds left to play, that is a game every 4 days for all 20 teams, welcome to football in Brazil !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bahia are a team we have done very well with and prior to a recent trip to defending champions Palmeiras I wrote ..........

 

 

 

 

 

I have no interest in early group stage European Championship qualifiers, so that only leaves this fixture at present, but thankfully we have two rounds from Brazil this week, one from J-league and the Gold Cup and Copa America starting this coming weekend so plenty of interest there.

 

 

 

 

 

Fortaleza played in midweek and now make the incredibly long trip down to Chapeco, that is circa 3,800 km. I have already in this new campaign spoken about how it is all about home form for them and so far from from home against a team who know what you have to do to survive, which is make the most of winable games on home soil, this will be tough. Ahead of Fortaleza's road opener my notes included .........

 

 

 

 

 

The visitors did us a favour at the weekend with a 3-2 defeat of Corinthians .............