The return of the Brasileirão is moving forward more and more.
And the next three days will feature the 25th round of the competition.
The eight teams still alive in the Copa do Brasil are putting the knockout tournament "aside."
And a good number of them are fighting relegation in the league.
Round 25 will have two derbies, a clash between teams in the G-4, and more.
Check below for a summary of what’s coming up and a reminder of what the table looks like.
8/29 - Saturday
6:30pm - (9th) Atlético 🆚 Vitória (12th) - Arena MRV
The first clash between teams that had been focused on the Copa do Brasil.
There has been progress in Eduardo Domínguez’s work in charge of Galo.
It is now ten games unbeaten across all competitions.
The current goal is to slip up less at home.
Vitória, meanwhile, is not going through a great spell. The poor display in the Ba-Vi was followed by another setback despite playing most of the match with an extra man.
And there is a mission in Belo Horizonte: win their first league match away from Barradão.
They have picked up only four points away from home.
8pm - (13th) São Paulo 🆚 Red Bull Bragantino (7th) - MorumBIS
The pressure on Dorival Jr. is there and growing stronger. Tricolor is on a run of ten matches without a win in the Brasileirão.
Massa Bruta’s goal is to put together a strong run after ending a poor spell in the league and move even closer to the G-4.
9:20pm - (19th) Vasco 🆚 Cruzeiro (5th) - São Januário
A clash between teams putting the Copa do Brasil "aside" for the moment.
Cruz-Maltino needs to win at all costs to avoid getting into even deeper trouble.
It has a game in hand, but it is already eight matches without a positive result in the competition.
And playing at SJ is an advantage, since 17 of its 22 points have come at the Caldeirão.
Raposa, meanwhile, has picked up fewer points away from Mineirão only than Palmeiras and Flamengo.
8/30 - Sunday
11am - (3rd) Athletico 🆚 Fluminense (4th) - Arena da Baixada
Furacão is the team with the second-most points earned at home (27). Only Fluminense itself (30) has more.
The mission will be to beat a direct rival that has underperformed away from home.
Tricolor has won only 11 points on the road. It is the worst record among the top ten teams in the league.
4pm - Flamengo 🆚 Botafogo - Maracanã
Even with a game in hand, Rubro-Negro cannot afford to slip up again.
And to succeed, it needs to get back to making better use of home advantage. It has won only two of its last games.
Glorioso, meanwhile, is going through a period of arrivals and departures.
It still has caretaker boss Rodrigo Bellão and is trying to end a run of three rounds without a win.
4pm - (10th) Corinthians 🆚 Santos (14th) - Neo Química Arena
It will be a highly emotional derby in Itaquera.
Timão lost its last two league matches, drifting away from the G-5.
Santos, meanwhile, will have its full-strength squad back after resting its stars in the Copa do Brasil.
It is going through a tense battle against the Z-4.
6:30pm - (17th) Mirassol 🆚 Palmeiras (1st) - Maião
Leão do Interior now has only the Brasileirão ahead of it.
And it is betting heavily on that to react after three poor results.
Verdão, meanwhile, is looking to at least maintain its six-point lead over its main rival in the Brasileirão.
Abel Ferreira may even have the luxury of fielding his strongest lineup after the 3-0 first-leg win in the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals.
6:30pm - (15th) Grêmio 🆚 Chapecoense (20th) - Arena do Grêmio
Tricolor cannot accept any result other than victory.
And it will need to take the field with the best it has available - even with the next Gre-Nal approaching.
Chape, meanwhile, is trying to stay in with a chance of avoiding relegation after ending a run of 21 matches without a positive result.
The gap to the current 16th-placed team is 11 points.
19:30pm - (6th) Bahia 🆚 Internacional (16th) - Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova
Tricolor ended its run of draws by beating its rival in the last round.
The focus is on one thing only: moving decisively closer to the G-4.
But to do that, it needs to avoid another slip-up in front of its fans.
Colorado, meanwhile, is now right next to the Z-4 thanks to a run of eight league matches without a win.
It needs to win at all costs.
8/31 - Monday
8pm - (18th) Remo 🆚 Coritiba (8th) - Mangueirão
The positive result against Vitória in the 20th round was not followed by more wins.
Remo wants to take advantage of home field again to try to leave the Z-4.
Coxa, meanwhile, has improved in recent rounds - picking up seven of the last nine points.
The focus is once again on getting closer to the group fighting for a Libertadores spot.
One of the reasons for optimism is the fact it has already won 16 points away from Couto Pereira.
League standings 📊This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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