Brasileirão Série A 2026 Matchweek 5 · 12 Mar 2026
Vasco DA Gama vs Palmeiras in the Brasileirão Série A 2026.
At Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro.
Vasco DA Gama beat Palmeiras 2–1. J. Lopez opened the scoring for Palmeiras after 40 minutes. Cuiabano made it 2–1 after 74 minutes, and that was the winner.
Vasco DA Gama went into the match 20th and came out of it 15th, on 4 points. Palmeiras stayed 1st, on 10 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 5 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | Sao Paulo | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bahia | 4 | +2 | 8 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | Coritiba | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 | Atletico Paranaense | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Corinthians | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | RB Bragantino | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Mirassol | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 11 | Gremio | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Chapecoense-sc | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 13 | Atletico-MG | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Santos | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Vasco DA Gama | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Vitoria | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Botafogo | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 18 | Remo | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Internacional | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | Cruzeiro | 5 | -7 | 2 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.