Vasco da Gama vs Maricá: 4–2

Vasco da Gama beat Maricá 4–2 in the Brazilian Campeonato Carioca on Friday, 16 January 2026 at Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Competition: Brazilian Campeonato Carioca (2026 Campeonato Carioca, Taça Guanabara)
Kick-off time: Fri, 16 Jan 2026, 00:30 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 12,559
Teams: Vasco da Gama (home), Maricá (away)

Goals

7' — Rayan (Vasco da Gama)
25' — Philippe Coutinho (Vasco da Gama)
38' — Alex (Maricá)
50' — Rayan (Vasco da Gama)
55' — Carlos Cuesta (Vasco da Gama)
61' — Marcelo (Maricá)

Red cards

42' — Lucas Piton (Vasco da Gama)

Starting line-ups

Vasco da Gama (4-2-3-1): Léo Jardim (G), Robert (CD-L), Carlos Cuesta (CD-R), Lucas Piton (LB), Paulo Henrique (RB), Philippe Coutinho (AM), Thiago Mendes (LM), Cauan Barros (RM), Rayan (F), Andrés Gómez (AM-L), Nuno Moreira (AM-R).

Maricá (5-3-2): Yuri (G), Rafael Forster (CD), Felipe Carvalho (CD-L), Magno Nunes (CD-R), Rafael Carioca (LB), Almir Sóta (RB), Matheus Lira (CM), Marcelo (CM-L), Vinicius Matheus (CM-R), Pablo Ferreira (CF-L), Alex (CF-R).

Recent form

Vasco da Gama: won 2–1 vs Fluminense (11 Dec); lost 1–0 away to Fluminense (14 Dec); drew 0–0 away to Corinthians (18 Dec); lost 2–1 vs Corinthians (21 Dec); won 4–2 vs Maricá (16 Jan).

Maricá: lost 2–1 away to Volta Redonda (6 Feb); drew 1–1 vs Bangu (9 Feb); lost 3–1 away to Portuguesa-RJ (16 Feb); lost 5–0 away to Flamengo (22 Feb); lost 4–2 away to Vasco da Gama (16 Jan).