How was the Brasileirão before the break for the Club World Cup?

The Brazilian Championship will resume this Saturday, the 12th, after the break for the FIFA Club World Cup . The matches are part of the 13th round of the national competition.

This Saturday's duels are: Flamengo vs. São Paulo, Internacional vs. Vitória, Vasco vs. Botafogo , and Bahia vs. Atlético-MG . On Sunday, the 13th, three more games will be held: Corinthians vs. Red Bull Bragantino , Cruzeiro vs. Grêmio , and Fortaleza vs. Ceará. The match between Juventude and Sport takes place on Monday, the 14th.

The Santos vs. Palmeiras and Mirassol vs. Fluminense matches, also valid for the 13th round of the Brasileirão, will still be rescheduled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). Palmeiras and Fluminense were the Brazilian teams that went furthest in the FIFA Club World Cup.

Situation of the Brazilian Championship

The Brazilian Championship was paused on June 12th, after six matches had been played. After 12 rounds, eight teams have a game in hand: Flamengo, Palmeiras, Fluminense, Botafogo, Mirassol, Ceará, Juventude, and Sport.

Flamengo leads the competition with 24 points. Filipe Luís's team has a record of seven wins, three draws, and only one loss. Flamengo's only setback came in the seventh round, away to Cruzeiro, 2-1.

Cruzeiro is currently second in the standings, level on 24 points with Flamengo. The Minas Gerais team is at a disadvantage in the tiebreakers, as it has a lower goal difference.

Red Bull Bragantino and Palmeiras complete the top four, the direct qualification zone for the next Copa Libertadores da América. The Bragança Paulista team is in third place with 23 points. The green and white team is in fourth place with 22 points.

Also within the G-6 are Bahia (21 points) and Fluminense (20 points). The fifth and sixth placed teams will qualify for the preliminary phase of the 2026 Libertadores.

In the classification zone for the next Copa Sudamericana are: Atlético-MG, Botafogo, Mirassol, Corinthians, Grêmio and Ceará.

The last four teams in the table, currently in the relegation zone, are Internacional (11 points), Fortaleza (10 points), Juventude (8 points) and bottom-placed Sport (3 points). The Pernambuco team has yet to win in the Brasileirão, with three draws and eight defeats in eleven games.

Santos and Vitória have 11 points each, the same as Internacional, which is now in the relegation zone. However, Santos and Vitória have an advantage over Inter in the tiebreaker criteria.

13th round of the Brazilian Championship

Saturday - July 12th

• 4:30 pm - Flamengo x Sao Paulo
• 4:30 pm - Internacional x Vitória
• 6:30 pm - Vasco x Botafogo
• 9pm - Bahia x Atlético-MG

Sunday - July 13th

• 7pm - Corinthians x Red Bull Bragantino
• 8:30 pm - Cruzeiro x Grêmio
• 8:30 pm - Fortaleza x Ceara

Monday - July 14th

Postponed games

• Santos x Palmeiras
• Mirassol x Fluminense