The fifth round of the Copa do Brasil begins this Tuesday (21), with five matches, all featuring at least one team from Brazil’s top-flight Série A. The first game will bring together two teams from the elite: Botafogo vs. Chapecoense, at 5 p.m., at Nilton Santos Stadium. Interestingly, the two sides faced each other on Saturday (18) in the Brasileirão at Arena Condá, in Chapecó, with the Rio side cruising to a 4-1 win.
Next, at 7:15 p.m., São Paulo host Juventude at Morumbi, while Grêmio will be at home against Confiança at 7:30 p.m. at the Grêmio Arena.
Later, at 9:30 p.m., there will be two more matches: Paysandu vs. Vasco at Mangueirão, and Barra-SC vs. Corinthians at Ressacada.
Wednesday (22) will be even busier, with seven games. Two begin at 7 p.m.: Bahia vs. Remo at Arena Fonte Nova, and Goiás vs. Cruzeiro at Serra Dourada. Then, at 7:30 p.m., Santos will host Coritiba at Vila Belmiro.
At 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the schedule sets up two more clashes: Athletic-MG vs. Internacional at Orlando Scarpelli (SC), and Fortaleza vs. CRB at Castelão. At 9:30 p.m., Red Bull Bragantino face Mirassol at Cícero de Souza Marques and, at the same time, Flamengo will host Vitória at the Maracanã.
On Thursday (23), Atlético-MG and Ceará play at 7 p.m. at Arena MRV, while Palmeiras and Jacuipense face off at 7:30 p.m. at Allianz Parque. Two matches will close out this first leg of the fifth round, both at 9:30 p.m.: Operário-PR vs. Fluminense at Germano Krüger, and Athletico-PR vs. Atlético-GO at Arena da Baixada.
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