Vasco overcomes red card to beat Vitória in first-leg Copa do Brasil tie

Vasco took the advantage over Vitória in the race for a place in the Copa do Brasil semifinals.

Even playing with one man down for almost the entire match, Cruzmaltino won 1-0 this Wednesday (26) at São Januário.

Andrés Gómez, with a brilliant individual play, scored the only goal of the match in the second half.

Cauan Barros was sent off with a straight red card in the 18th minute, leaving Vitória with a numerical advantage.

But Leão failed to make the most of it and created little danger.

The second leg will take place next Wednesday (2) at Barradão.

One of the decisive moments for the course of the match came just 14 minutes after kickoff.

Barros misplaced a pass in midfield, and shortly after that the ball struck his arm, stopping a counterattack by Renato Kayser.

The referee was called by VAR to review the play and showed a straight red card to the Vasco player. 

Even with one man down, Vasco created most of the match’s best scoring chances.

Andrés Gómez did find the net early in the second half, but the play was ruled out for offside.

But the Colombian had his moment to shine soon after, leading a counterattack and firing from outside the box to beat Lucas Arcanjo and open the scoring.

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