Fluminense FC de Joinville W 1, Vasco W 2

RIO DE JANEIRO (Interstat) — CR Vasco da Gama opened its Copa do Brasil Feminino campaign with a dramatic 2-1 victory over crosstown rival Fluminense W on Thursday night, securing a come-from-behind win with a stoppage-time goal at a rain-soaked Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho. The match, a first-round fixture in Brazil’s premier national women’s cup competition, defied a pregame projection that foresaw a draw. Interstat’s game simulator had predicted a 1-1 final, while its ELO system gave Vasco da Gama a narrow 51.7 percent probability to win. Fluminense W struck first against the run of play in the 22nd minute.… Read more...