Serie A

Regular Season, 24 brings 10 fixtures across the weekend. The headline tie is Cruzeiro vs Flamengo on Saturday 22 August. 3 games are set for Saturday and 6 for Sunday. The full schedule is below with kick off times.

Cruzeiro take on Flamengo on Saturday 22 August, kickoff 23:30. Cruzeiro sit 5 in the table on 36 points. Flamengo are 2 on 45. Cruzeiro have 4 wins and 1 losses in their last 5. Flamengo have 3 wins and 0 losses in their last 5. Last time out, Cruzeiro and Flamengo finished 0-2 on 12 Mar.

Saturday lines up 3 matches. Pick of the day: Fluminense vs Remo (4 vs 18) at 19:00; Internacional vs Atletico-MG (17 vs 8) at 21:30; Cruzeiro vs Flamengo (5 vs 2) at 23:30.

Sunday delivers 6 fixtures. Highlights: Palmeiras vs Vasco DA Gama (1 vs 19) at 19:00; Vitoria vs Bahia (12 vs 6) at 19:00; RB Bragantino vs Gremio (7 vs 15) at 19:00.

Bottom half clashes are stacking up. Santos (14) vs Mirassol (16) on 23 Aug; Chapecoense-sc (20) vs Sao Paulo (13) on 23 Aug; Gremio (15) vs Chapecoense-sc (20) on 30 Aug. Both sides need points to climb out of trouble, so expect cautious starts and high stakes finishes. The next few rounds may decide who escapes the drop.

Last time these two played on 12 Mar, Flamengo won 2-0 against Cruzeiro.