Fans welcome Vasco upon landing in Argentina

Vasco arrived in Argentina to face Lanús, this Tuesday (13), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), for the 5th round of the group stage of the South American. The game will mark the debut of coach Fernando Diniz. After all, Cruz-Maltino hired the coach to replace Fábio Carille. The Vasco delegation was welcomed by around 20 fans.

President Pedrinho and other members of the board, such as Marcelo Macedo, VP of Relations with SAF, and Christiano Campos, one of the president's trusted men, traveled with the delegation. In addition to them, technical director Felipe, who led the team in the last games, also traveled and is assisting Fernando Diniz.

This will be Fernando Diniz's second stint at Vasco. In 2021, the coach led Cruz-Maltino in the Série B of the Brazilian Championship. In total, there were 12 games and only four wins, in addition to three draws and five losses. Thus, he had a 41.6% success rate. At the time, the pressure on the coach intensified after defeats such as 4-0 to Botafogo and 3-0 to Vitória.

Vasco's situation in the South American

Vasco has five points and is in second place in Group G. With the 4-1 defeat to Puerto Cabello from Venezuela, the Cruz-Maltino has found itself in a difficult position in the South American. Therefore, to advance to the round of 16, it needs to win its two remaining games, in addition to hoping for a stumble by Lanús against the Venezuelan team in the last round.

In the South American Cup, only the first-placed team advances to the round of 16. However, the second-placed team will face the third-placed team from the Libertadores in two-legged matches in the playoffs. Therefore, if Vasco finishes second, it will face one of the third-placed teams from the other CONMEBOL continental competition.

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