The Vasco da Gama Courier
Squad24 Aug 2026
30 days out for Claudio Spinelli after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Vasco da Gama will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market24 Aug 2026
Vasco da Gama turn down FC Lorient for Claudio Spinelli
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Both of them Nuno Moreira's — 8.13
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.13, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Vasco da Gama
Santiago Sosa was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Vasco da Gama
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Andrés Gómez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match22 Aug 2026
Vasco da Gama see off Sport Recife
Three points for Vasco da Gama, 3‑1 the final word against Sport Recife in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Match18 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Vasco da Gama against Atlético Mineiro
0‑1 to Atlético Mineiro, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market24 Aug 2026
Panionios watching JP Murilo
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Vasco da Gama have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Both jobs done by Lucas Piton — 7.82
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 10 actions, 7.82, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Bruno Duarte
- Squad Andrés Gómez has had enough of the noise
- The dugout Paulo Santos has his say