The Vasco da Gama Courier
Squad31 Aug 2026
Léo Jardim keeps Vasco da Gama in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 9 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match29 Aug 2026
Vasco da Gama throw away a 2-goal lead
2 in front and in complete control, and it finished with Corinthians the happier side. There is no version of this afternoon that Vasco da Gama will enjoy reviewing.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Vasco da Gama
Paulo Henrique 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.
Match29 Aug 2026
Vasco da Gama are shipping goals every week
Two or more conceded in each of the last 4 matches. It is not one mistake repeating itself, which would be the easier thing to fix; it is a different one every week.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
Vasco da Gama supporters have found a favourite in Matheus França
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Matheus França has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Matheus França in the eights
A performance of 8.57 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Claudio Spinelli
Marked 8.44 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Carlos Cuesta gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Guima pulls a muscle — 15 days out
The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 15 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.
In brief
- Match Vasco da Gama share the spoils with Corinthians
- The terraces The spotlight tightens on Claudio Spinelli
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Nuno Moreira