The Vasco da Gama Courier
The dugout5 Apr 2027
Bruno Duarte says Vasco da Gama went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad5 Apr 2027
Lucas Piton wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Vasco da Gama know it.
Squad5 Apr 2027
A falling-out at Vasco da Gama
Nuno Moreira and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market5 Apr 2027
One of our own: Rodrigo Pereira joins the Vasco da Gama first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rodrigo Pereira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market5 Apr 2027
Éder Assis steps up from the Vasco da Gama academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Éder Assis has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market5 Apr 2027
One of our own: Canhoto joins the Vasco da Gama first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Canhoto is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market5 Apr 2027
Vitor Bezerra steps up from the Vasco da Gama academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Vitor Bezerra has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout5 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Tchê Tchê
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Loan watch5 Apr 2027
Marcão counts the days
“I watch every Vasco da Gama game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Pouso Alegre runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
In brief
- Squad A step back for Marino Hinestroza at Vasco da Gama
- The dugout Facundo Colidio gets picked when it counts
- Loan watch 8 goals on loan for Gabriel Souza