The Vasco da Gama Courier
Squad19 Apr 2027
Danielzinho damages knee ligaments — 60 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 60 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Vasco da Gama
Nuno Moreira 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.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
Graduation day at Vasco da Gama
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad19 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Léo Jardim
“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.
Match17 Apr 2027
A bad afternoon for Vasco da Gama against Cruzeiro
0‑2 to Cruzeiro, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Victor Queiroz joins the Vasco da Gama first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Victor Queiroz is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
Leonardo Tavares steps up from the Vasco da Gama academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Leonardo Tavares 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Leonardo Nardo steps up from the Vasco da Gama academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Leonardo Nardo 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Carioca steps up from the Vasco da Gama academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Carioca 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.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Nuno Moreira
- Squad Andrés Gómez has become a man the manager trusts
- Loan watch The goals keep arriving from Gabriel Souza’s exile