The Vasco da Gama Courier
The dugout26 Feb 2029
Juan Sforza frozen out at Vasco da Gama
This is not rotation. Juan Sforza has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Vasco da Gama is pretending otherwise.
Squad26 Feb 2029
Words at Vasco da Gama training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Santiago Sosa is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad26 Feb 2029
Tempers go at Vasco da Gama
Emanuel Brítez 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.
Squad26 Feb 2029
Jacaré signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jacaré commits to Vasco da Gama for another 3 years.
The dugout26 Feb 2029
Claudio Spinelli has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Vasco da Gama will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Market26 Feb 2029
Juan Sforza linked with a move away
The name of Juan Sforza keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Vasco da Gama say nothing, which says plenty.
The dugout26 Feb 2029
Riquelme asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market26 Feb 2029
Still no ink between Vasco da Gama and Wesley Natã
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Vasco da Gama, another week without a signature from Wesley Natã.
Market26 Feb 2029
The shop window has Ray in it
Vasco da Gama have let the market know Ray can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
In brief
- Market Maximiliano Rogoski runs his contract down
- Squad Tomás Cuello has settled at Vasco da Gama
- Boardroom The Vasco da Gama production line keeps running