The club-company model led by Ronaldo proves to be more efficient and transparent management than the 777 nebula
While Cruzeiro beat Vasco 1-0 in São Januário on the pitch, away from the four lines the difference between the two management models is much greater, which helps explain this afternoon’s victory in São Januário.
While Ronaldo Fenômeno bought the club from Minas Gerais with his feet on the ground and financial austerity, the North American group 777 Partners took over Vasco, deceiving the fans and promising to match the budget of bigger rivals, Flamengo, in a single season.
The fact is that, already in Serie B last year, the new Cruzeiro proved to be much more reliable than the SAF extension tubina, nailing the return to the first division with seven rounds to spare, while the Rio team only managed to confirm access in the tense and final match against Ituano.
For this year, progress was expected from Vasco who, thanks to the contribution of 777, invested over 100 million reais in purchases at the beginning of the season. However, after reaching the semifinals of the Campeonato Carioca and suffering an early elimination in the Copa do Brasil for ABC, the team is second in the Série A of the Brazilian league after 14 rounds.
By spending almost five times less, Ronaldo’s SAF has 21 points and appears in the first part of the standings, demonstrating strength to achieve the main objective outlined by the coach, which is to stay in the first division.
Despite having lost the coach Paulo Pezzolano, responsible for leading the team in the accession campaign in 2022, the Celeste staff acted quickly on the market by hiring the Portuguese Pepa, who maintained and improved the game philosophy of his predecessor.
In turn, Vasco were without a coach for more than two weeks following the sacking of Maurício Barbieri. The board, which had already lost its timing by taking too long to change command, is now repeating last year’s mistake, when it made the team suffer in Série B under the baton of an interim.
The stopper of the era is the Under-20 coach, William Batista, who managed to break the streak of 10 games without a win against Cuiabá, but has already racked up another two consecutive defeats. Against Cruzeiro, the difference between a well-trained side and one left to their own devices – or to bad luck, to be more precise – became clear.
Only after this Saturday’s setback did directors Paulo Bracks and Luiz Mello go public to ensure that a new coach will be hired within the next week.
In this Brasileirão, Vasco has yet to score a goal playing in São Januário, which had no fans due to punishment for disturbances in the stadium. Chaotic scenario on and off the pitch, which reinforces the fact that not all Sociedade Anônima do Futebol or club-company models can mean the salvation of indebted teams in Brazil.
For Cruzeiro, Ronaldo’s SAF, driven by efficiency and transparency, was the hope for better days ahead. As for Vasco, the management of 777, which promised worlds and funds, for the moment arouses more mistrust than encouragement. And the certainty that the present, at least until the end of the season, will continue to be a martyrdom.
Source: Terra

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