With full pockets, Vasco enters 2024 optimistic to return to being a protagonist

With full pockets, Vasco enters 2024 optimistic to return to being a protagonist


After suffering and saving himself in Serie A, Vasco hires a famous director and sends a message to Brazilian football with a millionaire investment




The last few seasons have been very painful for Vasco fans. Between relegations, defeats and a new fight not to fall in 2023, the club turns the page to 2024 with optimism. After all, investments from 777 Partners, owner of SAF, should ensure more hiring, especially in the hands of director Alexandre Mattos, known for his prowess in the market.

Cruz-Maltino, in fact, has already made his first important purchase: defender João Victor, from Benfica. 6 million euros (R$32 million) were paid, which could rise to 8 million euros if the objectives were achieved, and it was the second largest deal in history. There is the possibility of further reinforcements, after all the board wants a left back, a midfielder, a creative midfielder and at least one attacker on the sidelines. However, the majority of the R$250 million investment is to be used for the second transfer window.

Furthermore, important names in the final stretch of the Brasileirão, such as Paulo Henrique, Maicon and Zé Gabriel, have renewed their contracts and remain at São Januário. Rossi also remains, while Praxedes is still negotiating the final details for Bragantino’s exit.

Protagonism and Libertadores are objectives

The team thus dreams of becoming a protagonist again, fighting for the top positions in the Brasileirão rankings. Something that hadn’t happened since 2012, when he led the competition until halfway through the race. In 2017 he even qualified for the preliminary round of the Libertadores, with an honorable seventh place, but was never among the favourites.

The goal is to return to the top South American competition, under the guidance of Ramón Díaz. The Argentine and his technical committee, among other things, have extended his contract until the end of 2025, with an option to extend it until 2027. I am working in the long term to develop a squad that already has a formed base and much more solid with the team. arrival of veterans in the middle of last season.

Preview in 2024

The pre-season takes place in Uruguay, more precisely in Punta Del Este, where Vasco faces Argentinian San Lorenzo and Deportivo Maldonado, a local team. In Carioca the ball rolls on January 19, against Boavista, in São Januário. A lineup full of young people will represent the Cruz-Maltina shirt in the first two rounds.

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Source: Terra

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