Diniz admits worries about the drop zone, says Vasco "need points" | OneFootball

After suffering its fifth consecutive defeat, Vasco is once again concerned about the relegation zone. The team from Rio de Janeiro occupies the 13th position, with 42 points – only five more than Santos, which is in 17th place and the first team in the Z4. Coach Fernando Diniz spoke about the recent phase of the Cruzmaltino and stated that the team "needs to score points."

"Of course we see (the fight against relegation). We still don't have enough points. There are three games left, and we need to score. One of the main mistakes of the teams is that when the championship presented itself to us, we had the repertoire and condition, playing football the way we could, to think of something better. But we didn't embrace it," said the Vasco coach in a press conference.

Will Diniz stay?

Due to the poor phase, coach Fernando Diniz also spoke about remaining in charge of Vasco. The coach highlighted the team's mistakes but believes he will continue with the Gigante da Colina.

"There is no comfort at Vasco with five defeats. Pedrinho likes me a lot, but on the day he had to fire me, he would fire me. But I don't think that's the issue," he added.

Vasco returns to the field this Friday at 7:30 PM (Brasília time) when they host Internacional for the 36th round of the Brazilian Championship. The Gigante da Colina will also host Mirassol and visit Atlético-MG before the end of the competition.

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