Diniz hails Rayan, regrets PH missing in Vasco’s win over Fortaleza | OneFootball

With a great performance, Vasco defeated Fortaleza 2-0 this Wednesday at Arena Castelão, in the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship. Forward Rayan, who scored the first goal for the Cruzmaltino, was highly praised by coach Fernando Diniz, who even called for the youngster to be selected for the Brazilian National Team.

“For me, Rayan is a very different player. I think he might be the most complete forward in Brazilian football. He’s an athlete who can play on both sides of the pitch, play as a 10 and a 9 with the same ease. He’s a big player, left-footed, fast, young, who doesn’t need a run-up to shoot and shoots at goal from any distance. He has great affinity with scoring. He’s a complete forward, a guy who I think deserves to be looked at very closely by the National Team,” said Diniz.

Absence lamented

Next, Diniz lamented the absence of full-back Paulo Henrique, who didn’t arrive in Brazil in time after serving the National Team in friendlies in Asia.

“If Paulo Henrique hadn’t played, he would have come here, just like Puma did. But Puma didn’t play on Tuesday; he played on Monday, so he was able to rest and arrived in reasonable condition to play. PH, on the other hand, since he played yesterday, plus the time zone and the travel, I think it would have been reckless to bring him,” said the coach.

Photo: Dikran Sahagian / Vasco

With 36 points from 28 matches, Vasco sit eighth in the Brazilian Championship. The Cruzmaltino face Fluminense on Sunday the 19th at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) in the 29th round of the competition.

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