São Januário delights Pedro Emanuel as Vasco reconnect with fans and target home revival | OneFootball

São Januário delighted Pedro Emanuel as Vasco’s bond with their supporters returned in the Copa do Brasil after a quarter-final first leg win over Vitória. Vasco now aim to replicate that energy when Cruzeiro visit on Saturday.

According to Globo.com, this was his fifth home match, and the first in which he felt a connection from the warm-up, a night he sensed would be magical and lifted the players.

The stands were unified as organised groups combined their drums for a chorus. Fans waved flags, unveiled three giant banners and sang, then chanted “seremos campeões” and hailed Léo Jardim as the country’s best keeper. They applauded a side that played with one fewer from the first half, with Colidio and Gómez singled out.

The club staged the year’s biggest firework display as the teams emerged. With Vasco 19th and Cruzeiro in the upper reaches, home backing is vital at a critical point.

Under Pedro Emanuel at São Januário there have been wins over Independiente Medellín in the Sudamericana and Vitória in the cup, but no Brasileirão victories yet, home or away. In the league they drew with Mirassol and lost to Santos at the stadium, and their home record is the fifth worst, five wins, two draws and five defeats from 12, one of those wins at the Maracanã. With 15 games left, seven are at home including the Flamengo clássico at the Maracanã, turning São Januário into a strength could be decisive.

Source: Globo.com

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