End of the road! Tchê Tchê clears out at CT, confirms Vasco exit | OneFootball

Defensive midfielder Tchê Tchê has ended his spell at Vasco. According to information published by the Podcast Cruzmaltino profile, the midfielder went to CT Moacyr Barbosa only to collect all of his personal belongings from his locker and informed the club that he will not remain in the squad. The player is still under contract with the Rio de Janeiro club only until December 2026, and the parties are aligning the final bureaucratic procedures to seal an amicable termination of the agreement.

The player’s departure comes at the start of the break in the national calendar for the World Cup. The midfielder had been losing ground among the main options in recent weeks and finished the first half of the national competition right at the transfer regulation limit. As the defensive midfielder played in 12 Série A matches, he reached the exact limit set by the rules, since a 13th appearance would have prevented him from playing for another top-flight rival.

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Tchê Tchê’s numbers in the 2026 season

Tchê Tchê made 24 official appearances in the Cruz-Maltino shirt in the first half of this year, totaling 1,455 minutes on the pitch. Over the course of those appearances, the midfielder found the net only once and was shown five yellow cards, without recording any red cards during the period.

The defensive midfielder’s greatest consistency came in the Brazilian Championship, where he played in 12 matches, scored his only goal, and received two bookings in 783 minutes on the field. In the Carioca Championship, the player appeared in 8 matches, totaling 410 minutes and one yellow card. In the knockout competitions, he played in 3 Copa Sudamericana matches, receiving two yellow cards in 192 minutes, in addition to featuring for 70 minutes in a single Copa do Brasil match.

Tchê Tchê is set to leave Vasco and is not going through a good spell at Colina – Photo: © Thiago Ribeiro/AGIF

Vasco’s football planning

The board of the São Januário club is using the three weeks of vacation granted to the rest of the professional squad to reshape the locker room. President Pedrinho and football director Admar Lopes are analyzing performance reports to define further cuts and monitor the clinical situation of striker Brenner. The management is looking to free up spots in the squad to make room for creative reinforcements in the July transfer window.

The remaining professional players are scheduled to return on June 21, beginning training focused on tactical recovery. The Rio de Janeiro club’s next official match will take place on July 22, against Vitória, in the 19th round of the national competition.

Pedrinho and Admar Lopes are leading the reshaping of Vasco da Gama – Photo: Mateus Bonomi/AGIF

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