After six days in the role, caretaker quits Vasco's SAF | OneFootball

Six days after taking office, lawyer Samantha Mendes Longo stepped down as the trustee of Vasco’s SAF this Tuesday (30). 

She cited a “serious incident” related to her personal safety in making the decision.

The information was reported by ge.

The resignation came hours after members of Vasco’s organized supporter groups went to the building where the SAF’s office is located, in Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone.

Samantha, however, was not at the scene.

She was expected to manage the Cruz-Maltino SAF for at least two months with the mission of “adopting the measures necessary to restore proper governance processes, transparency, accountability, and the flow of information among the Company’s corporate bodies, and must submit reports every 15 (fifteen) days for this Court’s supervision.”

The lawyer submitted a technical report on the days worked and the meetings held. 

Samantha took on the position after Pedrinho and two other members of Vasco’s SAF board were removed from their posts on the 23rd.

This move came after Judge Caroline Fonseca, of the 4th Business Court of Rio de Janeiro, granted the request filed by 777 Carioca.

Pedrinho had been leading talks with Marcos Lamacchia, a businessman interested in buying the Cruz-Maltino SAF.

Amid administrative instability, Vasco is still searching for a coach after Renato Gaúcho’s departure.

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