Coluna do Fla
·23 février 2026
Vasco eye move for former Flamengo boss

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·23 février 2026

Vasco dismissed Fernando Diniz this Sunday (22) after a 1-0 defeat to Fluminense in the first leg of the Campeonato Carioca semifinals. Now, the Cruzmaltino has Renato Gaúcho as one of the main candidates to take over as head coach.
According to ESPN, Vasco wants to hire a coach who knows Brazilian football well. In other words, bringing in a foreign coach is not a priority for the Cruzmaltino at this moment.
However, another name is also being considered behind the scenes at Vasco. This is Rafael Guanaes, from Mirassol. The coach managed to take the São Paulo team to the Libertadores for the first time in history and has gained prestige in Brazilian football.
Vasco, however, has not yet decided which coach it will begin negotiations with at this time. In addition to Fernando Diniz, Coutinho has also left the Cruzmaltino in recent days amid this turbulent period.
Flamengo continues with Filipe Luís as head coach. The coach, in fact, is working with a focus on the match against Lanús (ARG) on Thursday (26), in the second leg of the Recopa Sudamericana. The match is scheduled for 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at Maracanã.
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