Banned, Renato Gaúcho hails Vasco win: “1-0 was already a thrashing”

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·1 Mei 2026

Banned, Renato Gaúcho hails Vasco win: “1-0 was already a thrashing”

Vasco da Gama beat Olimpia 3-0 at São Januário in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana group stage, and had a special spectator away from the bench. Suspended by Conmebol, Renato Gaúcho watched the match from home and, after the final whistle, posted a video on social media celebrating the result.

The team was led by assistant coach Alexandre Mendes, while the manager serves a suspension for not traveling for the competition opener against Barracas Central in Argentina.

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Renato praises Vasco’s performance and lead

Even from a distance, Renato analyzed the team’s performance and praised the result that put Vasco at the top of Group G.

“The team played a great match. We faced the group leaders and got an important win, with a goal difference that puts us, at this moment, at the top of the group. There’s still a lot ahead, but the most important thing is that the team knew how to take its chances.”

The victory put Vasco at the top of the table, helped by goal difference. The team has four points and edges its direct rivals on that criterion.

Squad without fixed starters and focus on the derby

Renato Gaúcho also added that the players need to make the most of their opportunities and that his squad has no fixed starters or substitutes:

“I always tell you and I tell the group: here there are no starters and no substitutes; the important thing is to make the most of the opportunities you are given. Today the team performed very well in every way. The win was important. Even 1-0 would already have been a huge result, but we still managed to win a difficult match 3-0, so everyone deserves congratulations. Starting tomorrow, we’ll already be thinking about this weekend’s match against Flamengo.”

The result was built with standout performances from Adson and Johan Rojas, who were directly involved in the goals and remain in the fight for more space in the team. The performance reinforces the coaching staff’s idea of using the squad according to each player’s current moment.

Vasco return to action in the Sudamericana next Wednesday (06), away from home, against Audax Italiano, at 7 p.m. Brasília time.

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This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.