Off-pitch crisis! Marino Hinestroza faces online digs, target at Vasco | OneFootball

Colombian forward Marino Hinestroza is going through extremely turbulent days at Vasco due to a buildup of cryptic posts and controversial likes on his official social media accounts. Signed in January for US$ 5 million (around R$ 30 million), the attacker has become the main target of heavy insults from organized supporters outside the CT Moacyr Barbosa. The anger in the stands grew after internet users discovered that the player had liked an Instagram post speculating about his transfer to São Paulo.

During Monday’s protest (25), the demonstrators did not spare the player and shouted directly at him:

Hours after the online incident, the player stirred up more friction with Vasco fans by liking a post from a Colombian page focused on Atlético Nacional, his former club, which claimed he had made a “bad choice” by signing with the Rio club. The winger used his account on the platform to post a story defending himself against the accusations and fired back:

Tactical criticism and Vasco’s stance

The player’s performances on the field explain the loss of patience among the club’s supporters this season. Almost always used as a second-half option, the athlete has shown serious physical and mental adaptation problems to the Brazilian work model, totaling just one assist in 18 matches played for Vasco. The football committee believes the forward shows excessive anxiety to decide matches and makes wrong decisions in attack because of the intense training pace imposed since the previous management under Fernando Diniz.

The winger’s difficulties in gaining momentum in the first team had already been addressed publicly by the current coaching staff in past press conferences. Coach Renato Gaúcho revealed that he used to be cautious about signing Colombian and Ecuadorian professionals during his time in charge of Grêmio, highlighting the slowness of those players’ tactical transition. The day after the coach’s statement, Vasco’s number 11 fired back at his boss with a story saying:

The post was deleted from social media hours later.

Course correction in July

The wear and tear on digital platforms complicates the foreign attacker’s place in the football department’s short-term plans. Vasco intends to shield the locker room from online friction in order to keep the players focused on the next decisive rounds of the Copa Sudamericana. The SAF board is monitoring the player’s daily behavior at the training center and is already studying loan offers to ease the coaching staff’s wage bill.

President Pedrinho and executive director Admar Lopes understand that the financial investment made at the start of the year did not bring the sporting return the administration had planned. Vasco will use the 2026 World Cup break to scout the South American market in search of a left-footed winger to take over the starting spot on the right side. The management’s goal is to strengthen the attacking sector and give the coach pace options to set up his tactical system without depending on players rejected by the fans.

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