Relegation alert! Lamacchia calls emergency meeting at Vasco | OneFootball

Businessman Marcos Lamacchia requested an emergency meeting with Vasco’s board for this week, showing strong concern over the club’s current sporting risk. According to an exclusive report published by the Na Torcida Vascaínos profile, the buyer interested in acquiring the SAF insisted on summoning not only president Pedrinho, but the entire top leadership of the member-run club as well. The recent negative results have raised alarm bells within the investor’s group, which sees the need to speed up the bureaucratic procedures for purchasing the shares before the next transfer window opens.

The businessman’s fear is that the administrative uncertainty behind the scenes will end up directly affecting the players’ performance on the pitch. There is a real understanding that any delay in the sale process could seriously compromise Vasco’s planning, reducing the time available to seek reinforcements for the 2026 season. The buyer’s team believes that delays in corporate decisions increase the possibility of the club ending the year in a delicate situation, facing the risk of another relegation in the national tournament.

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Drastic changes at Vasco during the World Cup break

The request for a meeting comes precisely at a time when the presidency decided to lead a restructuring of the football department. The 1-0 defeat to Atlético-MG left the professional squad in 17th place in the Brazilian Championship, forcing the coaching staff to spend the World Cup break in the relegation zone. The poor performance in the final stretch of the match at Colina Histórica brought harsh criticism and left football director Admar Lopes looking stern in the executive boxes.

Coach Renato Gaúcho, who left the field escorted by private security after objects were thrown at him, has already warned that the club will need to invest money to avoid relegation. The directors are seeking creative solutions in the mid-year transfer market to strengthen specific positions and support players such as Andrés Gómez. At the same time, the committee is managing the outgoing players, monitoring the contract situations of defensive midfielder Tchê Tchê, forward Hinestroza, and striker Brenner, who has been dealing with knee pain.

Dispute with 777 Carioca

The urgency demanded by the potential buyer of Vasco SAF runs into the complex legal battle currently unfolding in the courts of Rio de Janeiro. Recently, 777 Carioca filed a judicial notice through the law firm Monteiro de Castro, Setoguti Advogados in an attempt to halt the progress of the talks. The American company notified the businessman to warn that it still retains ownership of 70% of the company’s shares, classifying the Vasco board’s negotiations as illegal before the arbitration chamber.

The move by the former controlling shareholders poured cold water on president Pedrinho’s plans, as he intended to sign the official MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) and quickly submit it for council approval. The foreign holding company’s lawyers argue that the injunction from the TJRJ only temporarily suspended its voting rights, and that moving forward with the R$ 2 billion deal without consent will constitute bad faith on the part of the buyer. The club president is trying to resolve the shareholder split to provide guarantees of legal certainty and keep the transaction moving forward day by day.

Lamacchia wants to buy Vasco SAF – Photo: Reproduction

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