⚠️ Renato Gaúcho is no longer Vasco manager | OneFootball

Renato Gaúcho’s third spell in charge of Vasco has come to an end.

The 63-year-old coach left the club on Thursday night (18). 

The decision was made 18 days after Cruz-Maltino’s last match.

"Vasco da Gama announces that Renato Gaúcho is no longer the head coach of the professional team. The decision was made by mutual agreement between the parties. Vasco thanks the coach and his staff for the services provided during his third spell at the club and wishes them success in the continuation of their careers," the club said in an official statement. 

There was no termination clause in the agreement signed between the parties.

Vasco went into the Brasileirão break with three straight league defeats, but Renato was still in charge.

According to ge, what ultimately weighed on his departure were the criticisms he made of the squad in the weeks before the run of setbacks.

Part of the squad reportedly did not approve of that attitude. The statement about Colombian players also reportedly did not go over well.

Vasco’s squad will report back next Monday (22).

There will be 30 days of work until football resumes, with the match against Independiente Medellín in the Copa Sudamericana playoffs.

Strong start in the league and drop in form

He was in charge of Cruz-Maltino for 22 matches. There were nine wins, six draws, and seven defeats. A 50% success rate.

The start was positive, including wins over Palmeiras and a great comeback against Fluminense — which helped spark the team’s recovery in the league.

And Vasco also got off to a good start in the Copa Sudamericana even while resting some starters.

But then came the heavy defeat to Inter, the loss to Olimpia in the Sudamericana — which made the team’s chances of advancing in first place more difficult — and the defeat in São Januário to RB Bragantino.

The “game of the year” then became the one against Barras Central. And Vasco secured a place in the Sudamericana playoffs, easing the poor run somewhat.

That was followed by another home defeat, this time to Atlético-MG, and an apparent “crisis averted” heading into the Copa break.

Vasco sits just inside the Brasileirão relegation zone with 20 points. And, besides being in the Sudamericana playoffs, they will face Fluminense in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. 

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