Coutinho hails Vasco win in tough spell, scores one of the goals | OneFootball

This Wednesday, for the 16th round of the Brasileirão, Vasco hosted Bahia at São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro, and won 3-1, coming from behind. Philippe Coutinho, who scored one of the goals, celebrated the positive result, which distances the team from the relegation zone.

“Very important victory. The situation we are in is delicate. We have to treat each game as a final. Throughout the competition, we played good games. We need to learn from our mistakes and improve. There's no time to celebrate because there's another important game on Saturday,” he said.

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Vasco, who played with an extra man from the 36th minute of the first half after Jean Lucas was sent off, extended their unbeaten run in the competition to four games (two wins and two draws) and reached 27 points, now in 13th place. The first team in the relegation zone is Vitória, with 22 points.

The Cruzmaltinos return to the field this Saturday (27th), against Cruzeiro, for the 25th round of the Brasileirão. The match kicks off at 4 PM (Brasília time), at São Januário.

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