Dressing-room crisis! Renato Gaúcho's remarks sour mood at Vasco | OneFootball

The atmosphere behind the scenes between coach Renato Gaúcho and some players is not good at Vasco. According to information released by the channel Atenção, Vascaínos!, people inside the club report that the public statements and attitudes adopted by the coach in press conferences and inside the dressing room have been leaving a considerable part of the squad uncomfortable. The dissatisfaction among part of the players exposes a crack in group management during the national calendar break for the World Cup.

Currently, the atmosphere in the professional football department is not considered healthy, and the manager no longer enjoys unanimous support among the outfield players. The assessment of people who follow the institution’s day-to-day is that this turbulence in internal relationships may have directly contributed to the poor technical performances shown by the team in its most recent official matches in the Brazilian Championship. The wear and tear accumulated during the midseason break has also started to be taken into account by the board in any eventual decision on whether or not to keep the coach for the rest of the 2026 season.

+ Lucas Piton wants to leave Vasco and demands a search for a new club

Strain at Vasco coincides with an exodus of departures

The dressing room split is coming to light just as the top brass accelerates the process of a deep squad overhaul in an attempt to lift the team out of 17th place in the table, where it languishes in the relegation zone with 20 points. The football committee has already approved the departure of defensive midfielder Tchê Tchê, who collected his belongings from CT Moacyr Barbosa, and the end of the loan spell of attacking midfielder Matheus França, who has been sent back to English football. At the same time, the management is trying to handle full-back Lucas Piton’s request, as he asked his agents to look for a new club for the July transfer window.

As a way to shield the squad and support the football department, the board activated the loan extension clause for center-back Robert Renan with Zenit of Russia, securing the defender until the end of December. Football director Admar Lopes continues the search for reinforcements and is conducting negotiations with the representatives of Lautaro Di Lollo, a young center-back from Boca Juniors. The sporting plan also includes the arrival of left-back Paulinho, formerly of América-MG, who is scheduled to join the senior squad on June 22, right after the team’s three-week collective vacation.

Political pressure and Vasco SAF decision in June

The instability surrounding the coaching staff increases the pressure on president Pedrinho, who is dealing with crucial decisions for the institutional future of the association. The president is expected to run for re-election in the club’s next general election in an attempt to lead the next three-year term through 2030, with total dedication to the renovation works at São Januário as his main political platform. The executive’s plan involves completing all the steps of the football sale before the members’ vote takes place, seeking to stabilize the administrative structure.

To obtain the banking breathing room needed for signings in the July transfer window, the board has intensified the exchange of documents with businessman Marcos Lamacchia, owner of Blue Star. There is great optimism behind the scenes that the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will take place in the first half of June, resolving the deadlocks in the R$ 2 billion operation.

Vasco’s top brass will have many problems to solve before the season resumes – Photo: Reprodução Vasco TV

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