Vasco on ice: club awaits end of court battle to unveil signings | OneFootball

Vasco’s football department is operating with its hands tied and is waiting exclusively for a favorable court ruling to officially announce the squad’s new signings. The administrative leadership knows it needs to overturn the injunction over corporate intervention as soon as possible to provide legal certainty in the transfer market, unlock the SAF’s accounts, and announce the team’s new head coach.

The constant twists and turns in court have caused major damage to the Cruz-Maltino club’s sporting plans for the 2026 season. This instability behind the scenes, fueled by 777 Carioca, ended up derailing the deal with coach Fernando Seabra, who chose to stay at Coritiba, and made it impossible to bring back Gabriel Pec, a forward developed at São Januário who was ultimately signed by Cruzeiro due to the lack of financial guarantees in Rio de Janeiro.

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Deossa and Aubameyang are among the names linked with Vasco

As soon as the court defines the political situation, the expectation is that the giant club will raise the level of its main squad with immediate announcements of players who already have verbal agreements in place and are waiting for the outcome. Among the names recently linked with the club, Colombian midfielder Nelson Deossa and renowned striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are on the radar and only depend on the end of the bureaucratic paralysis to move forward.

The administrative leadership believes that, with the political environment calmed and the injunction lifted, the club will be able to present new faces to the fans, provide financial guarantees in negotiations, and definitively conclude the sale of shares to businessman Marcos Lamacchia. So far, left-back Paulinho, who belonged to América-MG, is the only guaranteed signing and arrives on a free transfer after signing a pre-contract.

Deossa is a name being mentioned at Vasco – Photo: Reprodução/X

Bruno Lazaroni shields the locker room ahead of trip to Bahia

Unfazed by the political chess match involving lawyers at the TJRJ, Vasco’s players are keeping up an intense training routine. The professional squad is carrying out its activities under the leadership of interim coach Bruno Lazaroni at the Moacyr Barbosa Training Center.

The coaching staff’s goal is to focus on improving the squad’s fitness and correcting positioning mistakes ahead of the return of official Brazilian Championship Serie A matches. The Giant of the Hill visits Vitória on July 16 at 7:30 p.m. on the pitch at Barradão, in a crucial direct clash to earn points and move away from the uncomfortable relegation zone.

Bruno Lazaroni is Vasco’s interim coach – Photo: Dikran Sahagian/Vasco

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