Vasco ‘to press on’ with Marcos Lamacchia SAF talks, sale projected in 2026 | OneFootball

According to PaponaColina, Vasco da Gama believe they are on firm legal ground and are pressing ahead with talks to sell their SAF to businessman Marcos Faria Lamacchia, despite recent caution from the CBF. The expectation is that it would be very difficult for the club not to complete a sale during the 2026 season.

The club view that no conflict of interest exists because there is no consanguinity between Lamacchia and Palmeiras president Leila Pereira, of whom he is a stepchild. Their legal team argues that Article 86 of the General Competition Regulations, which bars close relatives from running clubs in the same division, does not apply to stepchildren in the same way as biological children. The good relationship built by Pedrinho’s administration with the CBF is seen as helpful in discussing the rule’s interpretation.

A key point is Lamacchia’s financial autonomy. The investor is not reliant on Crefisa or on Pereira to fund the purchase. He is an heir of José Lamacchia and also has direct lineage with the family of Aloysio Faria, the banker who created Banco Real and Banco Alfa.

This origin of capital underpins the claim that the investment would be independent, without cross ties to Palmeiras’ management, strengthening the case before regulators.

Talks are described as advanced, with draft contracts and documents for a binding proposal already on the table. Due diligence is considered mature and, once the remaining bureaucracy is cleared, a new controlling owner could be confirmed this year, ending the association board’s interim stewardship.

Source: PaponaColina