Vasco reaches unbelievable milestone after yet another defeat in the 2025 South American Championship

On Tuesday night (13), Vasco accumulated another negative result in the season. Playing away from its fans, Cruz-Maltino lost 1 x 0 to Lanús, in Argentina and complicated its position in the South American 2025 classification table. With the adverse score, the team is in 3rd place and depends on a victory in the next round to continue in the competition.

Ramiro Carrera, 8 minutes into the second half, was responsible for putting the ball in goalkeeper Léo Jardim's net and securing the victory for the Argentinians . With the victory, the team led by Mauricio Pellegrino secured first place in Group G and is already qualified for the round of 16 of the tournament. Meanwhile, Vasco is fighting for a spot in the play-offs, played against the teams eliminated from the Libertadores.

The defeat marked Fernando Diniz's return to the helm of Vasco. The Rio de Janeiro club had been without a coach since Fábio Carille left the team on April 27. Under the care of interim Felipe Maestro, the team faced great difficulties and now hopes to reap better rewards with the new coach. This is the professional's second stint at Gigante da Colina , but it has not started off in the best way.

On the field, it was possible to see part of Diniz's characteristic game plan being implemented by the players. Possession of the ball, for example, was Cruz-Maltino 's main strength, which ended with 59% against 41% of the opponent. However, the lack of practice of the squad made it a little difficult to build plays. Thus, the team added another negative score in the season.

Vasco reaches unbelievable negative mark

With the defeat to Lanús in the South American, Vasco reached the incredible number of nine consecutive games without winning . The last triumph of the Rio de Janeiro team happened in the first half of April, more than a month ago, when they beat Sport , from Recife, 3 x 1. At the time, the duel was valid for the 3rd round of the Brasileirão.

In that time, the club has three draws and six defeats. In total, they have scored just four goals against 12 conceded, having created eight great chances, while conceding 21 to their opponents. According to data from the Sofascore platform, it takes 25.5 shots to score a goal.

In search of recovery

Vasco's next match will take place this Saturday (17), against Fortaleza, for the 9th round of the 2025 Brazilian Championship. The duel will be played at the São Januário Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time). It will be Fernando Diniz's first commitment as Vasco coach in front of his fans upon his return.