Philippe Coutinho was announced as a Vasco da Gama player and on the same day his new team defeated Corinthians to achieve their third consecutive victory in the Brasileirão. The Carioca team is experiencing its best moment in a long time and the contribution of its new reinforcement promises to further boost this streak.
Argentine Lucas Pitón and a great free-kick goal from his compatriot Juan Sforza at the end sealed the 2-0 victory at the São Januário stadium. It had been 14 years since the Vasco team had beaten Timão, who with the arrival of Ramón Díaz on the bench hopes to get out of the relegation zone.
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Vasco quickly got out of that red zone and is now in tenth position, a spot that qualifies for the Copa Sudamericana. A much more promising outlook than last season, when they had to wait until the last round to avoid relegation.
The team’s potential is enormous with the arrival now of Coutinho, who at the age of 32 will play on loan for a year from English club Aston Villa, the owner of his pass. It is his return after almost 14 years to the Gigante da Colina, where he made his professional debut before embarking on a career in Europe that took him to Inter Milan, Liverpool and Barcelona.
The fans are excited about the partnership he could form with Frenchman Dimitri Payet, both players with good ball handling skills. Also with Pablo Vegetti, the main goal-scoring option the squad has today. On July 17, in the visit to Atlético Goianiense, you will see this renewed team in action.
