Value includes fines and severance pay after the Argentine technician and his son departure in 2024; Club plans to resort to the Arbitral Court of Sport
FIFA condemned Vasco da Gama to pay R $ 30.5 million to coach Ramón Díaz and his son Emiliano Díaz, who acted as an auxiliary. The decision in the first instance was announced by the maximum football entity this Thursday (27.MAI.2025). The club said it plans to resort to the Arbitral Tribunal of the sport.
The conviction determines that the team pay Ramón Díaz R $ 15,715,072.60 of a fine and R $ 866,528.36 of severance pay. For Emiliano, the amount includes R $ 13.3 million in fine, in addition to R $ 644,863.87 in severance pay, according to journalist Venê Casagrande.
The lawsuit was started by the Argentine duo after his departure from the club in April 2024, after a 4-0 defeat to Criciúma. The shutdown generated different interpretations between the parties involved.
Vasco maintains that the Argentines communicated their departure voluntarily. According to the club, Ramón and Emiliano informed the decision to soccer manager Clauber Rocha, who transmitted the information to the board and then CEO Lúcio Barbosa. Father and son contested this version.
Divergence began when Vasco published on their social networks that Argentines “no longer part of the coaching staff“Without clarifying the circumstances. In response, the duo stated that they did not expect“be fired by Twitter“The process is being processed at FIFA since July 2024, when the Cruz-Maltino club filed its defense against the Argentines’ allegations.
In an official note, Vasco da Gama SAF reported that if he is obliged to pay the amounts, he intends to move a return action against former managers-777 partners and A-CAP-and against former CEO Lúcio Barbosa and former SCFO Katia dos Santos. He stressed that the case was during the period when 777 partners controlled the Vasca SAF, with executives appointed by the US company. If you really have to pay, Vasco says it will include the debt in the judicial recovery the club goes through.
Here’s the official note of Vasco:
“Vasco da Gama SAF reports that it has just been notified of the decision issued by FIFA in cases moved by Ramon Díaz and Emiliano Díaz. This decision stems from the resignation of both, which took place on April 27, 2024, when 777 partners exercised SAF control and management was conducted by executives appointed by it.
Vasco da Gama SAF studies the possibility of any appeal with the Arbitral Tribunal of Sport (TAS). We also emphasize that in the event of maintenance of the decision, any credit resulting from this process will be directed to the payment of creditors in the context of judicial recovery. ”
