By announcing Vasco’s lineup to the duel against Independiente del Valle-EQU, at the altitude of Quito, Ecuador, by the South American Cup, Fernando Diniz surprised. He opted for an offensive team with the entry of GB in the wave of Coutinho, injured. However, the idea of the coach lasted.
This is because with only 11 minutes. From then on, the game was conditioned and sacramented with the 4-0 defeat. For Diniz, this defined the match.
“Playing at altitude here is always difficult, I’ve been here a few times. The Brazilian teams when they come here suffer. But we arrived before, the team was well adapted. I think if there is no expulsion, the story of the game would be much different. With the expulsion, it became much harder for us,” said the coach.
He also made a point of explaining what training and what he wanted with GB’s entry into the starting lineup. In the first ten minutes, Vasco created chances of goal, but then little attacked for the adverse conditions.
“The plan was to score loudly, as we were scoring. We had to lower the lines. We can almost turn (for the break) 0 to 0, we were suffering a lot of cross. In the second half we tried to make the area higher, it was not worked and took the other goals. Now is thinking about Brazil’s game, we are able to make the scoring there too,” he said.
Can you reverse?
Even with four goals at a disadvantage, Fernando Diniz stated that Vasco needs to find the strength to better behave in San Januario and, perhaps, get the classification for the round of 16 of the South American Cup.
To move forward, Cruzmaltino must win by five or more goals difference. Victory by four goals difference takes the duel to penalties. Less than that, Del Valle advances to face the Runa-EQU Mushuc.
“We have to prepare the team in the best way in Sao Januario. We know it’s hard to reverse, but it’s not impossible. We will do our best there to look for the classification until the last moment,” he said, calling the fan for the 22nd.
“We will count on the support of our fans and do the best possible. It is a difficult result to reverse, but it is not impossible. We will fight until the end,” he said.
Prior to the confrontation against Del Valle, Vasco receives Grêmio, on Saturday (19), at 17:30 (Brasília), for Serie A of the Brazilian Championship.
