Vasco is in advanced talks regarding the sale of SAF (Sociedade Anônima do Futebol). The team has been without investor resources for a year and a half and could enter 2026 with significant changes in cash. The person interested in the purchase is known in football. THE Sporting News provides details about the possible sale.
Will Vasco sell SAF?
According to journalist Lucas Pedrosa, Marcos Faria Lamacchia appears as the main interested party in the business. The businessman son of José Lamacchia, husband of Leila Pereira, president of Palmeiras, negotiates with Pedrinho’s board, now in control of SAF.
Conversations between Vasco representatives and the interested group have been taking place both virtually and in person, with meetings held in Rio. Among the topics discussed are asset restructuring, investments in infrastructure, direct contributions to football and the consolidation of a project to revive the club on the national stage.
Marco Lamacchia had already signed a confidentiality agreement (NDA), which allowed him access to documents about the club’s financial situation. Internally, we are working on the possibility of an investment of more than R$2 billion over the next five years.
Today, the division of shares of SAF Vasco is as follows:
- 30% belong to the associative club
- 31% belong to 777, which has purchased them in contributions since 2022
- 39% under discussion in arbitration.
To sell the part under discussion in the arbitration, an agreement or a court decision in favor of Vasco will be necessary.
To keep Vasco’s SAF as a majority, the businessman will need to close with two parties: A-CAP (current controller of 777 Partners’ assets), and the Vasco association itself.
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Who is Marcos Faria Lamacchia?
The businessman is the result of an old marriage between José Roberto and Junia Faria, daughter of banker Aloysio de Andrade Faria, who for years was on Forbes magazine’s list of billionaires. Died in 2020, Aloyisio commanded the former Banco Real, now merged with Grupo Santander. Years later, he founded the Alfa conglomerate, comprising companies in sectors such as banking, insurance, construction and agribusiness.
Marcos appears as the heir of Junia and José Roberto. In parallel, the businessman built his own path in the financial market. Since 2008, he has been a founding partner and CEO of Blue Star, a financial and investment consultancy company based in São Paulo.
Lamacchia’s son was also a director of Crefisa for many years and also worked at Alfa bank. Marcos has a degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting and Business Law from the University of Miami and specialized in Business Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).
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