00:00Here at the Maracanã, victory and qualification for Vasco to the next phase of the Copa do Brasil.
00:06I'm Pedro Cobaré, Vasco reporter for Lance, and I'm here with Maurício Luz.
00:10And let's analyze this classification a little bit with Smaltino.
00:13Vasco played one of their best first halves, if not the best, of the year.
00:18The team led by Pedro Emanuel continues to improve game by game.
00:21In that first phase, during the first 45 minutes, they managed to apply pressure at the right time.
00:26And they even scored a goal, a goal by Brenner, a beautiful goal from outside the box.
00:30where Vasco manages to create a good play on the left with Cuiabano and Thiago Mendes.
00:34The ball reached Brenner, he shot, the ball deflected, if I'm not mistaken.
00:38He chipped the ball over goalkeeper Fábio, and Vasco took a 1-0 lead into the second half.
00:42After dominating the first half, with few chances for Fluminense,
00:46even having the opportunity to make a more elastic payment in the first 45 minutes.
00:50For Fluminense, this elimination weighs heavily on their year, the Tricolor...
00:54While Vasco's first half was very good, Fluminense's was awful.
00:59We can put it like this.
01:00Fluminense had a lot of difficulty getting the ball out of their own half.
01:04We could even put it in Vasco's trap.
01:07And he couldn't play, that's the truth.
01:10The first 45 minutes for Fluminense, offensively in particular, were nonexistent.
01:15Defensively, Zubeldia kept Inácio and Igor Rabelo as the starting pair.
01:20even with James returning from injury.
01:22So, the difficulty in building attacks from the back was largely due to the two center-backs.
01:26but also because of Hercules, because of Martinelli, who didn't have a good game in the first 45 minutes,
01:32by Arana, who also made many mistakes in passing, and, obviously, by Guga.
01:36The entire system at Fluminense didn't work.
01:39And it was very flawed, that's the truth, under pressure from Vasco.
01:44Fluminense took their first shot on goal in the 45th minute of the first half.
01:50John Kennedy, from the edge of the penalty area, took a weak shot, basically passing the ball back to Léo Jardim.
01:55And Zubeldia, trying to change that scenario, added another midfielder to the team.
02:01Nonato's entry in place of Savarino,
02:04at least in the first few minutes of the second half,
02:07The game's landscape has changed somewhat.
02:09Canóbio returned to the right wing.
02:12he who had started there was quickly sent to the left.
02:16to contain Paulo Henrique,
02:18who was perhaps the most dangerous player for Vasco at that time,
02:22He turned back to the right and there Fluminense found some gaps in the defense.
02:25right at the start of the second half,
02:27But once again, he fell into one of Vasco's traps.
02:30During a moment of pressure for Fluminense,
02:32The team ended up conceding a goal on the counter-attack, once again a goal by Brenner.
02:36And he was clearly shaken.
02:38In the press conference, Zubeldia admitted that the team was shaken by Vasco's second goal.
02:44and even tried to resume pressure,
02:47He even managed to score a goal with Martinelli there in the 32nd minute of the second half.
02:52But it wasn't enough; Fluminense didn't play well.
02:55Obviously, they were better in the second half.
02:58He created more, but that was largely due to the game situation.
03:01Vasco let Fluminense play their game in order to wait for a counter-attack.
03:04Yes, I think Zubeldia, in this case, repeated the lineup from the first game.
03:08So what seems clear to me is that Pedro Emanuel knew more or less what Zubeldia was going to do.
03:11to do,
03:12then he was able to more easily remedy everything that had been proposed by the tricolor team,
03:18especially in the first 45 minutes.
03:21Vasco, in the second half, obviously felt the physical strain a bit.
03:25You put pressure on your opponent for a good portion of the game.
03:28he ends up coding a bit in that physical part,
03:31Vasco's performance dipped a bit, especially after the first 15 minutes.
03:36He then had the merit of finding goals through counter-attacks.
03:39Even so, Vasco wasted some counter-attacks with Andrés Gomes.
03:43Making the wrong decision, David also made some wrong decisions.
03:47But in the end, Vasco managed to secure qualification.
03:51yet another classification against Fluminense,
03:53yet another qualification in the Cups,
03:54Vasco is still alive in the Copa Sudamericana and the Copa do Brasil.
03:57and is in a situation that is not ideal in Brazil,
04:00There's still a lot of the championship left, but it's an uncomfortable situation in the Brazilian league.
04:04And Pedro Menor was asked at the press conference about how that key generation for Vasco went.
04:09It's a performance that keeps improving with each game.
04:11You can see a very clear evolution in Vasco's squad.
04:14mainly in the defensive aspect,
04:16They've only scored one goal in their last three games.
04:19So it's very clear, this improvement is very evident.
04:22And he said that he tried to bring out the best in everyone.
04:25Bringing out the best in each player, improving players individually,
04:28He said he was going to reset everything.
04:31There were good things being done, but he was going to reset them.
04:34He sought to restart a job in a way,
04:38I'll take one step back in order to take two steps forward.
04:41So, he's a coach who was also asked about Vasco's performance in the Cups.
04:45because Vasco's fanbase has been wanting a title for a long time,
04:48you can't discard your crowns,
04:49He said he's going to compete for everything, he's not going to give up anything.
04:52But he knows that the Brazilian Championship is the priority.
04:54He made that clear from day one here.
04:56So his idea is basically to get out of the relegation zone as quickly as possible.
05:00to have peace of mind,
05:01Obviously, the Brazilian championship title has become very distant for Vasco now.
05:04But there's this chance at the World Cup.
05:05the four titles won in Pedro Emanuel's professional career,
05:09They are Cups,
05:10a coach who could even be called a knockout competition specialist,
05:14Vasco returns to the field next Sunday to face Bahia at Fonte Nova.
05:18a tough opponent,
05:20Vasco doesn't have such a good track record there.
05:22but it continues this evolution,
05:24believing that he can win,
05:25It can build a bridge in Bahia.
05:27Yes, on Fluminense's side,
05:29An elimination that perhaps puts Luiz and Beldia's jobs at risk.
05:33questioned at the press conference,
05:35The coach stated that he has not yet had any such conversation with the board.
05:39He said yes, that he had conversations.
05:41but not about his future at the club.
05:43and yes, a lot about the results,
05:45Regarding the team's performance,
05:48But the truth is that Zubeldia is under more pressure than ever.
05:52Fluminense's goal,
05:53Fluminense and all other clubs set budgetary goals for competitions.
05:58Fluminense aimed to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil.
06:02It didn't happen.
06:03They are eliminated in the round of 16 against Vasco.
06:06one of the club's greatest Vais.
06:07Zubeldia is under a lot of pressure.
06:09if he remains in the position as expected,
06:13He will have a Libertadores Cup ahead of him.
06:15Next week,
06:16will face Uri Vadavia,
06:18in a duel that could be worth more than just a spot,
06:21but perhaps even a continuation of Zubeldia,
06:24The most important match for Fluminense this year so far.
06:29Furthermore, at the press conference,
06:30The coach also seemed a little shaken.
06:33slightly worn,
06:35He admitted that he is not happy with his own job.
06:37with the team's performance
06:39and scenes from upcoming chapters,
06:41Let's see if this will hold.
06:45There was no mixed zone.
06:46It's good to say,
06:46Fluminense didn't put the players in the position to speak.
06:49which is always a sign
06:50that things are not progressing the way the club wanted.
06:54So that's it,
06:55This week Fluminense faces a crucial test with Zubeldia.
06:57Libertadores,
06:58Vasco in the transfer market,
06:59closing the issue of the source,
07:00There are also new developments regarding Vasco's transfer market moves.
07:04which still intends to strengthen itself,
07:05Pedro Emanuel spoke about it again.
07:07So that you stay informed
07:08and not miss anything from Fluminense,
07:10from Vasco,
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