RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) (ITALPRESS) – Controversy in Brazil over the odd decision of Renato Gaucho, former Roma striker and current coach of Vasco da Gama, who decided not to follow the team to Argentina, where they were due to play the Copa Sudamericana match against Barracas Central, which ended 0-0. What infuriated Vasco fans was not so much the result but the photo posted on social media by the coach’s daughter, immortalized while watching the match from her sofa at home.
However, Renato is not the first coach to “skip” a match by choice. In 2008, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, after Palmeiras lost the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals at home 1-0 against Argentinos Juniors, decided not to sit out the match in Buenos Aires, also resting some of his regulars. He watched the match—which the Brazilians lost 3-0 and were eliminated—from the studios of “O Globo” as a commentator, while also giving instructions to his assistant over the phone.
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