Check out ‘dream lineup’ that Vasco can use against Bangu

Since the return of Andrey Santos to Vasco began to take shape, a certain lineup began to occupy the dreams of many Vasco fans. A midfield formed by the midfielder, borrowed by Chelsea, with Jair and Marlon Gomes, and Gabriel Pec, Pedro Raul and Alex Teixeira composing the attacking trio. The drawing never had such a real chance to leave the field of ideas and come to life as this Thursday, against Bangu, at 7:30 pm, in São Januário.

Training after the victory over Flamengo signaled that the formation is on coach Maurício Barbieri’s radar for tonight’s game. During the classic against the rubro-negro, for 13 minutes in the second half, Vasco had the formation on the field, between the entry of Marlon Gomes in place of Rodrigo and the departure of Alex Teixeira, who was replaced by Figueiredo.

The tendency is for Marlon Gomes to take the place of the first midfielder, one of Vasco’s good surprises at the start of the season. In this case, Andrey Santos must be dropped to be the first player in front of the defensive line.

São Januário will be sold out tonight and could be rewarded for this gathering of midfield talent, the largest possible with players from the current squad. And it may be the first and last time it will ever happen, for the foreseeable future. Coach Maurício Barbieri has already made it clear that he has more or less offensive formations depending on the level of the opponent. When he faced Fluminense, Botafogo and Flamengo, he preferred to choose a better defensive midfielder.

In games against more technically limited opponents, for the State and for the Copa do Brasil, then he gave up the larger population in the midfield for the lineup of Erick Marcus on the left side of the attack.

Marlon Gomes gained status after making a great South American with the Brazilian under-20 team. He came to be considered a strong name to attend Vasco’s starting lineup in 2023, but returned from the injured national team and had his debut for Vasco in the season only during the classic against Flamengo.

Vasco has been rushing to value the player. The cross-Maltino is negotiating the extension of the current contract and wants to buy the 15% of the player’s economic rights that belong to Nova Iguaçu. The idea is to optimize the gain in a subsequent negotiation for European football – he is seen as one of Vasco’s greatest assets.