Vasco is the team that finishes the most in Carioca, but the number of wrong kicks reveals the first weakness of 2023

There is a correction that coach Maurício Barbieri needs to make in Vasco’s team at the beginning of his work: improve the creation and finalization of plays. The defeat to Fluminense opened up the problem.

Cruz-Maltino is the team that finishes the most in this State Championship — 122 in total, and there is still one game to go. However, he is also the one with the most wrong finishes in the competition, 72. Against the tricolor, in Maracanã, there were 19 shots on goal. Only five right. The numbers are from the “Footstats” website.

The statistic can indicate two things: players’ lack of aim. Some good chances created went out, like Alex Teixeira’s submission in the first half and Pedro Raul’s header in the second.

In addition, the numbers can be interpreted as a Vasco deficiency when it comes to creating offensively. When a team builds plays that culminate in clear chances, the probability of the finalization coming out right is greater. A team that doesn’t create so well is more dependent on crosses into the area and long-distance finishes. Both, more difficult to go towards the goal.