In a classic marked by the superiority shared by the teams at each stage of the match, the one with the most pieces to decide individually emerged victorious. Revelation of the last Brazilian championship and main hope for a better present and future for Cruz-Maltino, Rayan played a fundamental role in the 2-1 victory against Fluminense which gives Vasco the advantage of a draw next Sunday to reach the final of the Copa do Brasil.
Better in the first half, when he took the advantage with Serna, Fluminense was unable to respond to Vasco’s rise in power after the break. Even without making any tactical changes, Fernando Diniz managed to change the mood of his team, who were looking for a draw against Rayan after just four minutes. Moreover, in the end, Cruz-Maltino’s coach was still awarded the turning goal scored by Vegetti, scored in the final stretch of the second stage.
The center forward, in fact, has once again become a positive protagonist at an ideal time for Vasco. Highlighted negatively during the 5-0 defeat suffered by Atlético-MG when he was substituted after Hugo Moura’s expulsion and reacted angrily, Vegetti demonstrated his already well-known goal-scoring skills to give Cruz-Maltino the lead.
On the French side, the failures of defender Freytes on the two goals scored by Vasco overshadowed another great match from the Colombian Serna. The number 70 found the net for Fluminense for the 13th of the season and, as well as tying Canobbio as the team’s second top scorer, he isolated himself as the team’s player with the most goals this year, with 22.
In the end, what prevailed for the result of the classic was the way in which Vasco, pushed by its supporters – who were the majority at the Maracanã because Cruz-Maltino was the home team –, had more courage than Fluminense to seek victory.
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