Vasco – Corinthians: Dorival wins duel between former Brazil Team coaches (2-3)

Vasco and Corinthians clashed on Matchday 21 of the Brasileirão, but there was one particular duel. Fernando Diniz and Dorival Junior, their respective coaches, were the last to manage the Brazilian national team before Ancelotti, where they didn’t achieve good results, even though both are among the best in the country in this role. In Corinthians’ victory, the true weaknesses of Dinizismo at Vasco were well exposed.

Tactical analysis and match report by Marcus Arboés.

Fernando Diniz’s Vasco, after thrashing Neymar’s Santos 6-0, lost to Juventude and began facing a dilemma: is striker Vegetti the team’s big problem? Regardless, the coach opted for a more mobile attack: Rayan on the right, Nuno Moreira on the left and David as a false nine. In a 4-2-3-1 outline, Coutinho (former Liverpool, Bayern and Barcelona) played as the number 10, Tchê Tchê and Jair as holding midfielders, and in the backline, only Puma Rodríguez (former Uruguayan national team) came from the bench, replacing the injured Paulo Henrique.

Dorival Junior, meanwhile, had eliminated Corinthians’ biggest rival, Palmeiras, with two wins in the Copa do Brasil, but had been under criticism after a six-game winless run in the Brasileirão, needing a recovery with a heavily depleted squad. In a 4-3-1-2 shape, Hugo Souza was the goalkeeper behind a fully starting backline. In midfield, resting Garro, the promising youngster Breno Bidon played free in a more advanced role, supported by three midfielders: Ranieli central, reserve Charles on the right and Maycon, returning from a one-year injury, on the left. Without Yuri Alberto, Memphis Depay and Talles Magno, the . . .