Florida Cup: Vasco’s starting lineup debuts against River Plate at night

Vasco faces River Plate this Tuesday (17), at 21:30 (Brasília time), at Exploria Stadium, in Orlando (United States). The game is for the Florida Cup, a friendly tournament in the southeast of the USA, and marks the debut of Cruzmaltino’s main team coached by Mauricio Barbieri. “Good expectations of the meeting with the fans, either with those who live here or with those who traveled. It is a great challenge against an opponent with a lot of tradition and quality and it has everything to be a great game, a great spectacle”, evaluated Barbieri. Barbieri talks about preparation in Florida and friendly against River Plate. 👉 https://t.co/PKVNc06eMc📸: Daniel Ramalho | #VascoDaGama#PixbetFloridaTour pic.twitter.com/EwoF5vT3IG — Vasco da Gama (@VascodaGama) January 16, 2023 Vasco have so far signed nine reinforcements for the season. Among them the goalkeeper Ivan. The player will wear the number of the year in which Vasco won the third of the four Brasileirões in the club’s history. “It was an available number that I wanted to use. It was the year I was born and it coincided with the year Vasco was champion. I have references from great goalkeepers who passed through here, I come here with the dream of making history, but the main objective will always be collective”, said the goalkeeper on loan from Corinthians. Who also arrived at the club from Rio de Janeiro to reinforce the Vasco midfielder is number 8 Ivan, formerly of Atlético Mineiro. “Modern football requires you to know how to defend and know how to attack. In a winning team, the middle has to be strong. Everything goes through this sector. I’m a player who likes to play both as a first and second midfielder. I like to step in the area , but I have no problem playing first or second”, he analyzed Vasco’s probable tactical formation this Tuesday is a 4-3-3: Ivan in goal, Pumita Rodriguez in the right wing, defense duo Anderson Conceição and Léo and Lucas Piton on the left. In midfield: Jair, Figueiredo and Nenê; attack Orellano, Gabriel Pec and Pedro Raul. After River, still in the United States, Vasco will face Inter Miami next Saturday (21). The main team do Gigante da Colina should only start playing the Campeonato Carioca, from the fourth round: the opponent will be Portuguesa on the 26th of this month.

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