On December 11, 2023, Vasco SAF announced Alexandre Mattos as the new football director. His arrival was received with great enthusiasm by the fans, who saw in Mattos, a renowned name in Brazilian football, a positive sign for his good work at Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro. From then on, everything went downhill. In 100 days at the club, the football coach was fired after leaking privileged information to a fan on social media. The truth fell like a bomb at Vasco, as the club had already resolved internal issues between the coaching staff and players regarding the signing of Mattos. As a result, it was not possible to remain in power in mining and the stay in São Januário ended. In total, 9 were signed, worth 120 million dollars, and the sale of basic descendants Gabriel Pec and Marlon Gomes.Vasco has been without a head coach in football for several days since the dismissal of Alexandre Mattos.
On December 11, 2023, Vasco SAF announced Alexandre Mattos as the new football director. His arrival was received with great enthusiasm by the fans, who saw in Mattos, a renowned name in Brazilian football, a positive sign for his good work at Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro. From then on, everything went downhill. In 100 days at the club, the football coach was fired after leaking privileged information to a fan on social media. The truth fell like a bomb at Vasco, as the club had already resolved internal issues between the coaching staff and players regarding the signing of Mattos. As a result, it was not possible to remain in power in mining and the stay in São Januário ended. In total, 9 were signed, worth 120 million dollars, and the sale of basic descendants Gabriel Pec and Marlon Gomes.