He Vasco da Gama of Brazil announced that Ramon Diaz will not continue as technical director of the team and fired him through a statement on his social networks after the 4-0 defeat against Criciuma on the fourth date of the Brasileirao.
“Vasco da Gama reports that immediately after the match, Ramón Díaz and Emiliano Díaz are no longer part of the coaching staff. Rafael Paiva, coach of the under-20 team, takes over on an interim basis,” they indicated from the Rio de Janeiro institution this Saturday.
In the press conference after the match, Ramón Díaz said: “I want to thank because since I have been in Vasco it is the first time in my history as a coach that I have had to play for not being relegated. I’m sorry for what happened, but I have to be grateful because the love they gave me in Brazil was enormous. As Emiliano said, we did not expect to be fired by Twitter, we did deserve something else, but we understand that football is based on results.”.
At the beginning of the press conference, Emiliano, Ramón’s son and field assistant, expressed: “We didn’t like the way this ended. We deserved another type of respect, not to be fired by Twitter (sic). “We did a lot for Vasco”.
The Riojan, one of the most successful coaches in Argentina with his titles at River Plate, came from save from relegation to the Rio team and had a contract until December 31, 2025. The 65-year-old coach took over at Vasco on July 17, 2023 with the goal of the club remaining in the top category of Brazilian football.
Ramon Diaz He directed 43 matches in the Vasco da Gama with a record of 19 wins, 11 draws and 13 losses. In this edition of the Brasileirao, after four days, his team is in 16th position, with 3 points. Next Wednesday, May 1, the Albinegro team will play the first leg of the third round of the Brazilian Cup against Fortaleza, as a visitor.
Days ago, the Argentine coach had been the target of criticism for a comment he made after the defeat against Bragantino for the second round of the Brasileirao against the VAR, which in that match was commanded by a female referee.
“Regarding the referees, we cannot talk much because the VAR is there and in the last game she spent playing at home in Vasco, a young lady, a woman interpreted a penalty in a different way, that football is different. And mainly from that the VAR has to be decided by a womanIt seems to me and I believe that It’s quite complicated for her. Because football is so dynamic…” Ramón expressed at a press conference.
This statement was widely condemned and quickly forced the coach to apologize. “First, If something was misinterpreted in my statement, I would like to apologize. It seemed to me that what I meant I am that One person cannot make such an important decision. what it is like in football and what is the participation of the VAR in decisionsso important in the game and in everything. If it was misinterpreted, I apologize, but that is not my intention. Greetings to all the people of Vasco and we are going to continue fighting. A big hug,” the coach clarified.
