Vasco DA Gama
Vasco DA Gama 5-0 Coritiba: A Night of Carnage in Serie A
Vasco DA Gama turned the Maracanã into a slaughterhouse with a ruthless 5-0 evisceration of Coritiba in Serie A’s 28th round, a performance so dominant the floodlights practically dimmed from sheer embarrassment for the visitors.
Vasco DA Gama’s First-Half Onslaught
The avalanche began in the 24th minute when Facundo Colidio, all coiled aggression and razor-sharp movement, latched onto a loose ball in the box to rifle home. By the 44th minute, Bruno Duarte doubled the lead with a clinical finish from Andrés Gómez’s telepathic through ball, sending the terraces into delirium. Coritiba’s halftime triple-substitution reeked of panic as Fabricio Bustos, Paulo Roberto and Nicolas Fonseca entered like firefighters into an inferno.
Coritiba’s Collapse
Any hope of resistance evaporated when Alan Lescano buried a 56th-minute penalty after a clumsy challenge. Five minutes later, Paulo Roberto’s yellow card for dissent typified Coritiba’s unraveling. Gómez then turned executioner in the 63rd minute, punishing more statuesque defending before Ramon Rique Santos capped the humiliation with Vasco’s fifth in the 73rd. The stats told a horror story: Vasco’s 32 shots to Coritiba’s 4, 65% possession, 12 corners to 2. This wasn’t a match—it was an autopsy.
What This Means for Both Sides
For Vasco DA Gama, this statement win propels them up the table with swagger, Colidio and Gómez emerging as twin talismans. Coritiba’s squad will wake up with phantom pains—this annihilation leaves their survival hopes bleeding. When the highlights play, they’ll wish for a black curtain.
Key Moments
24′ ⚽ Vasco DA Gama — Facundo Colidio
44′ ⚽ Vasco DA Gama — Bruno Duarte Da Silva (assist: Andrés Gómez)
56′ ⚽ Vasco DA Gama — Alan Lescano
63′ ⚽ Vasco DA Gama — Andrés Gómez (assist: Alan Saldivia)
