Ramón Díaz shows confidence in Praxedes: “You have to follow…”

The fall in Carioca Championship for the New Iguaçuin the semi-final, was a hard blow for Vasco. Thus, the fans, who had hoped for a calmer season, began to bombard part of the squad. After the defeat to the Baixada Fluminense team, Praxedes He was heavily booed by Gigante da Colina fans.

Therefore, Ramón Díaz came to the defense of the midfielder, showing confidence in his recovery. “I will say good words about Bruno (Praxedes). We brought him in and he did really well. We don't have another team, this is the team we have. So, we have to have confidence and force him to work, to improve”, said the Argentine.

The coach did not hide the fact that it is normal for players to feel pressured, but asked the fans to remain calm, especially with a young athlete like Praxedes. “The player feels the pressure, he feels insulted. But you have to keep working, growing, you’re young, you’re 21 years old, and you have to keep growing”, he stated.

Praxedes arrived at Vasco in the second window of 2023. Immediately, the player had some good performances, following the team's good phase and sequence of positive results at the time. However, even in his first year, the midfielder suffered a drop in performance, which continues to haunt him in 2024.

This season, Praxedes didn't perform very well in the first matches and ended up losing his starting spot. At the moment, even with Jair It is Paulinho injured, the young man became a more distant option, as reinforcements like Sforza It is Galdames became more present in the starting lineup than the best player in the cup 2020.