Cristóvão, Vasco"s caretaker boss, took the manager"s call and allowed him to deliver a moving speech to his players, as he recovers at home from a cardiac arrest.
“He said he was very proud of the players, who were very happy to hear him," said the interim coach.
“We had a chat and as always it was frank and direct. It was great.
“They [the players] recognise that we did not do well in the last two games, and at last we managed to sort it out."
Vasco are level on 54 points with Corinthians at the top of the league table and take on Bahia at 19.00 London time this Sunday.
