Vasco meet their arch rivals Flamengo on Sunday, in a match they have to win to have a chance of winning the 2011 Serie A crown. The Rio de Janeiro club currently sit two points behind league leaders Corinthians and would need the Paulista club to lose against their arch rivals, Palmeiras, if their to claim their fifth national title.
“I am with the fans! ‘Vasquinho’ are in my heart,’’ said Pelé. ‘’They are the club which opened their doors to me at the start of my career, where I won my first title playing for a combined Santos and Vasco team.’’
“The club already deserve the championship for all the hard work this season, but we know that football does not work that way.”
