Dimitri Payet opened his goal counter with Vasca da Gama in a melting stadium.
Star recruit for Vasco da Gama, Dimitri Payet was welcomed in an indescribable atmosphere. Since then, although he had seen the Sao Januario stadium go up in flames, he had never yet himself provoked the madness of the carioca supporters. It is now done. The former Marseillais indeed opened his goal counter with Vasco da Gama, allowing his team to secure a precious victory against Fortaleza (1-0).
🇧🇷 Dimitri Payet’s first goal with Vasco #TeamOM pic.twitter.com/XuekGfewGF
— FootMarseille.com (@FootMarseille) October 19, 2023
The Reunionese, who was playing his seventh match with the Rio de Janeiro club, scored shortly before the hour mark with a low shot from the left from just inside the area. Enough to trigger a wave of madness in the stands of the old Sao Januario stadium. “It took me a while to adapt to the pace of Brazilian football, but I’ve been waiting for a long time to experience the pleasure of scoring a goal with a jersey as important as Vasco da Gama’s. I was really looking forward to it happening, but it finally happened.”could savor the hero of the evening at the end of the meeting.
Dimitri Payet’s first goal with Vasco da Gama 🇧🇷! 💢pic.twitter.com/x5sd159ZeO
— (@Vincent_1393) October 19, 2023
And the French midfielder could savor his goal all the more as the success against Fortaleza could be crucial in the race to maintain. Thanks to this victory, Vasco da Gama has indeed left the relegation zone. With 30 points, he is nevertheless on the same line as Santos, first in relegation, who has a game in hand.
