Follow Eurosport Australia on FacebookGet all the latest sports news directly on your wall 
How to get Eurosport
  • Foxtel
  • Transact
 
 
 
Football - World Football

Pressure mounts on Scolari after Palmeiras defeat

Pressure continues to mount on Palmeiras coach Luiz Felipe Scolari after his team lost 3-1 at Vasco da Gama, leaving them seven points adrift of safety in the Brazilian championship relegation zone.

 
Pressure mounts on Scolari - Football - World FootballReuters
 

The club's football director Cesar Sampaio said a meeting would take place on Thursday to discuss the future of former Brazil, Portugal and Chelsea coach Scolari, who won the 2002 World Cup with his country.

"We're all very sad and worried about the situation," Sampaio said after the game.

Scolari, usually known as Felipao (Big Phil) said he had not contemplated losing his job.

"The idea of quitting has not crossed my mind," he said. "We have to sit down, chew it over and see what we can do differently."

Luan headed in Tiago's cross to give Palmeiras the lead in 23rd minute, only for Carlos Tenorio to pull Vasco level with a close-range effort six minutes later.

The first-half ended with jeers from a sparse Vasco crowd who also protested against club president Roberto Dinamite.

Vasco, under interim coach Gaucho after Cristovao Borges was sacked earlier this week, went ahead six minutes after the break with a Nilson header.

Former Olympique Lyon and Brazil midfielder Juninho Permanbucano added the third.

Palmeiras dropped to 19th in the 20-team table with 20 points from 24 games, seven behind 16th-place Flamengo. The bottom four go down.

Neymar, who scored a hat-trick in Brazil's 8-0 friendly win over China on Monday, scored an early goal as Santos beat Flamengo 2-0.

 

     
     
     
    Do not miss
    • TV guide

      Find detailed TV schedules – click here.

    • Mobile Applications

      Find all the sports news on iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and iPad.

    • Eurosport eCalendar

      Download the latest Eurosport Australia TV schedules for your favourite sports FREE to your calendar. It's a simple three step process!

    Follow Eurosport.com
     
    On Facebook
     
    On Twitter
     
    On Mobile
    EurosportCopyright 2013
    Eurosport.com is available in other languages