Renato among favorites for Vasco coaching job

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Renato Portaluppi is among the frontrunners to fill the vacant managerial position at Vasco da Gama, according to media reports in Brazil.

Vasco has been seeking a new manager since sacking Rafael Paiva in November amid a bad sequence of results.

Renato is searching for a new club after parting ways with Gremio following a 3-0 home defeat to Corinthians in the last day