making a golazo and being cheered by the crowd in this stadium. In the second half, the rate decreased, and Bahia, desperate for a reaction, did Vasco da Gama become more cornered. But the goal of honor only came in stoppage: Júnior, after fighting in the area, made the goal of Bahia in the last move of the match: a Samba party in the Axé land. On 13 June, the Argentine Matías Abelairas was released to negotiate with Puebla. Abelairas showed their dissatisfaction by not getting many chances in the team, and asked to be released (this claim has been satisfied), and enter into negotiation with the Mexican team. On 17 June, Vasco da Gama lost his perfect recovery in Brazilian Série A in a draw against Palmeiras in Arena Barueri. The match was very busy, but the goals came only in the second half. Mazinho, after a broken up dribbling in Dedé, opened the scoring. But Juninho Pernambucano made his second consecutive goal in the competition in a free kick that surprised Deola. On 23 June, Vasco da Gama suffered his first defeat in Brazilian Série A: 1–3 against Cruzeiro in a packed São Januário. Vasco da Gama printed your tiki-taka style, coming to be with 65% of ball possession. But Cruzeiro, with a well-armed boom, managed to hold the Vasco da Gama's momentum, and was rewarded: after an error between Fernando Prass and Éder Luís, Wellington Paulista kicked, and the ball fell to Walter Montillo, who kicked at an angle, silencing the stadium. In the second half, the outlook has not changed. Then came the Cruzeiro second goal: Walter Montillo released for Wellington Paulista, which gave a light touch, covering Fernando Prass. Immediately, the Vasco da Gama scored his goal: to cross the area, Fábio went wrong, and Rodolfo dropped. But the reaction stopped there: New counterattack, Tinga crossed for Anselmo Ramon, who gave the final numbers game. On 28 June, Vasco da Gama announced the transfer of the defensive midfielder Rômulo for Spartak Moscow. Rômulo's transfer was highly criticized by fans and media, who commented that, at worst hypothesis, should wait until the end of 2012 Summer Olympics for a possible appreciation of the young player. On 30 June, Vasco da Gama beat Ponte Preta 3–2 in a dramatic game and highly disputed. Ponte Preta went ahead: Baraka launched, and Roger opened the scoring in São Januário.