Vasco da Gama sacks manager Paiva

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Paiva has been sacked as manager of Vasco da Gama amid a poor run of results, the Rio de Janeiro club said on Sunday.

The announcement followed a 3-1 loss at Corinthians earlier in the day, the club's fourth straight defeat in Brazil's top flight.

"[Rafael] will no longer be with us," Vasco president Pedrinho Oliveira told reporters after the match at Corinthians