Coutinho to work on fitness during off-season

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Philippe Coutinho has vowed to undertake extra training during Brazilian football's upcoming summer break after an injury-riddled start to his latest spell at Vasco da Gama.

Coutinho has made just 17 appearances across all competitions for Vasco since rejoining his original club in July on a year-long loan from Aston Villa.

The 32-year-old showed he had fully recovered f