Renato Gaucho is no longer a coach at Flamengo. The coach couldn’t resist the defeat in the Libertadores final, to Palmeiras, last Saturday, and his departure was defined today by Rubro-Negro. The club made the announcement on its official Twitter account.
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that, after a conversation between the parties, coach Renato Gaúcho no longer commands the main team. #CRF
— Flamengo (@Flemish) November 29, 2021
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Assistant Maurício Souza will lead the team on an interim basis tomorrow, against Ceará, at Maracanã, and until the rest of the Brazilian championship.
When the delegation arrived in Rio de Janeiro, yesterday (28), the deputy Soccer Marcos Braz had already indicated that a meeting today could define the next steps no department.
The scenario was already of pressure even before the defeat by Palmeiras, but the atmosphere was even heavier with the setback at Centenário, in Montevideo, Uruguay. Renato Gaucho himself, after the match, talked to the cast in a goodbye tone, still in the locker room.
O technician arrived in Gávea on July 10, to replace Rogério Ceni. The start was encouraging, with consecutive routs, but the performance dropped and the situation changed.
The elimination in the semifinal Brazil’s Cup, with defeat for Athletico-PR at home, it was a heavy blow. In the stands, the crowd shouted the name of ex-coach Jorge Jesus, backstage, Renato handed over the position, but the request was not accepted.
The red-black team enters the field tomorrow with a mathematical chance of winning the Brazilian Nationals, but the numbers are quite remote — 0.17%, according to the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Currently, the leader Atlético-MG has 78 points, against 67 for the team from Gávea.
Since the departure of Jorge Jesus, in July of last year, Flamengo has had three coaches: Domènec Torrent, Rogério Ceni and Renato Gaúcho.
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