Flamengo make employees adjustments however stick to José Boto and Filipe Luis to guide crew

January 9 – New Flamengo teaching boss José Boto has stated that he desires to finish the hegemony of Portuguese coaches in Brazil, marking a unique route of journey at Rio’s greatest membership below new president Luiz Eduardo Baptista.  

At 57, Boto, is the membership’s new director of soccer following the election of Luiz Eduardo Baptista as Flamengo’s new chairman. He has defended his option to hold Filipe Luis, who succeeded Tite final yr, as supervisor.

“I stand by all the things I stated on the primary day,” stated Boto at a information convention. “Filipe is somebody I see a beautiful future in. And I wish to be the Portuguese director who will finish the hegemony of Portuguese coaches in Brazil. This may occur by means of Filipe (who’s Brazilian). With all due respect to Portuguese coaches, some are my associates, however I wish to assist finish the hegemony and there’s no higher method to try this than to be Filipe.”

Brazil’s home recreation has at all times been proof against international managers, however in 2019 Portugese supervisor Jorge Jesus, the present supervisor of Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, engineered certainly one of Flamengo’s best-ever seasons, turning the marketing campaign into one lengthy victory parade, together with victories within the Copa Libertadores and the nationwide league.

Luis was a shock option to take over from Tite, who was dismissed after Flamengo exited the Copa Libertadores. Boto’s place highlights the wholesale adjustments at Flamengo with the arrival of the brand new administration. Paul Dutra serves as the brand new common supervisor of Flamengo with Vinicius Freire entering into the top the Olympic sports activities. On Monday, nearly 40 folks on the membership had been let go and the medical division was restructured.

Flamengo will put together for the brand new season in america. On Friday, they start pre-season in Gainesville, a university city in Florida, the place observe classes will likely be staged at College of Florida services. In summer time, the Rio membership will return to the US to take part within the Membership World Cup, dealing with Chelsea, Leon and Esperance de Tunis.

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