The Argentinian Jorge Sampaoli is the new coach of Flamengo, who has signed a contract until December 2024, the Brazilian football club announced on Friday evening, which this week fired Portuguese Vítor Pereira.
Sampaoli, 63, has been without a club since leaving the Spaniards of Seville about three weeks ago and will now return to Brazil for a third experience, following Santos in 2019 and Atlético Mineiro in 2020.
The emblem from Rio sacked Portugal’s Vítor Pereira on Tuesday, given poor results in the three months he was in charge, with nine wins, one draw and six defeats in 16 official games, and the loss of the South American Super Cup. and the final of the Carioca championship.
The Argentinian coach gets to work Mengao from next week, according to information released by the club from Rio de Janeiro, he will therefore not lead the team on Sunday at the debut in the Brasileirão against Coritiba, coached by the Portuguese António Oliveira.
In addition to Santos, Atlético Mineiro and Sevilla, Sampaoli’s resume includes passages through Peruvian, Chilean and Ecuadorian football, having also managed the French side of Marseille and the national teams of Chile and Argentina.
Source: DN
