DISAGREEMENT
After two seasons playing in the United States, Savarino returned to reinforce Botafogo and became champion of the Libertadores
Published on December 2, 2024 at 9:41 pm
Fight with Cuca led to Savarino leaving Atlético-MG Credit: Pedro Souza/Atlético-MG
Highlights from Botafogo, Venezuelan striker Savarino explained that the end of his cycle as an Atlético-MG player in 2022 was directly related to coach Cuca. After two seasons playing in North American football, Savarino returned to reinforce Botafogo under the management of John Textor. In 52 games, he found the net 12 times and also provided 12 assists to his teammates.
“It all started with a fight. I got injured and lost space in the team. At the beginning of the next year, Atlético-MG was thinking about bringing in a lot of players. And I had no space. I had good numbers to continue being one of the main players”, said the attacker in an interview with TV Bandeirantes this Monday.
In addition to the lack of harmony with the coach from then on, a new raid, this time with director Rodrigo Caetano, made his situation even more difficult. If with Cuca the problem was the lack of a place among the starters, with the manager the situation involved an extra period of time to stay in Venezuela with the team.
“I wanted to stay longer with the team because we would have a new coach, but he (Rodrigo Caetano) didn’t let me. I was upset,” said the player. During this period, Real Salt Lake, from the United States, emerged and the decision to play outside Brazil came.
After winning the Libertadores, the Venezuelan player is now looking for his second trophy with the Botafogo shirt. Isolated leader of the Brazilian Championship, the Rio team only depends on its results to become champion of the national competition.
