ON THE CREST OF THE WAVE
Arthur Jorge was highlighted by the Uruguayan newspaper El País
Published on December 25, 2024 at 5:06 pm
Artur Jorge won the Brasileirão and Libertadores with Botafogo Credit: Vítor Silva/Botafogo
Commander of Botafogo’s victorious season, which culminated in the Copa Libertadores and Campeonato Brasileiro titles, Portuguese Artur Jorge is one of five competitors for the traditional award for best coach in America, offered by the Uruguayan newspaper “El País”.
The coach of the Rio team has as competitors the Uruguayan Diego Aguirre, who led Peñarol to the national title and the semi-finals of the Libertadores, and the Argentine Gustavo Costas, who led Racing to the Copa Sudamericana title, ending a 36-year fast. no international achievements.
Completing the list are fellow Argentines Lionel Scaloni, from the Argentine national team, champion of the Copa América and leader of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, and Gustavo Alfaro, still undefeated in charge of Paraguay, although he coached Costa Rica for most of the time. of the year.
This time, no Brazilian coach was among the finalists in a vote by more than 200 journalists. The last winner of the award, in the 38th edition, was Fernando Diniz, who had led Fluminense to win the 2023 Copa Libertadores. Germán Cano, also from Fluminense, won in the King of America (best player) category.
Sebastião Lazaroni, Telê Santana, Luiz Felipe Scolari (twice) and Tite were the other Brazilian coaches awarded by “El País”. Portuguese Abel Ferreira took the award in 2021 for his work leading Palmeiras.
