In the early hours of January 20, hours after the defeat on the visit to Gil Vicente, FC Porto said he started negotiations for the coach’s immediate departure. Vitor Bruno, successor of Sérgio Conceição, gave rise to Martín Anselmi.
Coach Vítor Bruno agreed with FC Porto for detachment by mutual agreement, the third classified on the first league, almost a month after the departure of the former deputy of Sérgio Conceição, announced on Friday.
“FC Porto informs its associates, supporters and supporters who have agreed with Vítor Bruno and his technical team regarding the terms related to the termination of the functions previously assumed with the club,” reads in a statement published on the official site of the ‘ Dragons’ on the internet.
In the early hours of January 20, hours after the defeat on the visit to Gil Vicente (1-3), the 18th round of the I Liga, FC Porto reported having started negotiations for the immediate departure of the coach, who had gathered from Emergency with all the squad, the ‘blue and white’ president, André Villas-Boas, and other elements of SAD at the Dragão stadium in Porto.
“The club expresses its profound thanks for the work, professionalism and commitment shown over these years, formulating sincere vows of success for the future of Vitor Bruno, both professional and personal level,” he said.
Promoted in June 2024 as Sérgio Conceição’s successor, with whom he had worked in the last 12 years, but had a work rupture after seven seasons at FC Porto, Vítor Bruno did not resist the second sequence of three losses in all competitions.
The time had even started with a victorious turnaround over Sporting at Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup (4-3, after extension) in Aveiro, where FC Porto reversed three disadvantage goals and Vitor Bruno went on a trophy at the premiere as the main coach.
Anselms, the substitute
Following the departure of Sérgio Conceição’s former assistant, the ‘dragons’ delivered the interim command for two meetings to the club’s formation coordinator, José Tavares, before the definitive arrival of Argentine Martín Anselmi from the Cruz Azul Mexicans.
In the Play-off access to the Europa League round of 16, the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup and the League Cup socks, FC Porto provisionally follows in the fourth position of the I League at the end of 22 days, with 46 points, six of the champion and isolated leader Sporting.
