Portuguese Renato Paivanew technician Fortalezalanded in the capital of Ceará this Thursday (17) and should start work with the cast soon.
According to the newspaper ‘Diário do Nordeste’, the coach will lead his first activity with the group at CT do Pici at 18h, focusing on the preparation of the team for the confrontation against Bahia.
The northeastern classic takes place this Saturday (19), at 16h (Brasília time), at Arena Castelão, for the 15th round of Brasileirão. The duel marks a crucial moment for the lion: trying to leave the Serie A relegation zone.
Currently, the club is the The vice lanternswith only 10 points, two wins, four draws and seven losses, 12 goals scored and 19 conceded.
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When Renato Paiva debuts in charge of Fortaleza?
With the arrival of the new commander, the tricolor board runs against time to regularize its situation with the CBF IDB until this Friday (18). If the registration is done on time, Paiva may debut against Bahiain the next round of the Brazilian Championship.
According to the local press, the hiring of Renato Paiva was agreed on Wednesday (16), and the official announcement by Fortaleza should be made in the coming hours.
The coach takes the vacancy left by Juan Pablo Dukewhich was turned off after a sequence of bad results in Brasileirão, after four years in charge of the Tricolor Club.
The new commander will have the mission of reorganizing the team and replacing the lion on the rails of the competition. The current situation worries the fans and the board, which see the arrival of the Portuguese a chance to resume performance.
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Renato Paiva’s international experience
At 55, Renato Paiva had been out of club since the recent departure from Botafogo two weeks ago. He had assumed the Rio team at the beginning of the season, replacing Portuguese also Arthur Jorge, and was turned off after the elimination to Palmeiras in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup.
Despite the fall in the world, Paiva had a remarkable moment in the competition when leading Botafogo in the victory over PSG, still in the group stage. With the triumph, the Glorious was just one of two teams not only to overcome the current European champion, but also to swing the networks of the best defense of the Club World Cup (along with Chelsea in the final).
In all, he led the Rio team in 23 matches, totaling 12 wins, three draws and eight losses, which represents a 56.5%use.
In Brazilian football, the coach also passed Bahia in 2023, where he was in charge of the team in 49 games. In his career, he accumulates passages through Benfica (Portugal), as well as integrating professional football of Independiente del Valle (Ecuador), Toluca and León (Mexico).
Numbers by Renato Paiva as a coach (professional football)
Independent del Valle (equator)
- 2 seasons (2021 and 2022)
- 62 Games
- 31 victories
- 50% use
- 1 title (Ecuadorian Championship 2021)
Club León (Mexico)
- 1 season (2022/23)
- 12 games
- 3 victories
- 25% use
Bahia
- 1 season (2023)
- 49 games
- 19 victories
- 38.77% use
- 1 title (Bahian Championship 2023)
Toluca (Mexico)
- 2 seasons (2023/24 and 2024/25)
- 44 games
- 22 victories
- 50% use
Botafogo
- 1 season (2025)
- 23 games
- 12 victories
- 52.17% of use
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How does Fortaleza come to the confrontation against Bahia?
During the week, training was conducted interim by Leo Porto, club coach and current coach of the under-20 team. He will be maintained as part of the commission to assist in the transition of the new technician.
Coach Renato Paiva will have some challenges to take over in Fortaleza, starting with setting up a team with the absence of important players, who are injured.
Tricolor released, on Wednesday, an update on the health state of goalkeepers João Ricardo and Brenno and defender Gustavo Mancha, who suffered injuries during the classic King last Sunday (13).
João Ricardo He suffered a fracture on the fifth finger of his left hand still in heating. The goalkeeper underwent surgery and the estimated recovery time ranges from four and six weeks.
Brennowho acted during the match in place of João Ricardo, also suffered a fracture, this time on the finger of his right hand, in a game dispute. The lesion was classified as unstable and also required surgical intervention, already successfully performed. The forecast of return to training is about six weeks.
Already the back Gustavo Mancha He suffered a trauma in his right elbow during the game and, after medical evaluation, a stable bone edema was identified, which does not require surgery. The athlete is being monitored by the club’s medical department.
In addition to them, the defender David Luizthe left-back Bruno Pacheco and the attacker Moses They are also low for the confrontation with Bahia.
Probable Fortaleza lineup
Magrão; Bryitez, Kuscevic, Gaston Ávila and Diogo Barbosa; Martínez, Matheus Pereira and Lucas Sasha; Marinho, Lucero and Breno Lopes.
