The painful elimination on penalties, sanctioned by Gabigol and Walace’s mistakes, not only ended the 2025 season for Cruzeiro, but also accelerated the clock for next year’s planning.
With this, can Leonardo Jardim leave Cruzeiro? What did the coach say? THE Sporting News show.
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Will Leonardo Jardim leave?
With the calendar closed, the top priority at Toca da Raposa becomes the definition of the technical command: Leonardo Jardim stays or leaves in 2026? The response has a scheduled date: this Monday.
Right after the match at Neo Química Arena, the Portuguese coach avoided emphasizing his stay in the heat of the moment, classifying Sunday as a “day of mourning” for the Cruzeiro family.
– Today is not the day to have this chat. Definitely tomorrow [segunda-feira] This will be where we will talk about what will be related to the Garden. Your future, your presence. Tomorrow it will be clarified – declared the coach, visibly shaken.
The celestial summit also adopted the “immediate resolution” speech. Pedro Junio, vice-president of the club, revealed that dialogue with the technical committee had already been open for days, but that there was a pact so that the verdict would only be given after the end of the Copa do Brasil campaign.
The manager reinforced that the relationship with the Portuguese is transparent and praised the work done, despite the fall in the semi-final:
– We’ve been talking for many days now… It’s very likely a meeting tomorrow, a frank and truthful conversation, as it always has been. Jardim is a very correct guy, a spectacular coach. Tomorrow we should have a definition and we will inform you – said Pedro Junio.
There really is a possibility that Leonardo Jardim will leave Cruzeiro. Today it’s more about leaving than staying, but tomorrow’s meeting should define everything.
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— CEC Informs 🦊 (@cec_informs_) December 15, 2025
Leonardo Jardim’s numbers at Cruzeiro
- 55 games
- 26 wins
- 18 draws
- 11 defeats
