São Paulo Futebol Clube announced this Saturday (20) the dismissal of Rui Costa, football executive who was in office from 2021. “The club thanks the professional for his years of dedication and wishes him success throughout his career.” The announcement was made through a post on the team’s social media without much information. However, Rui Costa had been in the spotlight for some time and was under internal pressure to leave his position.
There is still no information on who the manager’s replacement will be.
Rui Costa was already facing criticism for São Paulo’s performance on the field and in the championships. In April, fans went to CT da Barra Funda to demand the dismissal of the executive director after the 2-1 defeat to Vasco by Brasileirão. The president, Harry Massis, is another who has been the target of constant criticism
With this, the club must promote a reformulation in its department. The team has already returned to training for the interseason and the first game after the World Cup will be against Athletico-PR, on July 22, at MorumBis.
A The crisis that affects the club’s behind-the-scenes is also reflected on the field. The manager has come under even more pressure since the dismissal of coach Hernán Crespo. Roger Machado took his place and suffered from the team’s fluctuations during the season.
The drop in performance in the Brazilian Championship with the transition in football leadership (São Paulo is no longer leader and now occupies eighth place) was undermining the work of the Gaucho coach who ended up being fired with the elimination in the Copa do Brasil for Juventude.
Dorival Júnior, current coach, has the mission of recovering the team at Nacional amid the turbulent atmosphere that dominates the corridors of MorumBis.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
