Flamengo’s president denied that the coach’s negotiations with Chelsea were the main reason for his dismissal
O president of FlamengoLuiz Eduardo Baptista, Bap, commented on the reasons for dismissing coach Filipe Luísin an audio sent to a benefactor of the club and leaked after circulating among groups of red and black leaders.
He answered the interlocutor what would be the determining factor for dismissal and denies that it was a negotiation held by the coach with another club. Names are not mentioned, but Filipe was in Chelsea’s sights, according to information released by the British newspaper Telegraph in January.
“What is being said really happened, but it is not the main reason. Everyone has the right to talk, to evaluate what is best for them. I have no doubt that this happens not only with Filipe but with other guys. My view is this: When you get on a wrong train in life, do you know what you have to do? Get off at the first possible station and return”, says the manager.
“My unwavering commitment is to the institution, it is to Flamengo. I do not believe that what is being done will take Flamengo to where we want Flamengo to be, I have to act. That is exactly what I did. I am intervening fundamentally because I believe that, in all the things that were done, we were not going in the direction that I think is appropriate for the institution”, he concludes.
in the early hours of this Tuesday, 3rd. The dismissal happened shortly after the coach held a press conference after the 8-0 defeat of Madureira, in a game that guaranteed the red-black team in the final of the Campeonato Carioca.
Despite the place in the State final, Filipe Luís was under pressure due to the team’s poor results at the beginning of the season. In particular, the loss of the Recopa Sul-Americana titles to Lanús, with defeats in Argentina (1-0) and Maracanã (3-2), and the Supercopa Rei, in Brasília, with a 2-0 defeat against Corinthians.
In addition to being left without both trophies, the performance below expectations for a club with the main investment in South America weighed against him. In 15 matches played during the year, the team already has seven defeats – more than half of the total defeats from last season, when Flamengo lost only 11 times throughout 2025.
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