Corinthians appoint manager Fernando Diniz | OneFootball

Fernando Diniz is the new head coach of Corinthians. On Monday night, Timão announced the hiring of the coach, with a contract running until December of this year. He arrives to replace Dorival Júnior, who was dismissed after the loss to Internacional last Sunday.

Joining the coach to make up the technical staff are assistant Léo Porto and fitness coach Wagner Bertelli. Diniz will have his first contact with the squad this Tuesday at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava, where he will lead Corinthians’ morning training session.

“Intensity is unconditional love. That is how the Fiel lives Corinthians. Far beyond the 90 minutes of the match, the 35 million Corinthians fans spread around the world devote their lives to Corinthians. Here, madness goes beyond the game. And for me, the game has to be lived exactly the way the Fiel likes it: emotion, grit, intensity, and courage. My heart already beats to the same rhythm as the Fiel in the stands. I’m ready. This is corinthianismo,” said the coach in a video published by the club.

What worked in Diniz’s favor was the fact that he was available on the market. Timão’s board was in a hurry to define the new coach and believed it could reach a quick resolution with the former Vasco manager, which was finalized this Monday.

Diniz, in fact, also played for Corinthians between 1997 and 1998. With the black-and-white club, the former forward won that year’s Campeonato Paulista.

At the same time, Corinthians is also moving toward reaching an agreement with Dorival Júnior over the payment of the termination fee, which is around R$ 6 million. Diniz can only be registered in the CBF’s BID (Daily Information Bulletin) after the entity publishes the termination of the former coach’s contract.

Even so, the coach will be able to manage Corinthians this Thursday against Platense-ARG in their Libertadores opener. That is because, in Conmebol, a new coach can be registered even without the previous manager’s termination being officially published.

Fernando Diniz’s most recent job was at Vasco da Gama, which ended in February of this year. The coach totaled 52 matches, with 20 wins, 13 draws, and 22 losses, for an overall success rate of 44.4%.

(Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians)

Corinthians’ upcoming matches

Platense-ARG x Corinthians (first round of the Libertadores) Date and time: 04/09 (Thursday), at 9:00 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Vicente Lopez, in Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Corinthians x Palmeiras (11th round of the Brasileirão) Date and time: 04/12 (Sunday), at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo (SP)

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