Vojvoda eyes more debut success with Santos in Copa Sul-Americana | OneFootball

In the quest to return to the path of victories under the command of the new coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda, Santos hosts Fluminense this Sunday. The ball rolls from 4 pm (Brasília time), at Vila Belmiro, for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship.

The new coach was registered in the BID (Daily Information Bulletin) of the CBF earlier this Friday and is cleared to debut in command of Santos. Vojvoda has some positive memories regarding debuts and seeks to repeat the success at the helm of Peixe this Sunday.

History of positive debuts

As an appointed coach, Vojvoda had, in all, five debuts in his career. The Argentine achieved good results in four of them. From 2017 onwards, the coach accumulated two victories, two draws, and one defeat (on penalties, in a duel that ended in a draw in regular time).

On October 30, 2017, the coach debuted in command of Defensa y Justicia for official matches. On the occasion, the commander led his team to a 1-1 draw against Olimpo, at home, in a match valid for the seventh round of the Argentine Championship.

In 2018, Vojvoda made his first game in command of Talleres and came out victorious. The coach beat Ferrocarril Midland 2-1, at home, in the round of 32 of the Copa Argentina. Interestingly, Leo Godoy, who has already passed through Santos, scored both goals on the occasion.

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Bitter elimination

The following year, however, Vojvoda suffered an elimination right at his debut for Huracán, from Argentina. The commander's team drew 1-1 with Godoy Cruz in regular time of the round of 16 of the Copa Argentina. On penalties, the team said goodbye to the tournament after losing 2-1.

New victories

On January 24, 2020, Vojvoda's Unión La Calera started the Chilean Championship with a victory. Under the command of the Argentine, the Chilean team beat O’Higgins, 2-1, away from home.

Finally, in his most recent debut for a team, Vojvoda commanded a rout. The Argentine coach was sovereign in the 6-1 victory of Fortaleza over Crato, also away from home, for the second phase of the Campeonato Cearense.

Now, Vojvoda seeks to repeat the formula for success to, perhaps, achieve a good result in his debut for Santos. Peixe comes from two consecutive defeats and occupies the 15th position, with 21 points - it has two more than Vitória, which opens the relegation zone.

Remember Vojvoda's debuts:

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