CEO at São Paulo? Find out what president Julio Casares has announced | OneFootball

In a press conference held last Friday, President Julio Casares suggested that São Paulo would have a CEO from this point forward. This professional would be Márcio Carlomagno, whose previous position was noted as general superintendent.

However, the president of São Paulo justified the 'new' nomenclature. According to Casares, Carlomagno will continue to perform the same duties at the club: supporting management in financial and strategic planning for 2026.

“The CEO is generally a term used for companies. São Paulo is not yet a company, and in the organizational chart, there is the possibility of a superintendent. They are different names, but with a function that when we promoted him, it was to give attribution,” stated Casares.

The president of São Paulo was also questioned about the professional qualifications of his colleague to assume such a significant role at the club. According to Carlomagno's profile on the social network LinkedIn, he was a social football advisor, deputy stadium director, director of planning and development, special advisor to the presidency during Carlos Augusto de Barros e Silva's administration, and even executive advisor to the presidency from November 2018 to December 2023.

“Regarding his resume, I think his quality is mainly established in the future of São Paulo, in the next balance sheet, in the challenges, in the FIDC [Credit Rights Investment Fund] that is coming successfully, and in this new organization. Sometimes people have many titles. São Paulo has had people with numerous qualifications, and they were not able to manage people. And he combines everything. Márcio has the happiness of content, a history, a political and institutional vision that is important,” he highlighted.

Amidst the crisis at São Paulo, Julio Casares started working at the Barra Funda Training Center in October this year, giving up his comfortable presidential office at Morumbi and the proximity to other club departments, such as communication, marketing, finance, legal, among others.

Julio Casares' right-hand man, Márcio Carlomagno, also began working from the Barra Funda Training Center, assisting the president with various demands throughout the day.

“Márcio's arrival is due to his familiarity with budgetary structure aspects to help. I see it as help. The CEO is a great facilitator of challenging moments,” justified the tricolor leader.

Casares promises more changes

This Friday, São Paulo announced changes in the football department for the next season, with the departures of directors Carlos Belmonte, Nelson Marques Ferreira, and Fernando Bracalle Ambrogi, all from the football department. President Julio Casares assured that “profound” changes will happen, whether to strengthen the training center structure or the medical department.

“The profound changes that will happen, today a phase of it was announced, will occur in various areas of football. It won't be announced now, but we will have to move towards it. It's a significant investment in the training center structure, locker rooms, Reffis, cafeteria, gym, fields, etc. Now, we will invest in the assertiveness of professionals, science, technology. And that's where the CEO's participation comes in; he has to bring these conditions to the table,” he said.

Casares' succession

Márcio Carlomagno is considered the “president's candidate” in the presidential race next year. Belmonte, on the other hand, has a significant electoral base from his political group and could become an opponent of Julio Casares' slate.

Carlomagno is averse to the spotlight, rarely appears, but is an influential figure in the corridors of Morumbi.

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