✅ Cruzeiro confirm new manager appointment | OneFootball

End of the saga!

Artur Jorge is the new coach of Cruzeiro.

The Portuguese manager, who won the Libertadores and the Brasileirão with Botafogo, was announced by Raposa this Sunday (22).

The contract is valid until 2027.

Artur Jorge had been at Al-Rayyan, in Qatar, since the beginning of 2025 and arrives at Toca da Raposa II with the mission of turning around the celestial team after a terrible start in the Série A of the Brazilian Championship.

Currently, Raposa is at the bottom of BR 26, with only 3 points earned.

The Portuguese coach’s staff will be composed of André Cunha and João Cardoso, assistant coaches, Tiago Lopes, fitness coach, and Rodrigo Mira, performance analyst.

After Tite’s dismissal, Cruzeiro placed its bet on the 54-year-old Portuguese, who delivered solid work at the helm of Botafogo in 2024.

The negotiation, however, was not easy.

After some back and forth, Cruzeiro managed to unlock the deal last Wednesday (18), according to Rádio Itatiaia.

Raposa managed to reach an agreement with Al-Rayyan to reduce the termination fee.

The initial clause was R$ 30 million, but Cruzeiro managed to lower it to about 2 million euros (R$ 12.2 million).

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