Marcão stays on: board back coach, don't rule out 2027 stay | OneFootball

Fluminense has decided to confirm Marcão as the team’s head coach until the end of the season. According to journalist Gustavo Di Sarli, from ge, the club’s board is not ruling out keeping the coach for 2027 and will evaluate his work at the end of the year. The board believes Marcão has been doing a good job since taking over the team. In three matches, Fluminense has earned two wins in the Brazilian Championship and advanced to the Libertadores quarterfinals.

In addition to the results, the club is also viewing the change in atmosphere within the squad positively. Marcão has managed to restore the players’ confidence and bring the group closer to the fans again. His good relationship with the players and his long-standing friendship with Thiago Silva were also taken into account by the board. Therefore, Fluminense does not see December as a deadline for the coach. At the end of the season, the board will evaluate his work, as it does every year with all coaching staffs, and the team’s performance in the final stretch of 2026 will be considered in planning for next year. Marcão remains a permanent employee of the football department and, even without a new specific contract as head coach, may stay in the role if his work is considered satisfactory. The possibility of continuing in 2027, therefore, remains open. Another factor that weighed on the decision was the market situation. Fluminense believes some available options are too expensive, while others do not fit the profile the club is looking for at the moment. The decision to keep Marcão had already been made by the board before the victory over Remo at the Maracanã. The coach revealed that he was approached by president Mattheus Montenegro and general director Mário Bittencourt to make the change official. Now, Marcão is preparing Fluminense for its next match, against Athletico-PR, on Sunday at 11 a.m. (Brasília time) in Curitiba, for the Brazilian Championship.

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