New São Paulo boss Roger Machado boasts strong record in club debuts | OneFootball

Announced this Tuesday, Roger Machado is about to make his debut as the coach of São Paulo. Hired to replace Hernán Crespo, the coach brings extensive experience and joins the Tricolor after successful stints with various Brazilian clubs. Before his first official match in charge of São Paulo, it's worth recalling Roger's debuts with other clubs.

Roger Machado began his coaching career in 2014, leading Juventude. In his early years, he remained in Rio Grande do Sul, with stints at Papo, Novo Hamburgo, and Grêmio. In all these instances, he drew the matches. Among his initial jobs, the longest was with Imortal, where he played a crucial role in restructuring the squad, which went on to win the Copa do Brasil in 2016 and the Libertadores in 2017.

The following year, he took over Atlético-MG and achieved his first debut victory. In the first round of that year's State Championship, he led Galo to a 1-0 victory against América de Teófilo Otoni. That season, he also won his first career title: the Campeonato Mineiro. However, he was dismissed after poor results.

Positive Streak

In the following two years, Roger Machado took over Palmeiras and Bahia and also made good initial impressions. With Verdão, he defeated Santo André 3-1 in the 2018 Paulistão. At Esquadrão de Aço, he beat CRB by a narrow margin in the following year's Copa do Nordeste.

However, both positive debuts were followed by two more dismissals. The one at Palmeiras was notably marked by the Paulista vice-championship against Corinthians.

Variation

After leaving Bahia, Roger Machado had stints at Fluminense, Grêmio, Juventude, and Internacional. During this period, there were two wins, two losses, and two titles.

In 2021, he saw Fluminense lose to Portuguesa 3-0 in the Campeonato Carioca. The following year, he led Grêmio to a 4-0 thrashing of São Luiz, also in the State Championship. In 2024, he guided Juventude to a narrow victory over São Luiz in the State Championship, and in the same year, lost to Botafogo, also 1-0, now in the Brasileirão. Among these four roles, the longest was with Colorado, where he stayed from July 2024 to September 2025.

Throughout his career, he has had 10 debuts and records a positive track record, with five wins, three draws, and two losses. Roger Machado has a success rate of 60%.

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