Portuguesa unveil Fábio Matias as new head coach | OneFootball

On Tuesday, Portuguesa announced Fábio Matias as the new head coach. The professional signed a contract valid until the end of the 2027 Paulistão. Along with him, assistant coach Lucas Batista is also joining the team.

In his career, Fábio has worked with clubs such as Internacional, where he won the Brazilian Under-20 Championship and the Copinha, as well as Atlético-GO, Coritiba, Botafogo, and Juventude.

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At Fogão, he arrived in January 2024 as a permanent member of the coaching staff. However, after Tiago Nunes was dismissed, he took over as interim coach and led the team in important moments: he oversaw the 6-0 thrashing of Aurora in the second leg of the Libertadores second stage, and qualified the team for the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil by eliminating Red Bull Bragantino with an aggregate score of 3-2.

At Juventude, he was announced at the end of 2024 and played a key role in keeping the club in Série A. He remained in charge during the Campeonato Gaúcho, but ended up being dismissed during this year's Brasileirão after a streak of five games without a win — one draw and four losses.

Fábio Matias and Lucas Batista join assistant coach Leonardo Cherede, fitness coach Leonardo Almeida, and goalkeeping coach Rogério Lima in preparing for the 2026 Campeonato Paulista.

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