Scandal may halt changes, executive likely to stay in Cotia | OneFootball

The scandal over the irregular sale of VIP boxes for a show at Morumbi, which culminated this Monday (15) in the resignation of Douglas Schwartzmann, who was then responsible for the club’s youth divisions, may derail some internal changes planned by Julio Casares’ administration.

The main one is the transfer of Marcos Biasotto, executive at Cotia, to work at Barra Funda with the professionals alongside Rui Costa and Muricy Ramalho.

This information was revealed by at least three sources consulted by AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR throughout this afternoon.

According to information from the portal ‘Globo Esporte‘ last Saturday (13), by decision of Schwartzmann, Biasotto would leave his duties with the youth divisions of Tricolor to help with the professional football team.

This is not merely a promotion for good performance, but also a way for Schwartzmann to increase his power over Barra Funda, now that Carlos Belmonte is no longer the football director.

As the report found, Schwartzmann and his political group had been complaining since the beginning of the year about their lack of influence over the club’s main area.

Biasotto, who arrived at Tricolor in 2021 after stints at Flamengo and Internacional, had full authority in Cotia until Schwartzmann’s arrival at the beginning of last year. The excuse given was to “put the house in order” due to an internal crisis triggered by the departure of former midfielder Alex as under-20 coach and unfortunate choices of replacements, such as Menta and Belletti.

This interference, so to speak, caused friction in the initial relationship between Biasotto and Schwartzmann. But the return of titles in the main youth category and the large number of players promoted to the professional team (and sold) ended up calming things down.

Biasotto ended up developing a relationship of trust with the new boss. And his move to Barra Funda, scheduled for January, would fulfill a recommendation from Schwartzmann himself to president Julio Casares and CEO Márcio Carlomagno.

Schwartzmann had already been looking for a new name to fill the role of youth executive. Marcelo Lima, general manager of Desportivo Brasil, is the leading candidate. He has already worked at São Paulo between 2009 and 2015 and is well-liked by Casares.

According to AMT’s findings, with Schwartzmann’s departure after the scandal, the initial decision is to freeze the changes. Also, since Biasotto knows the youth divisions well, he will take over the duties of the suspended director, with an eye on the São Paulo Junior Cup in January.

This doesn’t mean the change is completely canceled. But the plans of the Casares administration, as the report found, are to wait for things to settle down a bit, at least regarding professional football. In the youth divisions, Lima’s arrival is seen positively and negotiations, now led by Biasotto, should continue.

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