Talks ongoing and manager hunt keep Rui Costa at Massis, for now | OneFootball

São Paulo has at least one thing defined: Rui Costa and Rafinha will remain as the directors in charge of professional football. At least for now…

That was the conclusion reached on the morning of this Thursday (14) by president Harry Massis, in a virtual meeting with the two.

As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR revealed, the pressure on the São Paulo chairman to dismiss especially the football executive was huge behind the scenes. Influential members, board advisers, and even people within the administration pressured Massis to make changes in the leadership at Barra Funda.

The suggestion, so to speak, was rejected for a few reasons. To political allies, the president listed some of the difficulties that would have to be faced if Costa were fired.

According to the explanations, the executive is handling some negotiations, both involving São Paulo players who could be sold and potential reinforcements being targeted for signing.

There are also talks to renew some contracts, in the cases of Calleri and Lucas.

In other words, removing Costa at this moment could leave things back at square one.

That is not the only issue. It is Costa who will lead the negotiations to hire the new head coach, replacing Roger Machado, who was fired after the humiliating elimination from the Copa do Brasil against Juventude. The executive, in fact, stayed in Porto Alegre (RS) and will travel this afternoon to Florianópolis (SC), where he will speak with Dorival Júnior.

Massis’s internal assessment is that any structural change in football should happen only during the break for the World Cup, when any eventual replacement for Costa would arrive with time to settle in.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.