Tite cites injuries while reflecting on Flamengo at Botafogo unveiling | OneFootball

Tite was presented as Botafogo's new head coach and used his press conference to revisit his Flamengo spell, pointing to injuries as a factor in their slump. According to Coluna Do Fla, he reflected on recent jobs.

He said he would not delve into details, yet noted that at Cruzeiro they lifted the Campeonato Mineiro within three months, despite a poor start to the Brasileiro. He added that you cannot win everything and that keeping the squad healthy is key.

On Flamengo, he recalled winning the Campeonato Carioca, then exiting the Libertadores while missing three injured players. He underlined that each club has its own project, ambitions and decisions.

His Flamengo tenure began in October 2023 after Jorge Sampaoli departed, yielding 68 matches and 41 wins. A sequence of poor results, combined with elimination to Peñarol of Uruguay, led the hierarchy to end his contract early.

Before taking over at Botafogo, his last job was Cruzeiro, where he oversaw 17 games, with eight wins, three draws and six defeats, and performances below expectations.

After Tite left, Flamengo were led by Filipe Luís before appointing Leonardo Jardim, who is now in charge. Under Jardim, Flamengo are pushing for a fifth Libertadores crown and face Independiente del Valle of Ecuador at the Maracanã on Thursday 17 in the quarter-final second leg. They won the first leg 2-0 in Quito and can lose by one and still progress, with kick-off at 21:30.

Source: Coluna Do Fla

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