Meet the São Paulo players already coached by Roger Machado | OneFootball

Announced this Tuesday, Roger Machado has already begun his journey at São Paulo and, to facilitate his adaptation process to the new squad, he will have some familiar faces. Two players from the current tricolor group have already worked with the coach in previous stints: right-back Lucas Ramon and left-winger Ferreirinha.

After being revealed by Londrina in 2014, Lucas Ramon stood out and was loaned to Grêmio in the middle of the following year. The right-back arrived almost at the same time as Roger Machado, who was taking on his first top-division team in his career. The new São Paulo coach used the defender in only six opportunities, mainly due to the competition from Rafael Galhardo, who held the position at Imortal during that season. After this period, Lucas Ramon was returned to the Paraná team.

The other player known to the coach is forward Ferreirinha. The left-winger revealed by Grêmio was coached by Roger Machado in 2022, when he was 24 years old. The player participated in 11 matches under the new coach's command and scored only one goal during the 2022 Série B campaign.

Due to poor results, Roger Machado was dismissed in September 2022. Grêmio managed to recover, moved up to the top tier of the Brasileirão, and Ferreirinha stood out in the team in 2023, being sold to São Paulo the following year.

Roger Machado at São Paulo

The coach, who takes over the position previously held by Argentine Hernán Crespo, arrives at Tricolor after a stint at Internacional. Roger Machado led Colorado from July 2024 to September 2025, when he couldn't withstand the team's decline in performance. In total, there were 73 games, with 34 wins, 20 draws, and 19 losses.

Registered in the BID (Daily Information Bulletin), Roger Machado will already be in charge of Tricolor in the match against Chapecoense this Thursday at 8 PM (Brasília time), for the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship.

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