Paulista club unveil former Flamengo boss for billion-pound project | OneFootball

Fábio Matias was with Flamengo in 2022

The Portuguesa continues its planning with SAF to return to prominence in national football. As a result, the São Paulo team announced the hiring of coach Fábio Matias, former Flamengo, who will have the State Championship as the first challenge of the billion-dollar project.

Fábio Matias arrives at Portuguesa to replace Cauan de Almeida, who was dismissed a month ago after the relegation in the Série D of the Brazilian Championship. The contract of the team's new coach runs until the end of the Paulista Championship.

— Portuguesa is a club with a lot of history and tradition, with a passionate fan base, and I am very happy to have the opportunity to be here, participating in this reconstruction project —, said the coach when asked about Portuguesa's history.

DID FÁBIO MATIAS PASS THROUGH FLAMENGO?

Fábio Matias was the interim coach of Flamengo before the arrival of the Portuguese Paulo Sousa in 2022. Thus, he led the team in two matches, against Portuguesa-RJ and Volta Redonda, achieving one victory and one draw during this period.

AND AFTER FLAMENGO?

Therefore, after leaving Flamengo in 2022, Red Bull Bragantino hired Fábio Matias for the under-23 team. Additionally, Botafogo signed him for the assistant position. Finally, he also worked with Coritiba, Juventude, and Atlético-GO.

AND FLAMENGO?

Flamengo, Fábio Matias's former team, remains focused on the upcoming matches. This is because the red-black team faces Cruzeiro this Thursday (02), at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at Maracanã. Thus, Coluna do Fla provides all the information.

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