Sampaoli misses chance to end Atlético-MG’s long trophy drought | OneFootball

The coach Jorge Sampaoli missed a great opportunity to end a significant title drought in his career. The Argentine had the chance this Saturday, but saw Atlético-MG defeated by Lanús on penalties in the Copa Sudamericana final.

Jorge Sampaoli has not won an official title since the 2020 season when, coincidentally, he was managing Atlético-MG. At that time, the Argentine coach led Galo to win the 2020 Campeonato Mineiro against Tombense, with a 3-1 aggregate score.

Since then, Sampaoli has been with other clubs, such as Olympique de Marseille (France), Sevilla (Spain), Flamengo, and Rennes (France). He did not manage to lift any trophies with these teams.

Still this season, the coach also flirted with a return to Santos – however, he ended up returning to Atlético-MG. He had the chance to end the title drought last Saturday, but the lack of efficiency punished Galo, who was defeated in the penalty shootout.

Sampaoli even had the chance to become a two-time Copa Sudamericana champion. The Argentine had already won the title as a coach with Universidad de Chile in 2011.

The coach's trophy gallery includes the Copa Sudamericana (2011), the Chilean Championship (Apertura 2011 and 2012 and Clausura 2011), and the Copa Chile (2011) with Universidad de Chile; the 2015 Copa América with the Chilean national team; and the 2020 Campeonato Mineiro with Atlético-MG.

See Sampaoli's titles as a coach:

Universidad de Chile

Chilean National Team

Atlético-MG

Upcoming matches for Atlético-MG

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