Annoyed, Filipe Luís takes drastic action with José Boto | OneFootball

Filipe Luís breaks ties with José Boto, former ally

Since last year, it was common to see Filipe Luís and José Boto posting photos together on social media. However, ‘the love is over’. After the Portuguese director took part in the dismissal of the former left-back and the hiring of Leonardo Jardim, the Flamengo idol stopped following the executive on Instagram.

Despite Filipe Luís’s action, José Boto still follows the coach. However, it’s now one-sided. On social media, the topic sparked great repercussion and a large part of Flamengo fans sided with the Libertadores and Brasileirão champion coach.

“No one should follow that traitor Boto,” said one fan. “Boto is good for nothing,” wrote another. “In this case, me too. Besides leaving, I’d send that fake guy to hell! Imagine someone comes up to you and says the president ordered your dismissal and that he’s against it, and then you find out he was the one who suggested your dismissal to the president?” said another.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Everything started to change at the end of last year. During Filipe Luís’s contract renewal process, president Bap got irritated, but Boto played a decisive role in getting the deal signed. However, the relationship between the coach and the president started to show cracks.

As Bap distanced himself from Filipe Luís, Boto sided with the president and stopped being the coach’s shield. Thus, the Portuguese was responsible for informing the coach of his dismissal, in a speech that lasted less than a minute, inside a room at Maracanã, after the 8-0 thrashing of Madureira.

AND LEONARDO JARDIM?

Leonardo Jardim reached an agreement with Flamengo on Monday (02), when Filipe Luís was still employed. After the turmoil, the Portuguese coach will make his debut this Sunday (08), at Maracanã, against Fluminense, in the final of the Campeonato Carioca. The match kicks off at 6pm (Brasília time).

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