Dorival Júnior: “I have great faith in our supporters” | OneFootball

Back at Tricolor, head coach Dorival Júnior was introduced this Monday (18) and held a press conference at SuperCT. The coach was welcomed by football executive Rui Costa and spoke about his return to São Paulo.

Winner of the 2023 Copa do Brasil with the São Paulo side, the 64-year-old manager signed a contract running until December 31, 2026.

“I have a commitment to São Paulo, and I take it on with the intention of giving my very best. You can be sure of that. I will do everything possible so that we can recapture the moment this same group experienced not long ago. It’s a job that I hope will continue what had been put in place here so that we can once again reach the same level of performance,” said the coach.

This will be Dorival’s third spell at MorumBIS: he led the team from July 2017 to March 2018 and from April 2023 to January 2024, when he was invited to take over the Brazilian National Team.

All in all, the coach has managed 92 matches for Tricolor, with 42 wins, 22 draws, and 28 losses.

“I’m very excited, very confident, and I’ll try to do my very best here once again. My message is that the fans have never abandoned São Paulo, MorumBIS... and I’m sure that support will continue. The fans’ presence is essential. The greatest example was precisely during my last spell,” said the coach, who added.

“In 2017, the strength from the stands helped us turn things around in the Brasileirão and gave us tremendous support to find a path that wasn’t easy, it was very difficult. Then in 2023, we asked the fans to be a little patient, because I saw a lot of quality in this group, which improved even more with Lucas’ arrival, helping the team grow,” recalled Dorival, who once again highlighted the strength of the Tricolor supporters.

“I hope once again that we will have that support and that the fans will believe again and make their presence felt. It won’t be a simple job, but the main thing is that we are aware that difficulties will come, yet together we can find solutions. And that path can be made easier with the presence of our fans once again. I truly believe in the strength of our fans to help make this recovery happen and for it to begin as quickly as possible,” he concluded.

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