Jair Ventura takes charge of a Série A club in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Exactly 21 days after appointing Rodrigo Chagas as the team's coach, Vitória changed its mind.

Jair Ventura, 46 years old, was announced by the Bahia club this Wednesday (24).

He had left Avaí, which competes in Série B, hours earlier.

He arrives at Leão da Barra with the mission of keeping the team in the top tier of the Brazilian Championship.

The Rubro-Negro has 22 points in 24 matches played. They are at the top of the relegation zone.

The tendency is that he will make his debut next Sunday (28), when Vitória will face Grêmio in Porto Alegre.

Rodrigo Chagas had taken on the interim position at Vitória after the dismissal of Fábio Carille.

Vitória defeated Atlético-MG and he ended up being confirmed as head coach.

But the sequence was of defeats against Fortaleza at Arena Castelão and the loss at Barradão to Fluminense last Saturday (20).

Jair Ventura also has experience with Botafogo, Santos, Corinthians, Sport, Chapecoense, Juventude, Goiás (both twice), and Atlético-GO, besides Avaí.

The team from Santa Catarina - dealing with a severe financial crisis - is in 11th place in Série B, with 37 points.

Grêmio Novorizontino closes the G-4 with 43 points.

The former midfielder Marquinhos, a club idol, took over temporarily.

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