Odair Hellmann meets Fluminense again, now as Athletico boss | OneFootball

This Sunday, Fluminense meets an old acquaintance at the Maracanã Stadium. Current coach of Athletico Paranaense, Odair Hellmann faces the Tricolor again, a club he managed during the 2020 season.

Odair had a memorable stint at Laranjeiras. Hired at the end of 2019, the coach led Fluminense in 50 matches, achieving 24 victories, 12 draws, and 14 losses, with an approximately 56% success rate. During this period, he won the 2020 Taça Rio, was runner-up in the Carioca Championship, and finished the Brazilian Championship in fifth place, securing a spot in the following season's Libertadores.

His time at the club came to an end in December 2020, when Odair requested to leave to accept an offer from football in the United Arab Emirates. At that time, the coach left the team still competing in the Brazilian Championship, with Fluminense fighting at the top of the table.

Now, a few years later, the coach meets his former club under different circumstances. Leading Athletico, Odair seeks to score points away from home against a Fluminense that is trying to establish itself in the top positions of the Brazilian Championship.

The match kicks off at 4 PM this Sunday at Maracanã, in a clash valid for the sixth round of the Brasileirão.

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