Luís Zubeldía, former São Paulo boss, set to take charge at Fluminense | OneFootball

Fluminense is close to signing a new coach. The candidate is the Argentine Luís Zubeldía, formerly of São Paulo. According to the portal ge, negotiations are well advanced and only a few details remain before the contract is signed.

With recent experience in Brazilian football, Zubeldía was in charge of São Paulo for one year and two months, from April 2024 to June 2025. The Argentine managed the São Paulo team in 85 matches, achieving 38 wins, 27 draws, and 20 losses.

If the deal goes through, Fluminense will once again have a foreign coach after almost 30 years. The last one was Hugo de León, in 1997.

Even if he is announced before Sunday (28), Zubeldía is not expected to lead the Tricolor in the derby against Botafogo at Maracanã, for the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship. The tendency is for Marcão, assistant coach from the club’s permanent staff, to take over the position on an interim basis.

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