Luis Zubeldia to take charge at Inter de Porto Alegre | OneFootball

The Argentine coach reached an agreement with the management of the São Paulo tricolor. At 44 years old, he will face a great challenge.

After interest from Independiente, Luis Zubeldia, who resigned from his position as coach of São Paulo, reached an agreement to take the reins of Inter de Porto Alegre.

The Argentine coach’s stint lasted a little over a year, but the poor performances in recent times and his urgent situation in the Brasileirão hastened his departure.

The São Paulo tricolor is 14th in the Brazilian championship, just one point ahead of Internacional, who are in the relegation zone in 17th place on the table.

Zubeldía left São Paulo after having managed the team in 85 matches since April 2024: he recorded 38 wins, 27 draws, and 20 losses.

Last year, the team finished sixth in the Brasileirão, reached the quarterfinals of both the Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil, and was a semifinalist in the Paulistão.

The club announced the news on its official channels: «By mutual agreement and in a friendly manner, on the morning of this Monday (6/16), the parties decided that coach Luis Zubeldía will not continue in charge of the São Paulo Futebol Clube team«.

The club’s plan is to present him this Tuesday and have him debut on Saturday against Juventude in the Brasileirão. The management, led by Alessandro Barcellos and Andrés D’Alessandro, chose the former Lanús, Racing, and Liga de Quito coach over Ramón Díaz.

Ramón Díaz ruled out

The other name on the list was Ramón Díaz, also out of work after his most recent experiences in Brazil: Vasco da Gama and Corinthians.

Ramón had already been mentioned with relative interest at Beira-Rio after Colorado’s defeat to Flamengo on matchday 16 of the Brasileirão. At that point, the pressure on Roger Machado’s work was already high, but the club’s choice was to keep the coach, believing in a possible recovery.

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