Roger Machado is São Paulo’s top choice to succeed Crespo | OneFootball

By Marcelo Baseggio

After announcing the dismissal of coach Hernán Crespo this Monday, the board of São Paulo is working to define his successor and has Roger Machado as the main alternative to take over the team.

The choice of coach is seen as a quick solution, since São Paulo does not want to take the field against Chapecoense without a new manager. Therefore, the tendency is for Roger to be on the sidelines as early as this Thursday, at Canindé.

Currently a free agent, the coach is an old acquaintance of São Paulo's current football executive, Rui Costa. The two worked together at Grêmio between 2015 and 2016 and have a good relationship.

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Last Job

Before being without a club, Roger managed Internacional from July 2024 until September 2025, when he was dismissed after a poor run in the Brazilian Championship.

Champion of the Campeonato Gaúcho in 2025, he led Inter in 73 matches, with 34 wins, 20 draws, and 19 losses (a 55.7% success rate). In São Paulo, he managed Palmeiras and finished as runner-up in the São Paulo state championship in 2018.

São Paulo's Situation

With 10 points in four rounds, still undefeated, São Paulo occupies second place in the Brazilian Championship, behind Palmeiras due to tiebreaker criteria.

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