Marcelo Paz explains Dorival Jr exit at Corinthians: “It ran its course” | OneFootball

After the dismissal of Corinthians head coach Dorival Jr , football executive Marcelo Paz made an official statement to the press explaining the manager’s departure.

Initially, the director explained how the decision was made jointly with president Osmar Stabile: “Together with the presidency, with President Osmar, we understood that the work had reached its limit and could no longer produce any technical improvement. There were nine games without a win, which is a lot for Corinthians, a drop in performance, the team could no longer finish plays or attack the way we wanted, and there were home defeats.”

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Marcelo Paz also spoke about the need for a reset and changes at Corinthians: “It is time for a reset, for a change, to get back to winning and bring back the joy of the fans. I remember that when I arrived here, in the first match against Ponte Preta, the fans were chanting ‘champions’ because of the Copa do Brasil, we started the year well, with the title over Flamengo, highly celebrated, but after that things did not go as they should have, and we have to show attitude and courage to change course, get back on the path of victories, and still have enough time to achieve the club’s goals for the season, which are big: to win a title, bring joy to the fans, finish the year well, and that is the path we chose.”

Corinthians return to the pitch this Thursday (9) against Platense in Argentina, in their opening match of the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage, and the board is internally working to have a coach in place for that game.

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