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The roller coaster-like relationship between Fernando Diniz and São Paulo seems, once again, to be on the slope.
On the eve of his first year at the club, an unprecedented feat for a coach since Muricy Ramalho, in 2015, the coach relives under pressure in Morumbi after recovering the team after being eliminated in Paulista.
The reason is the team’s classification in the Libertadores: with an irregular campaign (four points in three games), the team will have to look for victories away from home to stay alive in the search for a place in the playoffs.
After losing to Binacional in Peru, beating LDU in Morumbi and drawing with River Plate at home, São Paulo is third in the group – LDU has six points, River, four (best goal difference), and Binacional, three.
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Fernando Diniz is about to turn one year in São Paulo – Photo: Staff Images / CONMEBOL
Fernando Diniz’s team will now play two away games: first, at the level of Quito, against LDU; then he faces River Plate in Avellaneda. Finally, it receives Binational.
Last Thursday’s performance against the Argentines, who played their first game in six months, was criticized. São Paulo had many difficulties in setting up the attack movements: the two tri-color goals were against, scored by rival players.
The recent history as a visitor is also worrying: in the last ten years, São Paulo has won only twice outside Morumbi in Libertadores.
The atmosphere reignited the pressure on Fernando Diniz, who experienced a period of calm after recovering the team from a traumatic elimination in Paulista – a home loss to Mirassol – and putting him in the fight for the leadership of the Brazilian.
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Hired on September 26 of last year, Fernando Diniz managed to lead São Paulo to Libertadores with a sixth place in the Brazilian. Their exchange was considered at the end of the year, but was maintained by the board.
The start to this season was promising: the team fell in and was praised until Paulista was interrupted by the pandemic. On the way back came the moment of greatest crisis: the early fall of the field team generated protests from the fans against the coach and the management, who, once again, supported Diniz.
The decision paid off for the Brazilian. After a bad start, the team improved and reached second place in the championship.
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The team traveled on a chartered flight to Ecuador last Sunday. On Tuesday, Diniz will attempt a victory that once again lowers the boiling point on the São Paulo bench.
