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Coach Fernando Diniz lost support in São Paulo and is experiencing the most critical moment of his stay in Morumbi after the 1-1 draw with Coritiba, on Sunday, in Paraná, for the Brazilian Championship. The team has not won in seven games.
The coach had been financed with public funds by football director Raí in recent days, despite disappointing results and early elimination in the Libertadores, still in the group stage.
But the result against Coritiba, who struggles not to fall, made some leaders abandon the conviction of keeping Diniz in office.
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The assessment of these people is that it is no longer possible to corroborate the work with results that decrease with each round. This weekend, São Paulo fell from third to seventh for the Brazilian.
Raí and Fernando Diniz in training in São Paulo – Photo: Rubens Chiri / saopaulofc.net
There is also discomfort with the technician’s statements, considered “out of reality.” After the game against Coritiba, Diniz praised the defense for not giving the rival chances, in addition to the one that generated the goal of Paraná in the five minutes of the game.
In the match, however, it was clear that the homeowners opted to close as soon as they opened the scoring in an attempt to keep the minimum lead until the end. Even so, with wide dominance, São Paulo only managed to draw in the second half and did not have the strength to go further.
Finally, there is some irritation in the cast, albeit occasionally. The players complain of receiving few opportunities, despite the clear crisis that the team is experiencing and the praise received from the coach during training.
In Morumbi, there is a coach who sees the duel against Atlético-GO, on Wednesday, as the last chance for Diniz.
On the other hand, the “day after” a possible dismissal weighs in favor of the coach: who would take charge of São Paulo?
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The board sees few names in market conditions. There is also the situation of the club itself, in crisis in the field and outside it, with empty coffers and in the middle of a political dispute a few months before the presidential elections, scheduled for December.
