Vagner Mancini leaves Atlético-GO and is the new coach of Corinthians | football

At 53, Mancini arrives to replace interim Dyego Coelho, who led Corinthians in seven games. They beat Bahía, lost to Fluminense, Sport and Ceará and accumulated three consecutive draws against Atlético-GO, Red Bull Bragantino and Santos.

Currently, after 14 rounds, Corinthians accumulates 15 points and is in 17, in the grip zone of Brasileirão. Timão’s next match will be on Wednesday, at 9.30 pm, against Atlético-PR, at the Arena da Baixada, in Curitiba, for the 16th matchday.

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After the loss to Ceará, Corinthians president Andrés Sánchez spoke about the decision to remove Dyego Coelho from the professional team and look for Vagner Mancini, although he did not confirm the signing.

– The moment is really very difficult, we have been playing badly since Paulista, unfortunately we have not yet joined the team, we had to fire Tiago, it was not his fault, unfortunately we had to take measures, like now, that we will take again. . Mancini is not closed, but it will probably be him. Tomorrow (Monday) we will try to close the contract – he said.

– Mancini already has a history, he is victorious, he has done a good job, he has many news from Corinthians and he is a boy who follows football. I hope he comes and comes with strength to change our situation – completed the president of Timão.

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With a 20-year career, Vagner Mancini got off to a strong start, with a Copa do Brasil title by Paulista de Jundiaí, in 2005. He won state championships in Vitória (2008 and 2016), Ceará (2011) and Chapecoense (2017). He was in command of Santos in 2009 and, ten years later, São Paulo.

– He is a coach who is not defensive, he is not offensive, he manages to mix. We have looked at his work recently, he is a boy who knows soccer in São Paulo and Brazil and that is why we chose him. But it is a result, regardless of the name, if you win you will speak well. If you lose, they will say it was the wrong choice. Unfortunately, only the victory that matters in this country – said Andrés Sánchez, over Mancini.

Hired for the Brazilian Championship, Vagner Mancini commanded Atlético-GO in 18 games, 15 in Serie A and three in the Copa do Brasil, with five wins, six draws and seven losses – 38% usage.

Despite the average performance, the coach left a good impression due to the way the team played and also because of the round of 16 qualification against Fluminense.

Dragão returns to the pitch on Wednesday, away from home, against Santos, and should be led by assistant Eduardo Souza, precisely Mancini’s predecessor. The club will go to the market to hire a new coach.