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Flamengo is racing against time to conclude with a successor to Vitor Pereira

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Flamengo accepted the resignation of Vitor Pereira on Tuesday morning (11). Now, the council is running out of time to choose a replacement. With the season under way, the directors of Mais Querido set a deadline to close the hiring of a new coach.

As reported by Coluna do Fla, Mengo’s board of directors intends to choose Vítor Pereira’s successor until the second round of the Libertadores, that is, on Wednesday (19). In this way, Rubro-Negro hopes to reach the match against Ñublense (CHI) with the new coach in charge.

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The second round duel of Group A takes place in the Maracanã, at 21:30 (Brasilia time). If the goal is achieved, the new coach will have the task of putting Flamengo back on the path to winning the Libertadores title. In Mingo’s debut, the team led by Vitor Pereira lost 2-1 to Aucas (EQU), and started the search for the fourth championship “on the left foot”.

Until the match against Ñublense, Flamengo had two more dates on the agenda. The first duels will take place at 8 pm (Brasilia time) next Thursday (13), when he will face Robro Negro Marenga, in the first leg of the third stage of the Copa do Brasil – the first leg marks the first appearance of the Mingo tournament. in the tournament. Then, at 4 pm (Brasilia time) on Sunday (16), Mais Querido Coritiba receives, in Maracanã, the opening round of the Brazilian championship.

The names most quoted to be the successor to Vitor Pereira are those of Jorge Jesus and Jorge Sampaoli. The Portuguese is the ‘Plan A’ of the board, while the Argentinian is seen as a second option. Meanwhile, Flamengo’s sub-20 coach, Mario Jorge, leads the professional team in Rubro Negro.