Cruzeiro acted quickly in the ball market and signed a replacement for Paulo Pezzolano; club will have new coach by the end of 2023
O cruise acted quickly in the ball market and signed a replacement for Pezzolano. The team lost its former coach last Sunday, the 19th, after being eliminated for America-MG at the Mineiro Championship. Hours after seeing his former coach say goodbye to the club, Raposa wasted no time in announcing the arrival of pepa. The professional is one of the most promising players in Portuguese football and had been without a club since January.
The new coach of Cruzeiro signed a bond with Cruzeiro until the end of the 2023 season. Pepa will arrive accompanied by four more professionals and they are: Samuel Correia and Hugo Silva, who will be technical assistants, in addition to Pedro Oliveira, who will take over the position of physical trainer, in addition to analyst Pedro Azevedo.
WELCOME, PEPA! Pedro Miguel Marques da Costa Filipe is the new coach of Cruzeiro. ✍️🦊
The Portuguese coach arrives at Cabuloso to lead the team this season. pic.twitter.com/ErexfPyDhI
— Cruise 🦊 (@Cruzeiro) March 20, 2023
Who is Pepa?
At the age of 42, the possible new coach of Cruzeiro has all his training in Portuguese football. He accumulated works for teams such as Moreirense, Tondela, Paços de Ferreira and Vitória de Guimarães. At the last club, by the way, he made history in Portugal and managed to leave the team in sixth place in the Portuguese Championship. Until the beginning of this year, the professional was ahead of Al-Tai, from Saudi Arabia.
Since his departure from the Arab club, he has not taken over any other team and has remained free in the ball market. With Pezzolano out of Cruzeiro’s plans, the team saw in the Portuguese coach the ideal opportunity to hire a professional with experience and who can give Raposa a survival in the Brazilian Championship.
After Cruzeiro’s defeat, Paulo Pezzolano said goodbye to the club!
Pezzolano is no longer coach of Cruzeiro. After the elimination to América-MG in the Mineiro Championship, last Sunday, the 19th, during his press conference, the coach warned that he will no longer remain in charge of Raposa. According to the Celeste commander, he was not 100% dedicated to the club and needed a career break. Therefore, he chose to take a different course than was expected.
Honestly, I wasn’t 100%. This club, giant like Cruzeiro, needs a coach who is 1000%“, he stated.
Source: sportbuzz
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