Interim coach “wins” Botafogo squad

After confirming the departure of Luis Castrowho left the Botafogo to take over the Al-Nassr, from Saudi Arabia, it was expected that the squad of the club from Rio de Janeiro would feel the change of coach. However, with the start of Claudio Caçapainterim coach at Fogão, Glorioso players “embraced” the idea and the commander has been gaining popularity behind the scenes, according to ‘GE‘.

Dealing with the moments of negotiation, John Textor keep looking for Bruno Lagea Portuguese coach who had experience at clubs such as Benfica It is Wolverhampton. Despite being a popular name, coveted by other Brazilian teams at different times, the director believes that the conversations can have a happy outcome for Botafogo.

Invited by Fogão to take over the team last Friday, Caçapa arrived in Rio de Janeiro and had very little time to prepare. However, without any training before facing a derby against Basque, the interim won the confidence of the cast. More than that, on the field he won the three points, after beating his rival by 2-0.

Before the arrival of Cláudio Caçapa, who commanded Botafogo’s training sessions was Lucius Flavius, coach of Glorioso’s under-23 team and assistant to the interim coach in the classic against Vasco. Due to the short time between the board’s decision and the departure, the commander arrived in Rio de Janeiro after the last activity of the squad.

After the match, Caçapa opened the game and thanked the players for their reception. “It’s very rare for you to arrive at a place and be as well received as I was here. It’s people, that’s the hardest. It is the way of being human. In football we know that this is not easy. (…) You are good, deserving. We have many victories to look for and we are going to look for them because you are very good on the field and, more importantly, off the field”, he said.