‘Luxa’ accepts Timao’s proposal and could lead his first game this Tuesday against Independiente del Valle in the Libertadores
The former Real Madrid coach, now 70 years old, is the third coach Timao will have in less than two weeks
Corinthians has put an end to the soap opera that the search for their new coach had become. This Monday, the return to the São Paulo club of Vanderlei Luxembourgwho could already debut this Tuesday in the group stage match of the Copa Libertadores against Independiente del Valle.
‘Luxa’ has the approval of the Corinthian ‘crooked’ thanks to his excellent stage between 1998 and 1999, which ended when he briefly took over the Brazilian team. This will be his third stage at Parque Sao Jorge.
The former Real Madrid coach is the third coach Timao will have in less than two weeks. On April 20, he was fired Fernando Lazaroa failed bet by the club’s board of directors, after the defeat at home against Argentino Juniors (0-1) on the second day of the Libertadores group stage.
Later, Cuca arrived, who only led the team in two games (one in the Brasileirao and another in the Copa do Brasil) and who resigned due to the pressure exerted by the ‘crooked’, that he did not forgive him for having been convicted in 1989 in Switzerland for a violent indecent assault when he was involved in a rape of a minor under 13 years of age along with three other Gremio players.
Luxembourg is going to find an aging team, which has lost three of the last four official matches, the last one on Saturday in the top league derby against Palmeiras (2-1).
The Rio coach has only signed until December when the South American season ends and also the mandate of the current president of Timao, Duilio Monteiro Alves.
