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Jorge Jesús may be close to returning to Flamengo. According to “Uol”, the Portuguese coach said “yes” to the black-rubro leaders in a meeting last Tuesday night, in Portugal. Now, the Rio de Janeiro club needs an agreement with Benfica, which has a contract with Mister until June 2022.
Jesús and his coaching staff would face a dismissal fine of around 6 million euros ($ 6.7 million), which is far from what Flamengo intends and can afford. Therefore, the club will try to negotiate this amount with Benfica.
The coach already directed the ‘Mengão’ between June 2019 and June 2020. A 13-month stage of great success for Jorge Jesús, who won 5 titles and only 4 defeats.
The Brazilian team under the orders of the Portuguese coach and one of the best teams in South America, managed to lift the Copa Libertadores, the Brasileirao, the Recopa Sudamericana, the Super Cup in Brazil and the Carioca Championship (a tournament between teams from Rio de Janeiro).
Jorge Jesús is currently in his second stage at Benfica (he already managed the Portuguese club between 2009 and 2015) and has managed to get the team into the second round of the Champions League and in the Portuguese League he is in third place, four points behind. Porto leading the table.
On the other hand, Flemengo have had an unsuccessful year as they did not win any major tournaments. He was defeated in the final of the Copa Libertadores by Palmeiras and in Brasileirao he was surpassed by Atlético Mineiro, who had not lifted the national title since 1971. They were also eliminated in the semifinals of the Copa Brasil by Athletico Paranaense.
M.D.C.B.
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