Luís Castro is no longer responsible for the results achieved by the Al-Nassr team, represented by Cristiano Ronaldo. The Saudi club’s management confirmed that they had parted ways with the coach.
Al-Nassr announced their parting ways with Luís Castro in a brief statement. The club’s officials decided to terminate the contract with the 63-year-old, who was thanked and given the best wishes for future success.
The Portuguese, who previously led Botafogo, arrived in Saudi Arabia in July 2023. Since then, the team has recorded 36 wins, nine draws and nine defeats under his leadership. Last season, they finished second in their top league table behind Al-Hilal.
Currently, they are in seventh place. In three league matches, they have one win and two draws.
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The information about Castro’s possible departure from the club has been appearing for some time. – In my 28-year career, I have never been fired. Of course, it can happen, but I hope it won’t happen in Al-Nassr – the coach said recently, as you can read in “O Jogo”. As you can see, it has become a fact.
According to reports from Fabrizio Romano, Stefano Pioli, a former coach of Inter Milan, Fiorentina and AC Milan, is one step away from taking over the team that features Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané, Marcelo Brozović and Aymeric Laporte.
AlNassr can announce that Head Coach Luis Castro has left the Club.
Everyone at AlNassr would like to thank Luis and his staff for their dedicated work during the past 14 months, wishing them the best of luck for the future. pic.twitter.com/FznpvPHG0T
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) September 17, 2024
