Corinthians introduced Ramón Díaz as new coach: the historic membership is within the relegation zone

Ramon Diaz signed with Corinthians of Brazil (Reuters)

Corinthians has chosen a brand new coach to face the rest of the Brazilian Championship. In the previous couple of hours, the membership’s board of administrators introduced the hiring of 64-year-old Argentine Ramón Díaz. “Ramón Díaz is the brand new commander of Timao. The coach arrives with a contract legitimate till the top of 2025!” wrote the membership in an announcement that was launched by way of its social networks.

“The brand new Corinthians coach will watch tonight’s match (10), from the stands of the São Januário stadium, and would be the crew’s coach within the subsequent spherical of the Brasileirão,” detailed the authorities of the São Paulo membership. Díaz arrived accompanied by his assistant and his son, Emiliano Díaz, in addition to the bodily coach Diego Pereira and the efficiency analyst Damián Paz.

The veteran Argentine coach has a tough mission: he should save Corinthians from relegation to the Brazilian Serie B. This example just isn’t new for El Pelado. Final yr, the coach took over Vasco da Gama once they have been in final place and managed to maintain the Rio de Janeiro membership within the elite of nationwide soccer.

Nevertheless, Ramón Díaz’s journey at Vasco ended on April 27, after a 4-0 defeat to Criciúma within the 4th spherical of the Brazilian Championship. Now, he faces a brand new problem in his profession on the helm of Corinthians, which goes by way of a deep disaster.

Timao, who will face Vasco da Gama on Wednesday night time within the sixteenth spherical of the match, is seventeenth within the desk with 12 factors, simply forward of Fluminense (7), Goianiense (11) and Gremio (11). Nevertheless, if this 38-round match have been to finish right this moment, it will be one of many relegated groups, as 4 groups are relegated.

The environment on the membership is tense, because the crew is coming off a 3-0 thrashing by Cruzeiro and is at present within the relegation zone. On Tuesday, the membership woke as much as threatening graffiti at its coaching centre. Messages akin to “Peace is over!”, “Sons of a baron or sons of the land? The bottom that must be employed just isn’t a base!” and “Democracy? We demand the fitting to vote!” mirrored the discontent of the followers.

At Corinthians, the Argentine replaces Antonio Oliveira, who was fired on Tuesday 2 Could, at some point after the 2-0 defeat to Palmeiras on the Allianz Parque. Initially, the membership’s board thought-about Fabio Carille, at present at Santos, however they have been unable to achieve an settlement.

Timao has just one win in its final 9 appearances within the Brasileirao, however is 2 factors behind Cuiaba, the primary crew outdoors the relegation zone.

Corinthians have Argentines Rodrigo Garro and Fausto Vera of their ranks, however this has not been sufficient to stop the crew from sinking within the desk. Díaz will look to show this case round utilizing his huge expertise, which incorporates managing groups akin to Al Hilal, Al Nasr, Independiente, San Lorenzo, and the Paraguay nationwide crew from 2014 to 2016. His biggest achievement up to now is profitable the 1996 Copa Libertadores with River Plate.

The problem for Ramón Díaz and his teaching crew is monumental, however each the membership and its followers hope that the brand new coach can repeat the feat he achieved final yr with Vasco da Gama and thus keep away from relegation.