Paulo Sousa commanded the Flamengo from January to June this year
Former coach of Flamengo and team commander at the start of the successful Copa do Brasil campaign, Paulo Sousa praised the Flamengo team and congratulated Dorival Júnior. The title came with a 6-5 win over Corinthians, on penalties, after a 1-1 draw.
“Congratulations to Flamengo for winning the tetra of the Copa do Brasil, especially to all the players, Dorival and his technical staff, structure and fans! I also want to wish you good luck in the next Libertadores final ”posted the coach, with two ball emojis, one red and one black.
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Paulo Sousa was in charge of the Flamengo only in the first two matches of Flamengo, which was already making its debut in the third phase, with victories for 2 to 1 and 2 to 0 over Altos-PI. In June, after a bad streak of consecutive victories at Brasileirão, he was sacked and replaced by Dorival Júnior. The San Paolo coach, in turn, sent Atletico-MG, Athetico-PR, St. Paul And Corinthians.
Another title that Flamengo, Dorival and Paulo Sousa can put Libertadores da América on their resume. The Portuguese led Fla in the group stage, while the Brazilian took over in the knockout stage and also led Mais Querido to the final. The decision will be contrary Athletic-PR, on the 29th, at 5 pm (Brasilia time), in a single match, at the Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil.
First, however, Flamengo have two games for the Brazilian championship, the first this Saturday (22), against América-MG, in Belo Horizonte. The ball will roll at 19:00 (Brasilia time), in a match for the 33rd round and, as always, will be broadcast from Coluna do Fla, via Youtube, under the command of star Rafa Penido.
