Santos defines that Paulo Turra is the new coach – 06/23/2023 – Sport

With few options on the market, Santos defined that Paulo Turra, 49, will be the new coach. He will replace Odair Hellmann, fired after the defeat to Corinthians, in Vila Belmiro, last Wednesday (21).

Turra, also dismissed this month, but by Athletico, will sign a contract for one year.

President Andres Rueda’s initial idea was to count on Fábio Carille, who passed through Santos between 2021 and 2022. The top hat confessed regret for sending him away.

The difficulty was finding a coach who accepted a short-term deal, ready to take over immediately and willing to enter the melting pot of Vila Belmiro. Santos is experiencing a technical crisis, has not won a major title since 2016 and sees the technical quality of its squad questioned by the fans.

In the defeat against Corinthians, the classic did not reach the end. It was the team’s 9th straight match without a win. Fans protested by throwing firecrackers and other objects onto the lawn.

The club is in an election year and a new president will be elected in December. The Rueda administration suffers a barrage of criticism among associates and in the deliberative council. On the field, the team has already been eliminated from the Copa do Brasil and Sudamericana. It did not advance to the knockout stage in Paulista and is two points away from the relegation zone in the Brazilian.

Another condition for the new coach was to agree to work with soccer coordinator Paulo Roberto Falcão. It is he who can command the team on an interim basis on Sunday (25), against Flamengo. The game, in Baixada, will be behind closed doors. The club was punished by the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice) because of the confusion against Corinthians and will be unable to take fans to the stadium for 30 days.

Turra should arrive in Santos on Saturday (24th) and may also be on the bench on Sunday, if his situation is settled by then at the CBF.