Santos fires Odair and will play without fans for 30 days – 06/22/2023 – Sport

After having promised that Odair Hellmann would remain at Santos until the end of the year, president Andres Rueda dismissed him early this Thursday afternoon (22). The fall takes place just over 12 hours after the protests from the fans in the 2-0 defeat by Corinthians, in Vila Belmiro, for the Brazilian Championship.

The match did not reach the end because fans threw rockets on the lawn. Other objects were also thrown, which made it difficult for players to leave the field. Also this Thursday, the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice) determined that the club will send its games behind closed doors for 30 days.

The decision was taken at the request of the court’s attorney and accepted by President José Perdiz. Appeal is possible. This is already valid for the confrontation on Sunday (25), against Flamengo, also for the Brazilian.

Santos has been without a win for nine games and, in this period, was eliminated in the Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana. In the Brazilian, it occupies the 13th place (and is just five points away from the relegation zone before this Thursday’s matches).

With Hellmann in charge, the team was eliminated in the initial phase of the Campeonato Paulista for the third consecutive year. He leaves Vila Belmiro after 34 games, 11 wins, 12 draws and 11 defeats.

Goalkeeper João Paulo considered the alvinegra performance against Corinthians “a stain in the history of Santos”. The biggest target of protest from fans was President Andres Rueda.

Among the big ones in São Paulo, Santos is the one that has been without titles for the longest time. The last achievement of expression was Paulista 2016.

The most likely to take charge of the team is Fábio Carille. He already commanded Santos in the Rueda administration, between 2021 and 2022. In an interview with Sheetthe president says he regretted firing him.