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Flamengo's Coach in Last Year's U-20 Libertadores, Mário Jorge Takes Over Internacional

Internacional's youth divisions have a new coach, and he is a familiar face to Flamengo. Champion of last year's U-20 Libertadores with the Rubro-Negro, Mário Jorge is now taking charge of the team from Rio Grande do Sul. The coach introduced himself last Monday (25th) in Porto Alegre.

Mário Jorge left Flamengo shortly after winning last year's Libertadores, after receiving an offer to manage the youth divisions in Saudi Arabia, specifically the U-17 team. However, his stint there was brief, ending on August 11th. Therefore, the coach was unemployed for less than a month.

HOW DID MÁRIO JORGE'S DEPARTURE BOOST FILIPE LUÍS' CAREER?

Curiously, after Mário Jorge said “yes” to the offer from Saudi Arabia, the lives of Flamengo and Filipe Luís changed. That's because the former left-back, who was coaching the U-17 team at Mengão, was chosen to lead the U-20 squad at the Club World Cup. With the coach's decisive participation, o Mais Querido came from behind against Olympiacos (GRE) and won the club's first ever World Cup.

The victory boosted Filipe Luís' reputation, and it didn't take long for him to get a chance with the senior team. After Tite's departure, the former left-back took charge of Flamengo and won last year's Copa do Brasil. With the club idol at the helm, o Mais Querido eliminated Corinthians and became champions at Arena MRV against Atlético-MG.

COULD MÁRIO JORGE FACE FLAMENGO AGAIN?

There is a possibility that Mário Jorge could face the Flamengo U-20 team again. After all, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) calendar includes another national competition, the Copa do Brasil U-20. However, the matchups for the competition have not yet been determined by the country's football governing body.

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