Coluna do Fla
·05 de agosto de 2025
Santos eye move for former Flamengo boss

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·05 de agosto de 2025
Santos is fighting against another relegation to the Série B of the Brazilian Championship and remains in the lower part of the Série A classification. Thus, with Cléber Xavier at risk of being fired, the São Paulo team is watching the situation of Jorge Sampaoli, former Flamengo.
According to Argentine journalist Pablo Paván, Cléber Xavier does not have great support within Santos to continue on the team for the rest of the Brazilian Championship. In this way, the team's managers have already contacted to try to rehire Jorge Sampaoli, who passed through Flamengo in 2023.
Currently, Cléber Xavier has 14 games for Santos and accumulates negative results. There were six defeats in this period, in addition to three draws. Including, Neymar's team was eliminated from the Copa do Brasil by CRB, in the third phase. Finally, the São Paulo club occupies the 15th place in the Brazilian Championship.
Jorge Sampaoli had his first job in Brazilian football in 2019, when he signed with Santos. On the occasion, the Argentine coach was in charge of the team in 63 games. In this period, there were 35 victories, 15 defeats, and 13 draws. In addition, the São Paulo team qualified for the Libertadores due to the campaign in the Brazilian Championship.
Already at Flamengo, Jorge Sampaoli did not have positive results, even with 20 victories in 39 games. This is because the coach was vice-champion of the Copa do Brasil in 2023, after losing to São Paulo. Finally, the commander was replaced in October of the same year by Tite.
Now, with Filipe Luís in command, Flamengo remains focused on the next commitments of the season. The Most Beloved faces Atlético-MG this Wednesday (06), in Belo Horizonte, at 19h (Brasília time), in a match valid for the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil.
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