The Albanian football federation has confirmed that Edoardo Reja has been sacked after almost four years on the job. The Italian has not been able to get the best of the “Black Eagles” team recently, m.in. failed to win a single game in the Nations League this season.
International authority
The almost 80-year-old coach will be replaced by the former star of the world’s pitches – Sylvinho. The main goal of the Brazilian will be to introduce the Albanians to Euro 2024. “Black Eagles” will compete during the qualifying rounds that will start soon, among others in with Poland and the Czech Republic.
Gross inefficiency
For Sylvinho, working with the Albanian team will not be the first contact with the national team as a coach. In 2016-2019, he was Tite’s assistant in the Brazilian national team.
In the years that followed, the former At Barcelona, ​​he managed clubs such as Olympique Lyonnais and Corinthians. In both teams, his work was not highly appreciated. Particularly disappointed with his work were employers in eastern France, who decided to thank him after only 11 matches played.
The next match between the Polish national team and Albania will take place on March 27, during the second round of Euro 2024 qualifiers. The match will take place in our country, and Robert Lewandowski and the company will certainly be favourites. It is possible that this match will prove to be crucial in the fight for promotion to the German tournament.
Source: Sport
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