At the end of December 2021, he abandoned and entered into a two-year contract with.
The start of the Portuguese coach in the Brazilian club was successful. On his bench debut, Flamengo easily dealt with Boavista after goals from Marinho, Pedro and Gabriel Barbosa. Previously, Flamengo had beaten 2-1 with Portuguesa RJ and drew 0-0 with Volta Redonda. In both of these games, the team of youth players was led by the U-20 coach Fabio Matias, while Paulo Sousa was preparing the first team for the season, but he also found time to watch the Brazilian team play from the stands.
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In the fourth game of the Rio de Janeiro state championship, the Sousa team faced the prestigious match against Fluminense. The former coach of the Polish national team had to swallow the bitterness of the 0: 1 home defeat. Colombian midfielder Jhon Adolfo Arias Andrade scored the only goal after 89 minutes, following a header after a disastrous mistake from the home side’s Hugo Souza. During the match, the referee threw two players from the field, Flamengo forward Vitinho in the 80th minute and a moment later Fluminense player Lucas Calegari.
Working in a Brazilian club is quite a challenge for Sousa. The coach will be constantly put under great pressure in Flamengo. Already at the beginning of his adventure with the club, the Portuguese introduced rules in the dressing room that the players did not like, among others. prohibiting the use of mobile phones or installing a special screen near the training field, where you can watch the players’ actions and show them some actions.
– A guest comes and asks for a big screen. It’s normal, but in Europe. We know the lectures are boring as hell -. – There are fewer and fewer of them in Brazil. Now imagine a guy showing off in training. It will not work – added the 41-year-old.
After four rounds of the Rio de Janeiro state championship, Flamengo is 4th in the table with 7 points, three behind the leader, Vasco, and two behind the second Fluminense. The third is Botafogo with the same output as the band Sousa.
In the next game, Flamengo’s rival will be Audax, who closes the table with 1 point on his account.
Source: Sport
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