Pepa is no longer a sports technician. The resignation of the Portuguese was announced on Saturday (3), after a 2-1 defeat against Fluminense, in Marakan, in Rio de Janeiro, in the seventh round of the Brazilian first division. Assad President Yuri Romao told the decision.
“I want to connect the press and lovers sports We chose to turn off Pepa. I want to record our gratitude to work, but as I said we are part of a project and it is a running. The leader said: “The replacement is due to the urgency of the reaction in the championship.”
The agent also stated that he would determine the coach’s profile as soon as possible to replace the training staff.
The leader did not resist this Brasileirão, with five (four consecutive) losses in seven games in the national competition. During this period, Paliaras, Fassco, RB Bragantino, Corinthians and Fluminense were passed by the island’s lion, which occupies the championship lamp. The only points that the red black color won with Sao Paulo, in the opening round of Brasileirão, and Fortalisa, in the sixth round.
Pepa became official as a sport coach on September 3 last year. The Portuguese helped the club to climb from the first division to the Brazilian league in 2024. He added 16 games, 9 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses last season. In addition, the team led to the Pernambuco 2025 championship.
However, thanks to the negative sequence, the position of the former cruise trainer has become unnecessary. In 2025, there were 26 games, 13 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses.
In total, sport played in 39 games under the leadership of Pepa, 21 wins accumulated, six equivalent and 12 losses – 58.9 % use.
