ROME (ITALPRESS) – Luis Castro is no longer the coach of Gremio. The Portuguese manager was dismissed just hours after a second consecutive home defeat—this time against Pedro Emanuel’s Vasco da Gama—during Matchday 27 of the Brasileirão. Castro leaves the Porto Alegre club after 50 matches, with a record of 19 wins, 14 draws, and 17 losses. In the league, Gremio finds itself in a precarious position with 28 points, embroiled in the fight to avoid relegation from the top flight.
The team will be placed in the interim care of Luiz Felipe Scolari, the club’s current technical coordinator and former head coach of Brazil and Portugal. His debut is scheduled for Wednesday against Botafogo, in a rescheduled Matchday 21 fixture. The dismissal comes just two days after CEO Alex Leitao publicly reaffirmed the club’s confidence in Castro: “Yes, of course he is staying. Luis Castro is our coach and has the management’s confidence.” That confidence, however, lasted only 48 hours.
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