Sampaoli has signed up with the carioca club team “until December 31, 2024”, said Flamengo on his Twitter account.
Sacked on March 21 by Sevilla FC only five months following his arrivalSampaoli, 63, will soon find work once more.
The former coach of Olympique de Marseille (2021-22) and ex-coach of Chile (2012-16) and Argentina (2017-18) will have under his authority at Flamengo, one of the most prestigious clubs from South America, stars like the Brazilian Everton Ribeirothe Uruguayan Giorgian of Arrascaeta or the Chilean Arturo vidal.
The fiery Argentine coach has already had several experiences in Brazilian football, when he led the teams of the Santos FC from December 2018 to December 2019, then l’Atletico Mineiro from March 2020 to February 2021, before coming to Marseille Olympics.
Flamengo, February winner of the Copa Sudamericana, was beaten last Sunday in the final of the Rio Championship by Fluminense. He will face Coritiba on Sunday as part of the first day of the Brazilian Championship, which begins this weekend.
