James Rodríguez already has a new coach: Sao Paulo confirmed Luis Zubeldía

Zubeldía arrives to replace Thiago Carpiniwho recently left the club's technical direction.

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There was talk of options such as Luiz Felipe Scolari, José Mourinho and even Rafael Benítez, but in the end the Argentine was confirmed.
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​Zubeldía was a Lanús player and as a coach, in addition to directing that team, he has been in charge of Barcelona of Ecuador, Racing of his country, Liga Deportiva Universitaria of Quito, Santos Laguna of Mexico, Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Alavés of Spain and Cerro Porteño in Paraguay.

The Argentine coach, who was champion of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana and the Ecuadorian Championship with LDU Quito last season, signed a contract until December 31, 2025.

“The conversations began last Thursday (18), after the departure of Thiago Carpini, when the football board held an online meeting with Zubeldía: president Julio Casares, director Carlos Belmonte, executive Rui Costa, deputy director Nelson Ferreira and the coordinator Muricy Ramalho. The negotiation concluded this Saturday (20th), with the signing of the bonus,” says the club.

The technician will begin his work next week. This Sunday (April 21), you will have to go to the Antônio Accioly stadium to watch from the stands the duel between São Paulo and Atlético-GO for the third day of the Brazilian Championship.

Along with the coach, assistants Maxi Cuberas, Carlos Gruezo and Alejandro Escobar, physical trainer Lucas Vivas and analyst Carlos Burbano also arrive at the club.

“I am very happy and confident with this new challenge. São Paulo's objectives coincide with the objectives of our technical committee. We hope to bring a lot of joy to the Tricolor fans of São Paulo and be part of the prestigious history of the club,” said Zubeldía.

“I am happy to have managed to organize his arrival at this time, as he was a professional that we had already evaluated well, but who was previously unavailable. He is a coach with solid work in his career, experience in international competitions and relevant achievements. “We acted quickly, but always following our internal evaluation processes,” said President Julio Casares.

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