Technical Wesley Carvalho will leave the command of Athletico to the end of Brasileirão, although he should still remain in the club. That is what he himself indicated after the 3–0 victory over the SantosSunday. Carvalho took over temporarily in the place of Paulo Turra, fired in June. And leaves the command with numbers lower than the predecessor's.
Under the command of Turra, Athletico played 10 games in Brasileirão, with 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. A 53% advantage of the points disputed. With Wesley Carvalho, the score was 49% – 9 wins, 13 draws and 5 losses. The team still faces the Cuiabá, on Wednesday (6); in case of victory, the use would rise to 51%, still lower than that of Turra.
In the total of the season, including Brasileirão, Libertadores, Copa do Brasil e Estadual, Turra added 25 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, with a 73% advantage. It weighs in favor of this percentage the state title undefeated (15 wins and 2 draws). Wesley played Libertadores, Copa do Brasil and Brasileirão, with 11 wins, 13 draws and 8 losses, or 47% of the total, so far.
For 2024, Athletico will bring a new coach, while Wesley will be on the technical committee. "What we've been talking about is they're gonna hire another coach, but I'm gonna stay at the club. The president will still see the function," he said, after the 3rd victory over the Santos. "It depends more on the club than on me, but the club recognizes what I've been doing and my commitment."
At Athletico, Wesley Carvalho had his first experience as coach of a national first division team. Before that, he was a technical assistant – he has been in Athletico since the beginning of 2022 and was also in Palm trees, 2018. He also coached under-20 teams from Vitoria and Palm trees.
"I already had an experience within football, but it is completely different this experience, with external pressure, you being ovated and also being criticized," Carvalho said. "I think the hardest thing is not knowledge and content, but this whole context that involves football in the country and ends up being an extension of intolerant and impatient society. We create an expectation and when it doesn't happen we look for someone to blame. In football, that someone is the coach."
