Paulo Autuori is close to a return to Athletic. Hurricane searched and wants to count on the technical director in the second half of the centenary year.
According to the findings of UmTwo Sports, the name of Autuori is practically unanimous in the club and pleases President Mario Celso Petraglia. However, the club tries to convince the professional, who had confirmed exit from Coritiba This week.
Another favorable point for hiring is the great relationship between Autuori and André Mazzuco, football director of Hurricane. The two get along well and could act together, with Mazzuco focusing more on the market and Autuori on the methodology within the club.
Another possibility evaluated internally is Mazzuco's exit. In this case, Autuori would arrive with even greater support.
It is worth remembering that the Athletic ended the activities of sub-9, sub-10 and sub-11 of the base categories. In addition, Hurricane did not qualify according to the technical criteria for the Cup Sao Paulo Junior Football in 2025 – but must still play the tournament. As technical director, Autuori could add a lot to the base.
Autuori left Coritiba
After arriving at the High of Glory in May, Paulo Autuori was one of the pivots of the impasse involving the attacker Alef Manga. The former director alviverde positioned himself against the player's return, involved in the betting scheme and 'winned' an internal dispute with former CEO Carlos Amodeo, today in Vasco.
Autuori quoted "principles and moral values" to indicate that Manga should not return to the club. However, with the departure of Autuori, Coxa must take advantage of the player, who is free to return to the lawns from Saturday (27).
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If you hit the return, this will be Autuori's third passage into Athletico. The first one happened in 2016 as a coach. The following year, he became a technical manager.
At the time, Autuori always said he didn't want to be a football coach anymore. In 2020, he returned to Hurricane to occupy the position of technical director, but accumulated technical duties at various opportunities when the main group was without a commander.
In the end, he resigned in February 2022 and left with then technical director Ricardo Gomes.
