The technician Lucho González is close to achieving the goal of maintaining the Athletic in Series Next year's. After the tie 1 to 1 with the Fluminense, by Brasileirão, the Argentine coach commented about his future in Hurricane.
Lucho declined when asked about a possible stay in Athletico's office for 2025. "It doesn't cross my mind. I have a contract until next season. What matters is that I told the players after the game: Thursday we have a decision," he said.
The desire of Paulo Autuori, technical director of the club, would be to maintain it, however Autuori's wish is not unanimous within the Athletic. According to information from journalist Nadja Mauad, after the game against Atlético-MG, the technical committee was advised that the board would review the stay or not of Lucho in command of Hurricane.
About the match, Lucho states that much expectation was generated by the fans and cast, but that this is normal football.
" It's part of football, sometimes you create a very big expectation, especially the way the game started. It's a group that's been through a lot this season. I have no doubt that on Thursday we will have a positive result. Then we'll talk about the rest. My head and thought are on Thursday", completed.
In the 14th position, with 42 points, the Athletico is four points away from the lowering zone. The opponent of Thursday's decision (5) is Bragantino, another direct rival in the fight against the fall. The game will be at 8:00, again at the Ligga Arena, for the 37th round of Series A.
Athletico can guarantee stay in the next round
To ensure permanence, Athletico needs a simple victory against Bragantino to not depend on a combination of results. With a triumph, Hurricane would reach 45 points.
In the event of a tie, Hurricane needs to hope that Crisis do not win Flamengo At stake which takes place the day before, at Heriberto Hülse Stadium. If he loses to Bragantino, Athletico does not enter the delegation zone, but he would have the nearest São Paulo club and the definition would be for the last round.
Check out the risk of lowering after the 36th round
Check, next, the risks of lowering in Brasileirão after the end of the 36th round. The data is from the UFMG portal.
- Cuiabá: 100%
- Athletic-GO: 100%
- Crisis: 85%
- Bragantino: 80%
- Fluminense: 28%
- Youth: 3%
- Athletic: 2%
