Current champion, the Athletic enters the 2025 Paranaense Championship pressed and has the first step in search of a retake. After the relegation to the Brazilian Championship Series B, Hurricane made a reformulation and even changed the schedule to enter the state with maximum force.
Rubro-Negro hired coach Mauricio Barbieri and started preseason on December 26, with the main cast working. The forecast was to start the preparation only on January 8, with under-20 players forming the team at the beginning of the state. However, the relegation to Series B made this planning reviewed.
Athletico's debut will be against the Paraná Club, on Saturday, January 11, at 4:00 p.m., at Ligga Arena.
Time-base
The Athletico had more than 10 exits, including the Fernandinho steering wheel and the half Nikon, who did not have the contracts renewed, besides the Erick steering wheel and the Canobbio attacker, negotiated with Bahia and Fluminense, respectively.
On the other hand, Hurricane's done eight hirings so far. Six of them were made official: the Raul (ex-Bragantino) and Falcon (ex-CRB), the attackers Luiz Fernando (former Atlético-GO) and Leozinho (former Italian), the quarterback Léo (ex-Vasco) and the lateral Hayen Palacios (ex-Fortress). The Dudu side-right (ex-Fortress) and Isaac attacker, of Fluminense They're settled, awaiting official announcement.
Time-base: Mycael; Dudu (Léo Ataíde), Belezi, Léo and Fernando; Raul, Felipinho (Falcão) and Zapelli; Cuello, Matheus Babi and Luiz Fernando.
Technical
Mauricio Barbieri is 43 years old and accumulates passages by Flamengo (where he had the first great chance, from interim to effective in office in 2018), Red Bull Bragantino (where he stayed for two years) and Vasco (in 2023).
His last job was in Juárez, Mexico, from where he was discharged at the end of October. He was chosen by Athletico to replace Lucho González, dismissed after the relegation to Brazilian Series B.
History
After bitter fasting of state titles between 2010 and 2015, Hurricane conquered the state in 2016, with victory over Coxa, in Couto Pereira. Since then, out of the nine titles played, six remained with the Rubro-Negro, including the last two (2023 and 2024). In all, there are 28 achievements.
The Paranaense 2025 will repeat the formula of the last years, with a single shift in the first phase and kill-kill then. The finals are scheduled for March 19 and 26.
