Presented on Monday (13) as a new technician of Atlético-MG, Cuca answered questions in collective and spoke, once again, about his departure and the lowering of the Athletic. Without giving much details, the coach said that disagreements of opinions and ideas prevented the continuity of his work, because he knew that in the future "it would not work", even with the "game flowing well", as he himself defined.
" My context of last year started very well in Athletico Paranaense, there were 10 games, 10 wins, it was a very beautiful start, flowing game, everything going well and there were disagreements of opinions, disagreements of ideas that we knew that in the front would not work and ended up leaving at that moment of Athletico, which is the team of my heart, I left in the eleventh, twelfth round, had not gone yet 30% of the championship and ended, unfortunately for Athletico, being a very bad year ", he said.
Cuca left Athletico on the morning of June 24, 2024, after meeting with the club board. The night before, Hurricane tied the Corinthians, taking goal again in the final additions and irritating the crowd, who shouted "shame" at the end of the match. Still in the locker room, the coach would have already told the players that he would talk to the board to deal with his future and, in the mixed zone area, while some fans broke in and protested, it was possible to see the commander signaling that he would leave the club.
It's a sad day for me because I'm leaving Athletico. They had defeats that were difficult to manage against the Danube and Ameliano, which are inadmissible. And in those last three draws, you found yourself guilty. When that happens, the player loses confidence. Then comes the coach, who has to take responsibility and try to give the club the right to put a new blood and throw up the astral. It was in this sense that I talked to the board, who understood," he said. After the coach left, the club released a note saying that the decision came from Cuca and President Petraglia used the club's official website and networks to publish a note, venting on the decision using the words "used us and betrayed us". In response, Cuca also released a note hitting the leader.
Cuca ended his trip to Hurricane with 23 games and 66%. It was 14 wins, four draws and five losses.
