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Jul 8, 2025, 09:00 PM ET
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Fluminense's travel to the Club World Cup semifinal should nett Brazilian coaches much respect, the club's manager Renato Portaluppi said connected Tuesday, aft their improbable heavy tally successful the tourney ended successful a 2-0 decision to Chelsea.
The erstwhile striker, besides known arsenic Renato Gaucho, steered the squad to the 1995 Rio de Janeiro title arsenic a player, past turned them from relegation battlers into tourney threats successful the span of conscionable 3 months arsenic manager.
The nine received a hero's sendoff from fans astatine MetLife Stadium aft the nonaccomplishment to Chelsea.
A professional of the influx of overseas coaches successful Brazilian nine football, Portaluppi hopes the beardown showing volition radiance a airy connected endowment among Brazilian managers.
"I anticipation that not lone the remainder of the satellite but Brazil, arsenic well, tin look astatine Brazilian coaches successful a antithetic mode and admit them a small more," said Gaucho.
"I person thing against coaches from different places successful the satellite but radical speech a batch astir them but wage small attraction to Brazilian coaches. This Club World Cup allowed for Brazilian coaches to beryllium seen successful a amended airy and I anticipation that continues to beryllium the case."
South American fans brought a enactment ambiance to the Club World Cup and their teams produced immoderate thrilling astonishment results against their European counterparts, successful a tourney that organisers hoped would showcase the sport's planetary talent.
All 4 Brazilian teams made it to the circular of 16 and successful the radical signifier Flamengo bushed Chelsea, portion Botafogo pulled disconnected an upset of UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain.
The last South American squad successful the tourney tin permission with their heads held high, said Portaluppi, promising to support momentum for their fans backmost home.
"Our fans are present much excited, they're happier," helium said. "They volition expect the aforesaid show from america backmost successful Brazil."
Information from Reuters was utilized successful this story.
