
Mano won titles at Cruzeiro, but set up a relegated team
Coach Mano Menezes, from Internacional, called the proposal made by the Cruzeiro association to creditors absurd. According to the coach, who has money to receive from Raposa, the club wants a 75% discount on debts.
“(Cruzeiro owes me) All reais. All. There is no agreement. This week there will be an assembly to vote on whether to accept the absurdity of the 75% discount to pay all creditors who need to receive the money. 75% discount “, said Mano, in an interview with SBT Sports.
Mano said that he will not accept the proposal. “No, I believe no one will accept it.”
The coach once again criticized Cruzeiro’s SAF. “With the serious SAFs, those who are really working seriously, who didn’t come to default, not to pay the debts that were left behind, because there are people who don’t pay”, said the coach.
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Mano conducted long-term work at Cruzeiro. He was signed on July 26, 2016, with the mission of saving the club from relegation in the Brazilian after the departure of the Portuguese Paulo Bento. It worked out. The team jumped from 19th place, in the 16th round (15 points), to 12th, at the end of the competition (51 points).
In the following years, the commander reaped the rewards of his hard work and became a specialist in knockout tournaments. There were two conquests of the Copa do Brasil, in 2017 and 2018, in addition to two state titles, in 2018 and 2019.
On the other hand, Mano assembled the squad and managed the team in part of the 2019 Brazilian Championship, when the club was relegated from Srie B.