Former Athletico, Cuca is in the sights of a Brazilian club for 2025

Ex-Athletico, coach Cuca entered Santos’ sights for the 2025 season. Peixe gained access to Series B and, last Monday (18), fired their coach, Fábio Carille.

In this way, Cuca’s name began to be circulated in Vila Belmiro, as well as that of the Portuguese, Luís Castro, formerly of Botafogo. The information is from ge.com.

Cuca left Furacão in June this year, after 23 games and many controversies. The experienced coach created friction with the squad, by constantly demanding reinforcements and looking for more renowned athletes to make up the team.

However, despite the interest, Santos guarantees that it has not yet made a proposal to any of the professionals mentioned. Peixe wants to profile the new commander before activating the market.

The board calls for a more offensive style of play and tactical repertoire, in addition to greater use of youth from the youth categories in the main squad. Carille, for example, made little use of Meninos da Vila and was criticized for his tactical choices.

Cuca was a devastating start to embarrassment at Athletico

Cuca left Athletico with a 66.6% success rate. There were 14 wins, four draws and five defeats in 23 games (22 games on the pitch and one suspended – against Botafogo).

Announced on March 4 as Juan Carlos Osorio’s replacement, the coach faced challenges upon his arrival due to his rape conviction overturned in Switzerland.

However, he was applauded by most of the red and black fans on his debut, a 6-0 victory over Londrina, in the quarter-finals of the State Championship.

The Paranaense Championship title sealed the first achievement in the year of Furacão’s centenary, and the good results did not only last in the State Championship.

There were eight wins in eight games, making Cuca record the best start to his career at Athletico.

The first defeat came in the second round of the Brazilian Championship, away from home, against Grêmio. Since then, the team has fluctuated a lot.

Away from home, the victory over Palmeiras gave the group enormous confidence, which led the Brasileirão for four rounds. However, the other results in May undermined the coach’s work, and he ended up leaving the Ligga Arena in a controversial manner.