Tiago Nunes responds frank after elimination in Chile

On Tuesday night (4), Universidad Catholic lost on penalties 5-4 to Palestinian after a 1-1 draw in normal time. The result took the team led by Tiago Nunes from any international competition in 2025.

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Asked by the Chilean press he would leave the Catholic Universidad, the former Athletic coach vented. “I know you know little about my journey, where I went, what I have done working in football in the last 25 years. You know little about the history of my family, the challenges I face and what I went through,” he said in an interview reproduced by the site Outdoors.

Tiago Nunes, coach of Catholic University.

“Knowing little about me, I understand the question. I am a fighter, a capable coach who prepared enough to be ahead of any kind of project and challenge. I will answer the question: Why would I not continue? Because of the negative result here?

Tiago Nunes has been at Universidad Catholic since last year and finished the Chilean Championship of 2024 only in sixth place. Despite the results below expected so far, the coach trusts the project.

“We are still strong, with clear goals of what we want here in Catholic, moving on, respecting the institution, people and fans. This kind of result is a blessing to the press and people who earn life with that kind of thing. We do not have people capable within the club, who live this club daily and we are 100% focused on the next goals,” he said.

Works by Tiago Nunes after leaving Athletico

Champion of the 2018 South American and the 2019 Brazilian Cup, Tiago Nunes did not repeat the success after the departure of Athletico. The technician was the bet of Corinthians For 2020, but only nine months in office and fired after a defeat in the classic for Palmeiras.

The following year, Tiago Nunes worked on Guild And won the titles of the Gaucho Championship and Recopa Gaúcha. However, the team has fallen from performance in Brasileirão and the coach was fired with a victory in the last 11 games.

The coach quickly hit the Cearábut could not resist the bad start of 2022 with early falls in the Northeast Cup and the Cearense Championship. At the end of the same year, he had the first international experience and took the Sporting Cristalfrom Peru, to the Libertadores group stage of 2023.

At the end of 2023, the coach was the bet of Botafogo To avoid the loss of the Brasileirão title, but added four draws and a defeat in the five games. Nunes started the 2024 season at the Rio club, but was fired in February.