John Textor, owner of the Brazilian club Olympique Lyonnais and Botafogo, has taken the decision to dismiss his Portuguese coach, Bruno Lage, from coaching Botafogo.
While Botafogo, in which he owns a majority stake, occupies first place in the Brazilian championship, 7 points behind Bragantino after 25 days, the American businessman decided to part ways with coach Bruno Lage, and for a period of time he soon announced his departure from Olympique Lyonnais. Instead of Laurent Blanc.
“Botafogo informs that, by decision of John Textor and the Football Department, Bruno Lage is no longer head coach of the team. Botafogo highlights the professionalism, character and commitment of Bruno Lage during his time in charge of the black and white shirt. Despite a successful start, with a 10-match unbeaten streak The recent results have not lived up to expectations. The club would like to thank Bruno and all his technical staff for the services he has provided to Glorioso over the past few months, wishing him great success in his future challenges. We can read in a press release.
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Botafogo reported that, by decision of John Textor and the football administration, Bruno Lage was only the team’s main technician.
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– Botafogo FR (@botafogo) October 4, 2023
