He ousted one of the captains and provoked a revolt: Georges Jesus was fired from Benfica

After sending Pizzi to train alone, the players refused to go up for training and led the club to announce the end of the 67-year-old coach's career, at the end of a disappointing term.

Will Atletico Mineiro be the next stop?

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28/12/2021

Tuesday, 28 December 2021, 19:03

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Summary: Pamlicao - Benfica 4: 1 (Sport 1)

Georges Jesus' second term in Benfica, which began last year with loud applause, ended today (Tuesday) in dismal circumstances after the Eagles announced the end of the coach's career with the consent of both sides.

Portugal have shed light on the internal conflict that led to the 67-year-old coach's departure from the team from Lisbon.

Five days ago in Nafica they were defeated 3-0 by arch-rivals Porto in the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup, and after the game, Pizzi, one of the captains of the team, criticized the attitude of his teammates in a way that was not well received by Jesus.

In response, the coach forged the relationship and sent him to practice separately, but the other players did not like the decision at all.

According to "Record", Benfica players started the uprising and refused to train as a sign of solidarity with Pizzi, when the act led to the intervention of President Roy Costa, who was left with no choice but to release Jesus, who reportedly asked to leave the post himself.

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The players threw him out of the team.

Georges Jesus (Photo: GettyImages, PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

The Portuguese media reported that the club will continue to pay the coach until he finds a new team, and the one mentioned as a candidate is the new Brazilian champion, Atletico Mineiro, who was surprisingly left by Alexie Stiebel known as 'Coca'.

Jesus is considered Atletico Mineiro's leading candidate for the job.

Another team that approached him was Flamengo, which Jesus led to a historic win in the Libertadores Cup in 2019, but in the end the one who got the job was ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv Paulo Sousa.

$ 130 million has been invested in Nafica's acquisitions since Jesus' return to the club, with the signing list including Darwin Nunes, Everton and Nicolas Otamandi, but has not spawned any titles last season and Nafica has finished third in the Portuguese league.

To Jesus 'credit, the Eagles' qualification can be attributed to the eighth final of the Champions League this season, when in the home stage they defeated Barcelona 0: 3 and overcame it.

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