Pepa on his way to Brazil to guide Cruzeiro

The hypothesis is advanced by “ESPN Brasil”, which even speaks of exploratory contacts between the two parties. Pepa should soon leave for Belo Horizonte to take charge of Cruzeiro, which returns this season to the Brazilian Série A.

A few months after leaving the Saudi Al-Tai, Pepa should move to Brazil to lead Cruzeiro, which rose last season to the Brasileirão.

The possibility was advanced by the local press and the formalization of the agreement will be forthcoming.

It will be the second experience abroad for Pepa, after the short spell in the Saudi Arabia League, where he led Al-Tai in 16 games.

In Portugal, the 42-year-old coach guided Sanjoanense, in the districts of Aveiro and in the Portuguese Championship, Feirense, in Liga 2, Moreirense, Tondela, Paços de Ferreira and Vitória de Guimarães, the latter in Turns on.

Pepa replaces the Uruguayan Paulo Pezzolano on the Cruzeiro bench, who resigned from the “Raposa”, chaired by former Brazilian international Ronaldo Nazário, following the elimination in the Mineiro Championship, at the hands of América.

It should be remembered that the 39-year-old coach led Cruzeiro back to Série A in Brazil last season.