Atlético wants to avoid a legal row and is trying to reach an agreement with Coudet

L’s legal department Athlete He works to reach an amicable agreement with former Gallo coach Eduardo Coudete over a fine for breach of contract. From the club’s point of view, the coach resigned when he said goodbye to the players in the locker room, but Codette did not formally submit the request.

After a 1-1 draw with Red Bull Bragantino in the Brazilian championship, on Saturday (10), Cudette said goodbye to the team while still in the locker room. After that, the coach continued to participate in the press conference and talked about the match. He was terse in his answers and showed some coldness, but did not mention any resignation.

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The next day, Gallo made the departure of Eduardo Coudete as technical chief of the team. Through a post on Twitter, The club quoted the captain’s conversation in the locker roomHe wrote: “Coach Eduardo Codete has informed everyone present of his decision to leave the club.”

The only problem is that Coudet has not formally submitted this resignation. Therefore, the question remains as to who should pay the fine for breach of contract – which will expire only in 2024. With that, the club’s legal team is trying, in an amicable way, to solve the problem with the former Alvinegro coach.

The club speaks with Eduardo Coudet’s manager, Christian Bragarnik. The idea is to avoid a legal dispute with the leader. The fine amount decreases month by month, since the arrival of the bus in November 2022. At this time, the payment will be more than R$15 million.