VP details behind the scenes when he swapped Corinthians for Flamengo

Victor Pereira He remembers his time in Brazilian football with fond memories and does not hide them. after Criticism of the weight of analytics in the countryThe coach revealed the details of his departure Corinth to Flamingo.

In an interview with the site Zero zerofrom Portugal, VP revealed that Rubro-Negro contacted him days before he left São Paulo and that his family did not want to accept the proposal.

“In the three days I spent in São Paulo, after saying goodbye to Corinthians and the people, Flamengo spoke to me. The day before I left. I never spoke to my assistant, I never spoke to anyone, because there was nothing, I was going home. What’s happening? “They come to me and say: ‘Vitor, we wanted you to be Flamengo coach.’”

“The next day, I went to Avenida Paulista and sat with two of my friends to drink beer. I didn’t sit there for 30 seconds, because a big line started forming to take pictures with me, and that’s something that stayed in my mind.” He continued: “I really felt like we had a very strong relationship with… Corinthians. On that last day, they called me from the club to tell me something, and I couldn’t.

“The feeling was so strong that I couldn’t speak. I would go to Bahia, and Flamengo’s managers would come to me. I had a week’s vacation that wasn’t a vacation, it ruined my vacation. They were there.” He added: “With me. That week in Bahia, I was with my children and my wife, and no one wanted me to stay in Brazil. They wanted me to go home.”

Finally, the Portuguese did not hide his annoyance at the comments made regarding the health problem suffered by his mother-in-law and, essentially, how this information came to light.

“The health problem that everyone talks and jokes about is a very serious problem, very serious in my family. The only time I talked about it was in a conversation with friends, but that conversation was taken to the press.”

Vitor Pereira was without a club for five months, when he was sacked by Flamengo following their final defeat. Carioca Championship.