Overview
- Marcelo Paz left the club by mutual agreement after a meeting with president Osmar Stabile on Tuesday following a long run of poor results.
- The team has gone nine matches without a win and sits near the relegation places, leaving sporting survival a pressing concern for the interim leadership.
- The club named former goalkeeper Júlio César to carry both the manager and executive football duties through December and informed players and staff of the change before training.
- Paz had raised complaints about months of unpaid wages and reported threats to himself and his family in a call with the president, issues that sources say helped prompt his exit.
- Several professionals Paz brought from Fortaleza will remain in their roles while the club continues to face transfer bans, overdue image-rights payments and an ongoing São Paulo prosecutor inquiry.