Overview

• Fluminense confirmed the 44-year-old Argentine as head coach on Thursday, with a contract running to December 2026.
• Zubeldía starts Friday at the CT Carlos Castilho and arrives with assistants Maximiliano Cuberas, Carlos Gruezo, Alejandro Escobar and fitness coach Lucas Vivas.
• The appointment comes two days after Renato Gaúcho quit following elimination to Lanús at the Maracanã (1-1 on the night, 2-1 on aggregate), saying social media had “ended football.”
• Marcão briefly served as interim head coach as the club also announced the exits of assistants Alexandre Mendes and Marcelo Salles.
• Fluminense turns to a rare foreign hire as it sits eighth in the Brasileirão and prepares for a Copa do Brasil semifinal against Vasco da Gama.