Overview
- Eduardo Baptista left Criciúma and was confirmed by Internacional, then ran his first session at the club’s CT Parque Gigante on Wednesday.
- Internacional sits 18th with 28 points and has ten league rounds left, giving Baptista roughly two weeks to prepare before his Beira-Rio debut against Corinthians on October 7.
- Criciúma’s sporting director Eder Citadin criticized the move for its timing and for Baptista’s earlier public denial of negotiations while the coach still had a contract reportedly valid through 2027.
- Baptista is the tenth coach hired during president Alessandro Barcellos’s tenure, continuing a pattern of short-term appointments that has produced limited silverware for the club.
- Baptista’s historical record shows mixed first-game results and his arrival will directly affect both Internacional’s survival bid and Criciúma’s campaign disruption, so early league points and the October 7 match will be key measures of impact.