Overview
- Grêmio dismissed Luís Castro and has tapped Renato Gaúcho to replace him as head coach in a rapid managerial change.
- Renato publicly confirmed the agreement with a brief Instagram story showing him in the club shirt alongside his daughter and then deleted the post minutes later, preceding the club's formal announcement.
- This will be Renato's fifth spell at Grêmio after 552 previous matches with the club and a record that includes the 2016 Copa do Brasil and the 2017 Copa Libertadores as coach.
- Reports say Renato signed until the end of the season with a monthly salary of R$1.5 million and a renewal clause through 2027 tied to Grêmio remaining in the Série A, and he arrives with assistant Alexandre Mendes.
- Grêmio sit near the relegation zone in the national league and still contest the Copa do Brasil semifinal, making Renato's immediate task to stabilize league form while managing the cup ties.