Jhon Arias is left without the coach who promoted him at Fluminense. After the bad start that the club has had in the Brasileirao (it is last with 6 points out of 33 possible), The team’s board of directors met with Fernando Diniz this Monday and there they informed him that he had to leave his position due to the lack of results. The 50-year-old coach won the 2023 Copa Libertadores, the Recopa Sudamericana and the Carioca Championship. Marcão will take charge of the team as interim while the new coach arrives.
“Coach Fernando Diniz left command of Fluminense FC this Monday. Diniz leaves as a legacy of his journey not only some of the most important titles in the history of our club, won in 2023 and 2024, but also the legacy of a very successful work in the first stage of his current journey, important lessons about his way of understanding football and a humanistic vision that together provide an enormous contribution to this sport,” Fluminense announced.
Fluminense and the streak that forced Diniz’s departure
After a stellar 2023 in which they managed to win the Libertadores and be finalists in the Club World Cup, 2024 did not start in the best way for Fluminense, despite the fact that they won the South American Cup Winners’ Cup after beating Liga de Quito with Jhon Arias starring. So far this year they have played 34 games with a balance of 14 wins, 11 draws and 9 losses (4 of these in the last 4 games).
Although the performance is 50%, The leadership took into account the latest results to make the decision. The coach managed to leave the team in the round of 16 of the Libertadores, where they will face Gremio de Porto Alegre. However, the situation in the Brasileirao was the trigger for his departure, Well, they have only won 1 game, tied 3 and lost 7. They have conceded 19 goals and scored 10, which has them in the relegation zone.
Jhon Arias is left without his mentor in Fluminense
“It was a reward in my life to have found Jhon Arias”, Diniz’s latest statements about the Colombian, a relationship that began in April 2022 when Fernando was appointed as coach and from there he was in charge of strengthening the winger, who today is a protagonist not only in his team, but also in the Colombian National Team, where he is the undisputed owner of Néstor Lorenzo.
The Colombian this season leads several team statistics and in his absence it has been noticed. He is the top scorer (7) and assister (4), his offensive contribution has been felt since he joined the National Team, Well, they played four games and lost all of them with a single goal scored.
Arias has accumulated 168 games with Flu, 140 as a starter. He accumulates 35 goals and 36 assists. Now, the Colombian will return from the Copa América to present himself to a new coach, unless an offer arrives in the summer market that changes his destiny. He has a contract until mid-2026 with the club and is valued at 14 million euros, according to Transfermarkt.
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