Portuguese coach Castro left after failing to win the league title in his first 12 months in command of the Saudi membership.
Saudi Arabian Skilled League membership Al Nasr have introduced the departure of their Portuguese coach Luis Castro after beginning day two of the AFC Champions League elite event with a disappointing draw.
Castro departs after simply over a 12 months on the helm of Cristiano Ronaldo’s facet.
“Everybody at AlNassr wish to thank Luis and his employees for his or her devoted work over the previous 14 months,” the Riyadh-based membership stated in a put up on .
The Portuguese coach final 12 months led Al Nasr to carry the Arab Membership Champions Cup, a contest involving 37 groups from Asia and Africa.
Al Nasr are seventh within the desk with 5 factors and have received one in all their first three league video games of the season.
They completed second within the league final season, 14 factors behind Al Hilal, and misplaced 4-1 to the league champions within the Saudi Tremendous Cup closing in early August.
AlNassr can announce that head coach Luis Castro has left the membership.
Everybody at AlNassr wish to thank Luis and his employees for his or her onerous work over the previous 14 months and want all of them one of the best for the longer term. pic.twitter.com/FznpvPHG0T
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) September 17, 2024
On Monday, the membership performed with out their striker in a 1-1 draw in opposition to Iraq’s Al Shota. Ronaldo was left in Riyadh as Al Nasr stated the Portuguese famous person had contracted the virus and was unable to journey to Baghdad. The Portuguese famous person has received 5 Champions League titles however is but to win a serious trophy for his present membership.
Castro’s earlier teaching expertise consists of Shakhtar Donetsk, with whom he received the 2019-20 Ukrainian Tremendous League title, in addition to Portuguese sides Vitoria Guimarães, Porto and Rio Ave.
In April 2023, coach Rudi Garcia left Al Nassr after failing to safe first place, regardless of Ronaldo’s arrival 4 months earlier.
In accordance with home media stories, Stefano Pioli, who coached AC Milan to win the Italian championship in 2022 and will likely be obtainable after leaving the crew in Might, is on the listing of Al Nasr’s most popular replacements.