Portuguese coach Castro leaves after failing to land the league title throughout his first yr in control of the Saudi membership.
Saudi Professional League membership Al Nassr have introduced the departure of their Portuguese coach Luis Castro a day after beginning their AFC Champions League Elite marketing campaign with a disappointing draw.
Castro leaves after greater than a yr in control of the Cristiano Ronaldo-led facet.
“Everybody at AlNassr wish to thank Luis and his employees for his or her devoted work through the previous 14 months,” the Riyadh-based membership mentioned in a publish on X on Tuesday with out disclosing why he was now not within the function.
The Portuguese coach led Al Nassr to carry the Arab Membership Champions Cup final yr, a contest contested by 37 groups from Asia and Africa.
Al Nassr sit seventh within the standings with 5 factors, having gained one in every of their three opening league fixtures within the marketing campaign.
They completed second within the league final season, 14 factors behind Al Hilal and misplaced the Saudi Tremendous Cup ultimate 4-1 in opposition to the league champions earlier in 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 devoted work through the previous 14 months, wishing them the perfect of luck for the long run. pic.twitter.com/FznpvPHG0T
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) September 17, 2024
The membership drew 1-1 with Iraq’s Al Shorta on Monday after they performed with out their ahead. Ronaldo was left behind in Riyadh as a result of Al Nassr mentioned the Portugal famous person, who has gained 5 UEFA Champions Leagues however has but to win a serious trophy together with his present membership, had a viral an infection and couldn’t journey to Baghdad.
Castro beforehand coached groups together with Shakhtar Donetsk, with whom he gained the Ukrainian Premier League in 2019-20, in addition to Portuguese sides Vitoria Guimaraes, 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 keeping with home media, Stefano Pioli, who managed AC Milan to the Italian championship in 2022 and is offered after leaving the membership in Might, is on the record of Al Nassr’s most well-liked replacements.