RIO DE JANEIRO – Former Barcelona coach Quique Setien could hold the vacant management position in Palmeiras, according to the Brazilian press.
Palmeiras to the 62-year-old after failing in his attempt to recruit spaniard Miguel Angel Ramírez, the current head coach of Independiente del Valle de Ecuador, reported the sports newspaper Lance.
Setién has lost his paintings since August, when he broke away from tactics with Barcelona following the Catalan team’s 8–2 loss to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Palmeiras is looking for a replacement for former Real Madrid and Brazil coach Vanderlei Luxembourg, who was fired last week after a run of poor results.
The Sao Paulo team is lately eighth in the Brazilian Serie A standings with 20 teams, 12 themes the leader of the International.