Inter de Porto Alegre had an irregular performance in the Brasileirao, although they had a better second round and finished the tournament with four wins in a row. They also reached the semifinal in the last Copa Libertadores, a competition in which they were eliminated against Fluminense who would later become champions.
With these results, the club’s president, Alessandro Barcellos, assured that one of his priorities is to retain the Argentine coach Eduardo Coudet, who ends his contract at the end of the year.
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“Coudet is very identified with Inter and with the style of play, he is now in Argentina with his family and, upon his return, we will resume negotiations to renew him,” said the manager, re-elected as head of the institution, to the media Lance.
“We agreed with Coudet at the end of the championship that he would have time to return to Buenos Aires with his family. “We agreed to meet before the end of the year and we will talk to evaluate ideas,” said Barcellos, who was optimistic about retaining the coach.
The bet on a richer squad
Inter’s ninth place finish in the Brasileirão assured them a place in the upcoming Copa Sudamericana. Looking ahead to the upcoming season, the Porto Alegre team is betting on enriching its squad and one of the names that has already been heard is the Argentine striker Lucas Alario.
31 years old and without continuity at Eintratch Frankfurt in Germany, he is an option to reinforce the attack. One of his most memorable steps was at River Plate, where he scored 41 goals in 82 games and won the Copa Libertadores in 2015.
