14 Aug 2026
Zubeldía sacked by Fluminense: why he left and what changes with Marcão
Fluminense have confirmed Luis Zubeldía’s departure after a run of poor results and performances. Marcão takes charge with the immediate task of reorganising the team.
Why Zubeldía was sacked by Fluminense
Luis Zubeldía left Fluminense because the team’s results and performances fell below expectations. Confirming his departure shows that the club saw no clear prospect of a recovery with him in charge. When a manager is replaced, the assessment is not based on a single scoreline. Fluminense concluded that the team had been showing enough problems to require a change. Zubeldía’s dismissal ends his spell at a time of pressure, with the need for a swift response on the pitch.
Poor results mattered, but performances also decided it
Fluminense’s poor run had two effects: it cost points and undermined confidence in the manager’s work. When poor results are accompanied by poor performances, a manager has less room to argue for continuity. That was the situation that led to Zubeldía’s departure. The club sought to halt the negative run before it further affected the atmosphere and the squad’s ability to respond. The change does not automatically erase the problems, but it indicates that the board identified the coaching staff as a central part of the crisis.
Marcão takes charge of Fluminense
Marcão takes over at Fluminense following Zubeldía’s departure. He is now responsible for guiding the team in the aftermath of the dismissal and delivering an immediate response to the poor run. The main challenge is to make the side compete better again and turn that improvement into results. Marcão has little time for a lengthy settling-in period, because the change was made specifically in response to the team’s poor performances. Every match will also become a practical assessment of how the squad responds to the new management.
What changes for the team after the managerial change
The first change is in leadership and expectations. Marcão will have to identify what was going wrong in the performances and find a more effective way for Fluminense to play. The squad, in turn, will have to respond to the change on the pitch. A managerial change usually affects training, selections and the daily message delivered to the group, but its real impact depends on a collective recovery. For supporters searching for Fluminense’s new manager, the answer is currently Marcão: he is responsible for ending the team’s run of poor results and performances.
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