Flamengo Appoints Leonardo Jardim on Deal Through 2027 After Sacking Filipe Luís

Overview

• Filipe Luís was dismissed in the early hours after an 8–0 semifinal win over Madureira, with assistants Ivan Palanco and Diogo Linhares also let go, and Rodrigo Caio requesting to leave the permanent staff.
• President Luiz Eduardo Baptista made the decision and director José Boto communicated it after the postgame press conference, with reports indicating talks with Leonardo Jardim were advanced before the match.
• Flamengo announced Jardim on a contract running to December 2027; he arrived in Rio, was presented and led his first training session at the Ninho do Urubu.
• The move followed a poor start to 2026 featuring losses in the Supercopa to Corinthians and the Recopa to Lanús, despite Filipe Luís’s 101 games, near-70% success rate and five major titles.
• The change extends a six-year pattern of rapid coaching turnover to 11 exits as Jardim now prepares the side for Sunday’s Campeonato Carioca final against Fluminense.