Renato Paiva: Botafogo Sacking & €72M Spending Explained

Narrator of “TNT Sports”, Jorge Iggor agreed with the resignation of Renato Paiva do Botafogo. While listing the planning errors made by John Textor Earlier this year, when the club spent two months without a coach, Jorge Iggor listed the coach’s flaws, dismissed after the elimination to Palmeiras at the Club World Cup.

He was a coach who had no ability to command such a large project, it seemed to me a small coach for such a big project. After the game against Palmeiras, Paiva comes to the press conference and says: “You see, we lost to an opponent who is able to pay millions for a player like Paulinho, such as Vitor Roque.” Oops, Botafogo spent $ 500 million only in the window at the beginning of the year. If Botafogo threw money away, he missed the reviews, that’s Botafogo’s fault. But treat like poor thing? For, low the ball, it is not around, it does not come to sell this argument to the fan, it is lame excuses – fired Jorge Iggor.

– Paiva also gave 72 million reasons to be fired. Have no doubt that this dismissal of the Paiva is also due to the damage generated by this elimination. Botafogo stopped raising $ 72 million. In any company, a professional who generates a loss like this is sent away, his position goes to the bag, there is no way. You stopped winning $ 72 million because you cowered against Palmeiras, did not want to play, a Palmeiras who arrived in this game with the confidence shaken by what had happened in the first phase – continued.

– He treated Palmeiras as PSG, unbelievable, unacceptable, very little to what Botafogo has to offer to any coach today, material, investment, preparation, structure… That’s why Paiva fell – completed the narrator.

‘Dismissal is textor recognizing that it missed’

Jorge Iggor also stated that the resignation of Renato Paiva was a confession of guilt by John Texor, who bet on the Portuguese with the season in progress after failed to close with other coaches who were on the preference list, such as Roberto Mancini, Rafa Benítez, André Jardine and Vasco Matos.

– Paiva falling four months after taking over is John Textor acknowledging that he was wrong at the beginning of the year. The textor was wrong in planning, thought that the exception that was in 2024 will be repeated every year, will become a rule. I hope you learned a lesson. The arrogance, the neglect, the sloppiness, this is expensive in a very expensive football – completed the narrator.

– It was a semester that could have been much better if Botafogo was not so negligent with the early months of the year and had not made such a wrong choice. Brought a coach whose characteristics do not match the Botafogo Way. He gave what he gave, lasted four months, had a use of less than 60%, a horrible performance away from home and defeats with unacceptable postures like Saturday – concluded.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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