Luiz Felipe Scolari He is one of the most prestigious coaches in America, which is why offers are flooding in. The DT declassified that rejected a giant from the continent, something that reminded us of a controversial episode with Colo Colo.
The Brazilian He has an incredible track record, which includes the World Cup with Canarinha in 2002of the Copa Libertadores and even a Euro Cup final with Portugal. For these reasons it was that one of the biggest clubs in America went looking for him, but history It had the same ending as with Colo Colo.
Scolari reminds us of the monumental cap to Colo Colo
In an interview with Radio Villa Trinidad, Felipao revealed that just a few weeks ago Juan Román Riquelme wanted to contact him to direct the Boca Juniors. However, he rejected the offer because does not want to direct so far in 2024 due to family matters.
“Riquelme asked for my phone number or to send him a message to talk one day, but Until the end of the year I said that I was not going to have talks with any club because I have things to solve here,” explained the 75-year-old coach.
This rejection by Scolari of the president of Boca Juniors, who finally hired Fernando Gago, made him remember the history that unites him with Colo Colo and that in the Monumental is still not forgotten, for how traumatic its end was.
In March 2020, Mario Salas left the Albos bench and the leadership took a gamble to go for Felipao. Aníbal Mosa, Harold Mayne-Nicholls and Marcelo Espina They traveled to Brazil to seal the arrival of the DT. They even uploaded a photo to the club's social networks announcing the search for a coach, but everything failed.
The famous trip of the Colo Colo leadership to look for Scolari. Image: Colo Colo.
Upon returning to Chile and waiting for a positive response from the DT, Aníbal Mosa found out in the middle of an interview with CDF that Luiz Felipe Scolari had rejected the offer. Finally Colo Colo continued in a long interim period with Gualberto Jara. The Brazilian later assumed in Cruzeiro that he was active in the second division.
Los Albos finally hired Gustavo Quinteros in the second semester and in the middle of the pandemic. That season they almost lost the category and they had to play a duel to avoid relegation against U. de Concepción. The image of Aníbal Mosa, Harold Mayne-Nicholls and Marcelo Espina is remembered and Scolari's rejection of Boca opened that old wound.
