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His signing at Stade Rennais is imminent and Jorge Sampaoli – eager to relaunch himself and return to Ligue 1, a championship which has marked him since his time at OM – has made an effort in terms of the number of assistants who will accompany him.

Initially, there should only be three of them, while the former Argentina disconnector has been used to working with many more men of confidence around him. His close staff will be made up of Diogo Meschine, Pablo Fernández and Marcos Fernández.

Diogo Meschine is Sampaoli's field assistant. Very active during the sessions and the head of the coach, Meschine discusses a lot about the tactical aspect and team compositions with his boss. He was already present during Sampaoli's move to OM, as was Pablo Fernandez, physical trainer and Sampaoli loyalist as well.

Pablo Fernandez is an experienced assistant, and he did not wait to work with Sampaoli to gain experience in Europe, since he had already worked with Eduardo Berizzo then coach in several Spanish clubs such as Celta Vigo, Sevilla FC or Athletic Bilbao.

Fernandez is close to Sampaoli, and the technician maintains his confidence in him despite two episodes which reduced the physical trainer to someone sanguine. During Nice-OM in August 2021, where Dimitri Payet received a bottle of water before throwing it into the stand, Fernandez hit an Aiglons supporter in the face who had entered the pitch. The disciplinary committee suspended him from the sidelines and all official functions. He did it again two years later, during Sampaoli's move to Flamengo, by punching one of the players from his own club (Pedro) because he had behaved badly and sat down again on the bench at the place to continue your warm-up. Fernandez had been fired and this affair caused a stir in Brazil.

Marcos Fernandezalso a physical trainer, is his son. He has worked with Sampaoli and his father for several seasons and is also preparing to join the Breton staff. Jorge Sampaoli is described by his deputies as an emotional person, who demands a lot of work and investment from his colleagues and in return becomes very attached to them when he feels supported and confident.