The Juninho sports director page is now turned to Olympique Lyonnais. So Foot goes back in length on the passage of the Brazilian in the upper spheres of the Rhone club. And we learn in particular that Sylvinho, which turned out to be a casting error, was not his first choice. The former free-kick specialist hoped to be able to attract Fernando Diniz into his net.
“We had started to exchange upstream, he liked what my teams offered. Juninho had the same vision of football as me: to dominate the game, to play well, to win while pleasing the fans., explained the 47-year-old Brazilian technician, who was on the bench for Athletico Paranaense, Fluminense, São Paulo, Santos and Vasco da Gama. Only, the latter did not have the diplomas required to officiate in Europe. The rest, we know it…
