Eduardo Baptista is Internacional's new manager

Eduardo Baptista is Internacional's new manager After being turned down by at least four coaches, Internacional’s search for Pezzolano’s replacement has come to an end. Eduardo Baptista will have the mission of keeping Colorado in the top flight of the Brasileirão. The 54-year-old coach left Criciúma, the team he had been in charge of since May last year.  The contract runs only until December. It also includes bonuses if he succeeds in the mission of saving Inter from relegation to Série B. Eduardo Baptista is set to take charge of the 16th different club of a career that began at Sport in 2014. He has also had spells at Fluminense, Palmeiras, Athletico and Coritiba, for example.  His longest stint was in charge of Grêmio Novorizontino, which twice came agonizingly close to promotion to Série A in 2023 and 2024. His debut in charge of Inter will be on the 7th, against Corinthians at Beira-Rio. Colorado are currently 18th in the Brasileirão with 28 points. The first team outside the bottom four is Vasco, who have 31 points and two more wins.  Inter’s remaining run in the league includes the following matches: Grêmio (A), Mirassol (A), Botafogo (H), Fluminense (A), Coritiba (H), Vasco (A), Vitória (H), Red Bull Bragantino (H) and Cruzeiro (A).  Near promotion, top spot and poor form Eduardo Baptista took over Criciúma on May 7 last year — before the seventh round of Série B. Tigre improved under his command and began fighting for promotion. They went into the final round inside the G-4, but were beaten by Cuiabá and finished the competition in fifth place with 61 points. Remo, in fourth, went up with 62. It was the third straight year that one of the coach’s teams had come close to promotion. The current season began with a below-expected campaign in the Campeonato Catarinense, as the team were knocked out in the quarter-finals. With no Copa do Brasil to play in — they did not secure a place through the 2025 Campeonato Catarinense — the focus shifted to Série B. Criciúma finished the first half of the season as outright leaders with 39 points. But their performances have dropped off since then. Only Ponte Preta have picked up fewer points since round 20.  They are currently sixth with 47 points.  Photo: Reprodução/Criciúma  This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.