The exciting youngsters of 1. FSV Mainz came minutes away from consecutive European titles and edged close to the Bundesliga title race in Roberto Lazaró's fifth season at the club. The next step, in their manager's mind, was to become more competitive against Germany's big boys as they headed into their final season at the council-owned MEWA Arena.
The streets of Mainz were painted red and white in the summer of 2036 as fans of 1. FSV Mainz 05 launched the biggest party in the city's history, celebrating their heroes winning their first major trophy. Roberto Lazaró, club legend Brajan Gruda and captain José Bertazzi led an open-top bus tour and spilled in... Continue Reading →
Huge relegation favourites 1. FSV Mainz 05 surprised Bundesliga to finish 7th and secure European qualification. However, the lack of an out-and-out goalscorer was worrying Roberto Lazaró heading into the summer of 2035.
An epic bottle job saw Santos Futebol Clube hand the Série A title to Flamengo, only to impressively recover their nerve and win their second Copa Libertadores of the Robinho Lazaró reign. Heading into 2036, Lazaró was fully focused on regaining the Brazilian league crown in what he planned to be his final season at Santos.
Mainz survived with relative ease in their first season back in Bundesliga. But the big challenge now facing Roberto Lazaró, moving into his third season in Germany, was to continue developing his young squad - some of whom were one year away from obtaining homegrown status.
Santos FC enjoyed one of their best-ever seasons in 2034, winning both their state championship and Série A before only dodgy goalkeeper injuries and a dodgy penalty prevented them from winning Copa Libertadores. Legendary manager Robinho Lazaró took a little time out to celebrate those successes and recover from a wild year that also included... Continue Reading →
Roberto Lazaró led a young but exciting Mainz side to an expected automatic promotion despite a firesale of 26 players for £119m in his first season in Germany. Now the pressure was on Lazaró, who was already listed in Mainz fans' favoured personnel, and his inexperienced side to survive back in Bundesliga. But the longer-term... Continue Reading →
Robinho Lazaró's time in charge of Brazil started with a little disappointment as a tame performance saw them lose 1-0 to arch rivals Argentina in the Final of Copa América. The nation still believed in him so his next task was to lead them to World Cup 2034 in South Korea.
Lazaró's good financial management saw Santos come into his 11th season as manager with £300m nin the bank for the first time. There was more exciting news off the pitch as the club returned to the newly renovated Santos Stadium, which had seen a 16,000-seat expansion to take the stadium to a 49,127 capacity for the 2034 campaign.
After leading Valencia CF to Champions League and LaLiga glory with a fully homegrown team over the last two seasons, Roberto Lazaró decided it was time for a change.
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