Coach leaves Brazil’s Santos 2 months into 3-year contract

<p>SAO PAULO &mdash; Brazilian club Santos and coach Ariel Holan parted ways on Monday, only two months into a three-year contract.</p>
<p>The runner-up of the latest Copa Libertadores was struggling in local championships under the 60-year-old Holan.</p>
<p>The 60-year-old Holan decided to leave after angry fans let off fireworks in front of his apartment late Sunday, hours after Santos lost to Corinthians 2-0, club president Andres Rueda said in a news conference. Rueda said they agreed he should go.</p>
<p>The coach did not comment.</p>
<p>Holan finished his brief stint leading Santos to five losses, four wins and three draws. </p>
<p>Holan won the 2017 Copa Sudamericana with Argentina’s Independiente. He also won last year’s Chile first division with Universidad Catolica.</p>
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