Real fired coach Pablo Lasso, but could bring him back as early as next year

Pablo Lasso/photo: EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC

The management of Real Madrid has decided to fire the coach of the basketball team, Pablo Lasso, because of his health problems.

In the next season, the team will be led by his assistant Jesus Mateo, and the leaders of Real Madrid have announced that they will closely monitor the progress of Lasso's rehabilitation and if everything is in order, they will return him to the bench after a one-year break.

Real Madrid have decided to part ways with the trophy-winning coach due to his health problems. Namely, Lasso suffered a heart attack last month and because of that he could not lead the team in the final of the playoffs in the Spanish championship in which the "kings" defeated Barcelona.

Lasso led Real to the Euroleague final last season where they lost to Anadolu Efes.

The Spanish expert with Real Madrid won two titles in the Euroleague, in 2015 and 2018, while in the Spanish championship he won six titles, and he also has six trophies in the Royal Cup.

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