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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul Doyle

Family fortunes: Bruno Lage happy to have brother assist Wolves’ rise

Bruno Lage has made a big impression in his first season as Wolves manager with his brother Luis Nascimento by his side.
Bruno Lage has made a big impression in his first season as Wolves manager, with his brother Luis Nascimento by his side. Photograph: Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolves/Getty Images

Look at Wolves go. They are this season’s most unlikely contenders for a top-four finish and could boost their chances on Sunday by winning at home to Leicester. Bruno Lage deserves high praise. So does the manager’s little brother.

Luis Nascimento, at 42 three years younger than his more prominent sibling, was one of the six backroom staff members brought to Molineux after Lage’s appointment in June. Lage had collaborated with each of them before but had never worked directly with his brother, whose career has largely mirrored his own.

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