Santos pursuing Carpini for manager's job

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Santos has made an offer to sign Thiago Carpini as their new head coach, as they seek a swift return to Brazilian football's top tier, according to widespread media reports.

Carpini is currently the manager of Juventude, whom he guided to second in the Serie B standings this year, a result that secured promotion to the Serie A.

The 39-year-old is tied to Juventude until