The Nautical was demoted to Serie B in the Brazilian Championship, but the job of coach Geninho ahead of the team was approved by the fans. It indicates that a survey conducted by the portal's Jornal do Commercio, Recife. The survey found that 87% of fans thought his performance "good" or "Fair". Conducted online, the survey gathered the opinions of 1137 fans, who responded to the question: "How do you evaluate the performance of Geninho ahead of Nautical?"
The majority (541 votes - equivalent to 48%) chose the response "It was good." The complement response still had the following comments: "His performance could not be better because the players lacked the quality required" and "not to blame for the drop.
The second most voted option described the work as "Fair" (439 votes - equivalent to 39% of total). Finally, only 14% of those who participated in the survey (equivalent to 157 votes) chose the option "It was evil.
After driving Atletico Paranaense, Geninho took over Náutico in July, in the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship, when the team had six straight defeats and was in the relegation zone. With some good results, the team left the last place, but it ended up failing to save.