‘Today in Brazil, unfortunately, when you seek your rights, you are labeled as a traitor, as ungrateful; I think the least the club has to do is pay on time’ said the striker, about the process
The striker, currently at , spoke about his departure from , which was marked by a legal dispute related to delays in the payment of image rights and FGTS. In his statements, he spared no criticism of President Augusto Melo.
“But one thing made me very upset, which had been dragging on since the beginning of the year. He (Augusto Melo) always said that he would solve the payment problem or some other problems they had, like Matias (Rojas), Carlos Miguel, there were other cases that had problems. I also don’t know if it was him, or the previous administration. I’m not even going to go into that because it has nothing to do with me talking about it. But he always said he would solve the problem and never did”, said Gustavo Mosquito in an interview with Craque Neto radio.
The player recalled an episode that happened in the Corinthians locker room in the match against Athletico-PR, at the Ligga Arena, in the first round of the Brazilian Championship, to justify his dissatisfaction.
“I remember that in the lecture António Oliveira was the coach. And, in the lecture, he (Augusto Melo) said: ‘Look, guys, next week I’ll settle everything with you’. But he had already spoken before. But this week he went to the lecture, which is not normal for a president to speak there at the lecture”, he continued. “Then the week passed, it didn’t resolve. I think it was Monday, Tuesday… I filed the lawsuit the following Wednesday. And that was it. That was why. I actually filed the lawsuit, I don’t think it’s right,” he explained.
The attacker said he did not show any ingratitude towards Corinthians. And he highlighted his commitment to the club in recent years. “Today in Brazil, unfortunately, when you seek your rights, you are labeled as a traitor, as ungrateful. But every day I was there, training, working, I never failed to show respect for the institution, I never missed a training session. Always committed. I think the least the club has to do is pay on time. If you really give your word and you don’t keep it, then I can’t say anything, unfortunately”, he criticized.
“I’m not here judging him (Augusto Melo), talking bad about him, because he’s a good person. And I truly ask that God bless him powerfully in his management at Corinthians”, said the striker, who played 177 games, with 18 goals scored. He was champion of the 2019 Campeonato Paulista with the Corinthians team.
*Report produced with the help of AI and Estadão Conteúdo
Published by Fernando Dias
