The complaints that caused the disconnection of Bruno Korquievicz Rodrigues, 25, from the position of Administrative Manager of the Corinthians base categories were based on sexual content that the professional had with three athletes, two minors.
A part of the content of the dialogues was released on Wednesday (29) by the UOL portal, which preserved the identity of the players. According to the report, the athletes sought the direction of the alvinegro team to make a complaint about Bruno’s behavior, especially for comments about their bodies.
Upon being called to explain what happened, the professional anticipated and resigned. After the shutdown, the Corinthian direction began to consider the case as closed. Thus, at first, no other action will be taken by the club.
Bruno’s press office and lawyers admit that it is his voice in the audios, but deny “any kind of harassment.”
The professional’s defense considers “inappropriate and inadequate the conversation that occurred among those involved and states that it will seek to ensure that it is not taken from context so that there is no use of the episode for various purposes.”
Bruno Rodrigues’ departure took place on the 23rd, one day after the Corinthians team qualified for the Sao Paulo Junior Football Cup final. At the time, Corinthians issued a note talking about the case.
“Corinthians has learned of complaints related to a base football department official and has already adopted the necessary measures to determine the facts. The identity of those involved will be preserved until the investigation is already in progress,” the club said, “the club said .
After the incident, Alex Brasil, a soccer executive at Corinthians base, had a conversation with the players and made three psychologists available to them.
The manager had been hired in the second half of last year, already in the management of Augusto Melo. He is the son of former player Ricardinho, world champion for Corinthians and the Brazilian team, currently commentator on TV Globo.
The alvinegra team said that “maintains a continuous training program for all their employees, covering educational presentations and regular follow -up on professional guidelines and conduct at work with underage athletes.”
