Internacional decided to reopen the discussion about the 2005 national title. According to information from ge, the club from Rio Grande do Sul is mobilizing to be recognized as Brazilian champion alongside Corinthians. The Colorado management has gathered documents, records and statements from the time to present a formal request to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
The initiative does not have the objective of taking the trophy away from the São Paulo club, but rather of sharing the achievement, considering the context of controversies that marked the competition.
The idea is to present the complete dossier to the CBF in the coming months, seeking symbolic recognition similar to cases already seen in other championships around the world.
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Should Inter be considered Brazilian champions of 2005?
Also according to ge, Inter has been collecting evidence and testimonies from people who followed the 2005 season closely. The intention is to demonstrate that, despite the refereeing scandal involving Edílson Pereira de Carvalho, the results of the Corinthians and Internacional matches did not suffer interference that directly benefited the São Paulo club.
Colorado wishes to argue supporting the reanalysis of the 11 matches that were canceled and rescheduled after the discovery of the manipulation scheme. According to the management, the performance of the Rio Grande do Sul team in these clashes raises the theory that the team would have been harmed by the general circumstances of the competition.
The process continues in the data collection and review of historical material phase. Lawyers specializing in sports law are assisting the club in formatting a technical report that will be delivered to the CBF.
Historical context of the controversy in the 2005 Brasileirão
Among the most remembered episodes of that edition is the unmarked penalty on Tinga and the expulsion of the midfielder during the 1-1 draw between Inter and Corinthians, in a direct confrontation for the title.
Despite the controversy that marked the game, the club from Rio Grande do Sul will not include this episode in the official request, focusing only on the matches that were rescheduled due to the manipulation scandal.
The board understands that revisiting the individual Beira-Rio episode could divert the focus from the main analysis and open space for subjective debates about arbitration. The objective is to keep the process technical and focused on documentary evidence.
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