A week to remind Corinthians of the hole they are in
Column of Elian Sousa June 27, 2025 at 18:09
The Corinthians played their last match before the break for the Club World Cup at the beginning of the month. In theory, it would be a period of calm for the fans from bad news and a time to focus 100% on the football - which also hasn't been going well. But so far, peace is the last thing we have.
To start the week off on the right foot, on Monday, Armando Mendonça, vice-president of Corinthians, once again attacked the suspended president Augusto Melo following photos with businessmen linked to VaideBet - yes, still VaideBet. Augusto responded to his former ally, and we're back in that movie we've seen a thousand times. And to help out, the former legal director of Timão, Yun Ki Lee, also got involved. indicted by the Civil Police involving the former sponsor.
Hours later, on the program Os Ball Owners , da Band , Neto attacked - in a rather exaggerated way - Memphis Depay after the forward provoked him in the clip of his song released last week. After the show aired, both provoked each other on social media, actions that sincerely reminded me of my days in fifth grade.
And to close with a golden key, the Police concluded the investigation of VaideBet and indicated a connection between the board - led until then by Augusto - and the PCC.
OK. It was just a bad day, right?
So, it comes to light that Augusto Melo tripled the termination clause for Marcos Boccatto, the former superintendent of new business. hours before her impeachment. The motivation behind this? The mystery remains.
On Wednesday morning, Memphis Depay's lawyers notified Corinthians about the club's debt of over R$ 6 million to the player and set a deadline for the settlement.
Shortly after, the interim management of the club identified million-dollar debts in the use of boxes at the Arena, in previous administrations (Duilio and Augusto).
Suddenly the Fatal Model, a company of luxury escorts - yes, that's right -, offered to cover the outstanding amounts for Memphis. What a phase...
But it's not just the debt with Depay. It was later known that Igor Coronado has a higher amount to receive from Corinthians, amounting to around R$ 10 million. And there's still Jonathan Cafu himself - he has filed a lawsuit against the Timão demanding over R$ 2 million.
Today, the latest news is that the Federal Police is investigating Corinthians for tax crimes (tax evasion), with debts related to the years of Duilio Monteiro Alves' tenure (2023) and Augusto Melo's tenure (2024).
All of this happened within a five-day period. , during a break in the middle of the season while we have to watch our biggest rival competing in the greatest club tournament in the world. We should be talking about football. , of possible reinforcements and departures, and how the team will return after the period without games.
Our moment is so bad that even the good news is overshadowed. As the new billion-dollar deal with Nike; the guarantee of Yuri Alberto's permanence; the settlement of Memphis' image rights; and the long-awaited implementation of facial biometrics at the Arena - even in this there's a downside, as we may have a reduced crowd for the match against Bragantino due to the delay in installation.
The feeling is that Corinthians is never a priority for those in front of it. They don't care about the consequences of their actions, after all, we who suffer the most are the fans, not them. The club's image continues to be tarnished day by day, and the despair of the Faithful with the future increases.
And calm down, it's still Friday. There's still time to make what's already bad even worse.
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