“Only when someone dies”: backstage and Corinthians’ next steps after threats | corinthians

HE give He listened to people linked to various players and members of the coaching staff who witnessed the event and tries to give an overview of how the cast felt. The fear of something worse involves even those who were not at the airport, but worried about what they saw.

Corinthians management spoke to the team and left the players free to file a police report if they wished. The Police Station for the Suppression of Crimes of Sports Intolerance (Drade) was the body suggested to athletes.

Until last Monday night, none of the athletes had filed a complaint. The Civil Police also asked the airport administrator for images to assess what happened.

In the late afternoon on Monday, the board of directors of the Athletes Union met to discuss what can be done in retaliation for the actions of the fans. The protest at the airport occurred days after the invasion of the fans organized from Figueirense to the Orlando Scarpelli stadium.

The union president also approached the police to find out what could be done.

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Among the various people heard by the report, the sentence of one of them, in anonymity, defines the feeling of those involved in the face of such aggressiveness: “it will only stop when someone dies.”

There were also questions about the need to strengthen the delegation’s security scheme for future trips. Corinthians travels in the Brasileirão only on charter flights and should start adopting a different procedure in their upcoming away matches.

It is a fact that the aggressive tone of the charges, with the right to push and run, took everyone at the club by surprise. From the board to the cast. After the defeat of Palmeiras, there was also protest, but in a much more peaceful and thoughtful tone than at the airport. There is no room for comparison.

Surprise turned to tension in a few minutes. The fact that there was no police surveillance to provide protection created quite a stir among the players themselves. Colombian Víctor Cantillo was one of the most scared, when he ran towards the bus and almost pushed Bruno Méndez to enter.

The Colombian has already experienced similar recovery situations in Colombia, when he worked for Júnior Barranquilla, but always with the police. According to people close to him, this feeling of insecurity was what motivated the race to get on the bus and protect himself.

Even so, the midfielder does not think about leaving the club. In fact, none of the players so far thinks of leaving Corinthians for that reason.

On social media, many fans spoke out in defense of Cássio, one of the greatest idols in the history of Corinthians. Defended in the net, the goalkeeper was one of the most attacked by the fans at the airport.

His wife, Janara, deleted his Instagram even last Sunday night, after receiving numerous unpleasant messages. In the environment of the goalkeeper, what we saw is a huge annoyance and sadness for the episode. It was the first time that the player was so clearly the target of the protest.

Jô’s wife, Cláudia, also posted a long outburst on social media, asking for respect with families. She appears in a photo with other Corinthians player wives. Among other words, she said “cry out for better days.”

Fagner’s family was also subjected to threats on social media. Suspended, the right-back did not participate in the defeat against Fluminense. In addition to the injured midfielder Luan. People linked to jersey 7 believe that something “very bad” could have happened to the player if he were there.

This Tuesday, President Andrés Sánchez gives a press conference at CT Joaquim Grava, when he must speak about what happened. The coach was with the squad in Rio de Janeiro and landed with the players.