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Technical director of Botafogo in 2014, Wilson Gottardo He denied a statement by former goalkeeper Jefferson during an interview with the TF channel on Tuesday 21. In the conversation with journalist Thiago Franklin, the athlete recalled an episode from that season in which he was accused of refusing to act against the Saintsby Cup of the Brazil.
– He had traveled in 2014 with the national team, to a game in China. I remember that Botafogo played against Santos. The board had informed me that it would not face Santos. I remember going back to Brazil on Tuesday and the game was on Wednesday. I only bought my ticket to Rio. But, to my surprise, when I landed in São Paulo to get to Rio, I remember that there was a boy who picked me up from the airport. It was then that I called Gottardo, and he asked me to go to Rio. Botafogo went to the game and lost 5 to 1 (the game went from 5 to 0). And the coaching staff gave a picture to the players and the press that I refused to focus on. I was really upset. I didn’t even sleep well, so I asked for a press conference to explain. At that time, no one wanted to take responsibility. He lacked respect – says Jefferson.
At that time, the goalkeeper claimed that fatigue was not working against Santos’ team.
Write note: The friendly match in question was Brazil 4 x 0 Japan, on 10/14/2014. The match was played in Singapore. Holder of the position, Jefferson served for 90 minutes. The match between Santos and Botafogo, for the Copa do Brasil, took place on 10/16/2014.
Gottardo denies Jefferson’s version
Appointed by Jefferson, Gottardo was uneasy. Wanted by Fogo Na Rede, the former technical director of Botafogo gave another version for the case.
– It was not so. There are falsehoods in this story. Yes, they asked him to be there with 30 hours to go. It was his decision. He ignored the decision of the board and the technical committee. Jefferson claimed tiredness, traveled to Rio and trained the next day. Everything was scheduled with physiologists, doctor. Anyway, everything is fine. It is important to remember that Atlético-MG, for example, also had players on the national team who returned and played their games. If I’m not mistaken, Bernardo and (Diego) Tardelli. They went directly to the Independência stadium (the game was in Mineirão), guarantees Gottardo.
Source: Fire in the network and TF channel
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